London Live is connecting to the Londoners

London Live is the new London’s television station launched on Monday at 6.30pm.

The opening arts and entertainment show, presented by video journalist Maleena Pone, took place at the Southbank and was welcomed by celebrities, people from the media industry and ordinary Londoners.

London Live is the first 24 hour channel on news, business, sport and entertainment entirely dedicated to the capital and gives Londoners the opportunity to be included in daily outputs of the channel.

Vikki Cook, head of news and current affairs, released an interview before the launch of the channel, revealing the enthusiasm behind this project.

“We will have a very fresh approach to our presentation, it is something I am very passionate about, working with fresh talents. I want a very conversational style to our presentation. I want energy," she said.
“We are not going to be traditional news gatherers such as Sky or the BBC. We need to be a much more modern and agile news gathering force,” she added.

The new channel, which also features newly-commissioned shows and re-runs of established London-themed favourites, has been so far praised by media commentators and celebrities for lively start and diversity.

London Live is backed by Russian businessman Evgeny Lebedev, who also owns The Independent and Evening Standard newspapers.



London Live can be found on Freeview 8, Sky 177 and Virgin 159.