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The reason why STV2 never took the funding, as they obviously wouldn't have wanted the BBC using their reports and they were probably the only ones making something of a quality the BBC might have considered using anyway.

And when an ITV franchisee with all their resources couldn't make local TV work, it really tells you what a bad idea it was.

STV encountered a major challenge with their local services, primarily stemming from the expectation that these services would highlight and cater to the unique content needs of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, and Ayr—their designated license areas. However, the introduction of the 'STV2' brand inadvertently transformed these services into what felt like a localized version of ITV2, contrary to their original vision.

It's evident that STV aimed for a model akin to the regional structure of ITV, yet struggled to execute it effectively. From an outsider's perspective, particularly as an Australian observing the UK's local TV landscape from a distance, the shortcomings of the scheme aren't surprising. Instead of embodying a robust local TV framework, it appears to lean more towards a community TV approach, which is disheartening.