30 June 2006
Broadband customers in Manchester will now be able to view one of their local TV stations via their high-speed internet connection.
Channel M is the first local station in the region to provide news, music and sport 24 hours a day, seven days a week online.
Viewers will have greater control over the content they watch, according to the Manchester Evening News.
A spokesman told the newspaper: "Being available on broadband means Channel M is available when people want to watch it, giving them the flexibility to rewind or fast forward through programmes.
"People also have the facility to watch a programme and then comment on it."
Residents of Scottish islands could also soon be able to watch their local television coverage via a broadband internet connection.
Europe's LEADER+ initiative has funded a project in the Western Isles to allow a range of local events and news to be made available online, reports the BBC.