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TVPlayer Launches Community Channel
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ommunity Channel, the only
UK TV station dedicated to
communities, charities and local
stories, is the latest channel to
launch on TVPlayer.
Community Channel owned and
run by national charity Media Trust,
broadcasts entertaining stories,
inspiring series and pioneering
documentaries.
The Channel helps to showcase
the inspirational work of charities,
new independent directors and
community filmmakers through
flagship series such as Brilliant
Britain and London360.
Lewis Arthur, Platform Manager
for TVPlayer, says: "We are delighted
that Community Channel has joined
TVPlayer. We are committed to
increasing our content offering
for our users and are excited that
Community Channel brings their
engaging content to our platform."
The extra viewers come at an
exciting time for Community
Channel. The Channel launched its
Do Something Brilliant campaign,
funded by The Big Lottery Fund in
February to celebrate the talented
people and organisations across
the United Kingdom doing brilliant
things to make a big difference to

Community Channel is run by the Media Trust

the world around them.
Alex Kann, Director of Community
Channel and Audience Engagement,
says: "Launching on TVPlayer is a
fantastic opportunity for Community
Channel to reach more viewers
across broadcast, online, ondemand and streamed services.

The partnership will help more
people engage with our Do
Something Brilliant campaign
funded by The Big Lottery Fund and
inspire them to make a difference in
their community."
TVPlayer, which has received
700,000 downloads within six

months of launching, is growing
in popularity due to its extended
channel offering.
TVPlayer can be watched online
at www.tvplayer.com and can
be downloaded for free from the
App Store, Google Play and the
Amazon Appstore.

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