Salisbury’s Community Internet TV
Believe it or not, but Salisbury has it’s own internet based community TV channel. Found by chance whilst researching an article for the Scrutineer, Vision News says that it provides “local news with a personal touch”.
The videos on Vision News cover all aspects of Salisbury, from politics to local commerce. The video quality is superb, but you do need a very fast internet connection to be able to watch them ‘live’ – i.e. without having to wait ages for the whole thing to download. The style of each episode is that of an on-location local news feature, with a reported who smiles a lot, and leads the feature. They’re filmed in widescreen, and are generally quite watchable.
The beauty of delivering very local news in this way means that things that would never make TV can be covered just as well via the web. You can watch a video that follows a walk around “Haunted Salisbury”, find out about the latest excavations at Woodhenge and Durrington Walls, or see what went on at the Wilton Sheep Fair.
The website itself is clearly designed, and I hope that it becomes a success. It’s a shame that it’s so obscure though – I’m not sure where they advertise themselves.
So – if you live in, or are visiting Salisbury, head over to Vision News and take your pick of video reports to watch.