London Live (TV channel)
| London Live | |
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| Launched | 31 March 2014 |
| Owned by | ESTV (Lebedev Holdings Limited) |
| Audience share | 0.10%, BARB (July 2016, [1]) |
| Slogan | Your Capital's TV Channel |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | London |
| Headquarters | Northcliffe House, Kensington, London |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 8 |
| Satellite | |
| Sky | Channel 117 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 159 |
| Streaming media | |
| London Live | www |
London Live is a local television channel in London, England. The channel transmits local news, current affairs, sports, arts, events and entertainment. It is part of Ofcom's rollout of local television channels throughout the UK.
London Live launched at 6:30pm on the 31 March 2014.
The channel is owned by ESTV, which won the Local Digital Television Programme Service (L-DTPS) auction from Ofcom in February 2013. ESTV is owned by Lebedev Holdings.
The channel broadcasts on the CoMux-operated London local DTT multiplex, radiated on UHF channel 29 from the Crystal Palace transmitting station, and is also available via satellite and cable TV to viewers with London postcodes.
Test broadcasts for London Live began at the start of March 2014 with the broadcast of a short looped promotional film featuring clips from the channel's programming.
London Live broadcasts from studios at Northcliffe House in Kensington, which is also the headquarters of The Independent and London Evening Standard newspapers, both owned by Lebedev Holdings. Before the launch, the channel was expected to spend between £15m, possibly £18m before the break-even was reached in about three years. Revenue was predicted by then to hit the £25m mark.
Since the channel first launched, London Live has commissioned a varied portfolio of programmes which include Drag Queens of London, Good Morning Breakfast, CTRL Freaks, Can You Cook It, Food Junkies, Fresh Fantasy, Jeff Leach +1, Place Invaders, F2 Kicks Off and Nihal’s City Swagger. It has also commissioned documentaries from upcoming doc-makers which include: Girl on Girl, Jail Birds, Half Man Standing, Teenage Kicks, Sizzle London, The Young Upstarts, Digital Nation, Roger & Robin's Night Club Tips, Ron & Ron, Fight Club London, No Place Like Home, Antisocial Network and Beggar Off.
In September 2013 the channel announced its first acquired series with the family sitcom, All About the McKenzies. The series, previously only available via YouTube, is written and produced by Samuell Benta.
On 27 November 2013 London Live announced its first prime-time commission F2 Kicks Off from UK indie Renowned Films – the Film & TV division of Renowned Group. F2 Kicks Off with Billy Wingrove and Jeremy Lynch.
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