A new BBC series, 'Digital Nation', will draw content from the UK's network of local TV stations.

A new weekly programme called 'Digital Nation' has been commissioned by the BBC.

'Digital Nation' will use content from around 20 UK local TV stations.

The local stations being used are subsidised by some £40M taken from the BBC licence fee.

£25M of the total £40M is spent on broadcasting infrastructure, while the remaining £15M is spent on programming.

"Our approach has been to re-invent and update the model that was set by the popular Nationwide show back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a fast-moving magazine show, aimed at a modern audience, delivering stories to stimulate and entertain viewers, in watchable bite-sized chunks.” said Angi Mariani, series producer of 'Digital Nation'.

The programme will be broadcast online by the BBC.

Local TV channels currently exist in Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Grimsby, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Preston, Sheffield and Southampton.