What Notts TV does

Notts TV was an independent local television broadcaster serving the City and County of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England. Founded in 2014 and launched on Freeview on May 27, 2014, the channel broadcast 24 hours a day on Freeview channel 7, BT channel 7, and Virgin channel 159, with on-demand programming offered via nottstv.com and a YouTube channel. Its programming slate comprised locally produced shows including the flagship evening news and chat programme Notts Today, sports show Team Talk covering Nottingham Forest, Notts County, and Mansfield Town, the Notts TV Debate programme, Notts TV Book Club, gardening show The Nottinghamshire Garden, local history series Rediscovering Notts, music festival coverage of Splendour, and documentary series NG30.

The channel was wholly owned by Nottingham Trent University (NTU), which funded the operation and provided student placements through the Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies; the majority of programmes were produced in-house from studios at the Antenna Media Centre, part of the Confetti Media Group. Its commercial model combined parent-institution funding with contributions from Nottinghamshire businesses purchasing advertising and promotional airtime, targeting local advertisers seeking access to a Nottinghamshire audience and residents seeking locally relevant news, sport, and entertainment.

Reaching an estimated 44% of the 16+ Nottinghamshire population at peak, Notts TV was recognised as one of the stronger examples of UK local TV. In February 2025 NTU announced it would not seek renewal of its Ofcom local TV licence, and on August 29, 2025 the channel ceased broadcasting — earlier than the planned November 2025 closure following the departure of several key staff. The BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporting Service previously hosted at Notts TV was transferred to Reach Plc, and the website is retained only as a non-updated archive.

Name

Notts TV

Legal name

Notts TV Ltd

Website

https://nottstv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Notts TV was an independent local TV broadcaster owned by Nottingham Trent University, serving Nottinghamshire residents and local advertisers via Freeview 7, BT 7, and Virgin 159. It ceased broadcasting on August 29, 2025, after 11 years in operation.

Ownership category

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Product category

Local Television Broadcasting

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (516120)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Local TV Stations (MPABACAB)

Keywords

• Local television
• Regional broadcasting
• Community television
• Local news broadcasting
• Television advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

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Core offering

Notts TV operated a free-to-air local television channel serving the City and County of Nottinghamshire, broadcasting news, sport, music, culture, and community programming 24 hours a day on Freeview 7, BT 7, and Virgin 159. The channel was owned by Nottingham Trent University, produced primarily in-house from studios at the Antenna Media Centre, and offered an on-demand catch-up service via nottstv.com and YouTube. Broadcasting ceased on August 29, 2025, with the website remaining as an archive.

Product overview

Notts TV is a local TV channel serving the City and County of Nottinghamshire, broadcasting 24 hours a day since 2014. The channel offers a portfolio of programmes including flagship news show Notts Today, sports programme Team Talk, debate show Notts TV Debate, book club series, and local history programming. The service also includes on-demand access via the website and YouTube channel. Notts TV ceased broadcasting on Freeview 7 on August 29 2025 after 11 years of operation, but maintains an archive of programming through its on-demand service. The channel is owned by Nottingham Trent University and produced primarily from studios at the Antenna Media Centre.

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Products and services

• Notts TV Channel Free-to-air local television channel for the City and County of Nottinghamshire, broadcasting a range of programmes 24 hours a day including local news, sport, history, music, and entertainment. Available on Freeview channel 7, BT 7, and Virgin 159. Targeted at Nottinghamshire residents. Ceased broadcasting on August 29, 2025.
• Notts TV On Demand Service Online on-demand video service allowing viewers to access Notts TV programmes after live broadcast. Programming is available on-demand at nottstv.com and via the Notts TV YouTube channel, providing catch-up access to news, sport, features, and entertainment content.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nottingham Trent University (NTU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNotts TV is owned by Nottingham Trent University. NTU funded the channel and provided student placements through the Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies. The channel also ran innovative industry training experiences for NTU and Confetti students working towards qualifications in TV, film, and media.
• Reach PlcminorOthersThe BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporting Service was transferred to Reach Plc during the channel's wind-down. The service provided local democracy reporting for Notts TV.
• Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies / Confetti Media GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe majority of Notts TV programmes were produced in-house from studios at the Antenna Media Centre, part of the Confetti Media Group. The channel provided training opportunities for Confetti students in TV, film, and media production.

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Recent moves5 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Notts_tv
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/nottstv
• Facebookfacebook.com/NottsTV

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Investors

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Investments

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