The Trust has refused permission on the grounds that it would not improve services for the public enough to justify either the investment of licence-fee funds or the negative impact on commercial media. It said that the BBC's priority should be on improving the quality of existing services - such as providing better quality regional TV news programmes.
The Week: Media news - BBC local plans rejected
The BBC Trust has rejected the BBC's plans for a £68 million nationwide network of local online news services.
