´óÏó´«Ã½ to spend £25m on programmes in North East England
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The ´óÏó´«Ã½ is to spend at least £25m over the next five years to fund network TV production and develop talent in the North East of England.
Plans include making a new factual series for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Daytime, filming two series of ´óÏó´«Ã½ One's Ambulance in the region and recording a new comedy series there for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.
Newcastle will be the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s first City of Comedy and will host this year’s New Comedy Awards.
Director general Tim Davie said the measures were aimed at making the North East "a major centre for the creative industries".
"We want to see more ´óÏó´«Ã½ content coming from the North East and a ´óÏó´«Ã½ that’s much more active and visible in the region," he continued.
The ´óÏó´«Ã½ has signed a "memorandum of understanding" with 12 local authorities and three combined authorities in which it pledges to invest in skills, talent and infrastructure.
The corporation has already pledged to base a ´óÏó´«Ã½ Daytime TV commissioner permanently in the North East.