Looking at the various reactions to the news that Manchester’s local tv channel is set to relaunch next year, I stumbled across this from a commenter calling themsleves erm on HowDo ( for those unfamiliar with HowDo’s lively forums, critics nicknamed the station Channel Erm some years back);
This could be a lot more promising than the inevitable detractors will have you believe. The resource from the radio teams could provide the news infrastructure and content at minimal cost, while government support could make a longterm future viable.
All the mistakes from the first incarnation will surely provide some very valuable lessons.
No doubt this will be a more humble, low key Channel M, but the chances are it might just be a better business.”
What do you think? Thoughtful summing up of the new incarnation or lala land as some others have rather unkindly pitched in?
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