Teesside TV had also been awarded the licence for the Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland areas, which launched as Made in Tyne & Wear in November 2014. There were three other bids for the licence - Neon TV, Metro8 Newcastle and YourTV Newcastle. Made in Teesside began broadcasting on Freeview and Virgin Media platforms at 6pm on Thursday 30 March 2017. The station is run jointly with its sister Tyne and Wear station from studios at the University of Sunderland with production staff also based locally in Middlesbrough. In November 2017, studio production of daily news and magazine programmes was transferred to other
Chancellor of the University of Cape Town Chancellor of the University of Cape Town The Chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT) is the ceremonial head of the university, representing it in the public sphere and conferring degrees in its name. The Chancellorship is a titular position; the chief executive of the university is the Vice-Chancellor. The current Chancellor, the fifth since UCT was elevated to university status in 1918, is Graça Machel, the wife of South African ex-President Nelson Mandela. If there are multiple nominations the Chancellor is chosen by an electoral college representing staff, students and graduates. Formerly Chancellors were appointed for life, but