Tallinn mayor Mihhail Kõlvart (Centre) says that while the decision to close down Tallinn Television (TTV) as a broadcasting channel was not easy, it was needed in order to make savings. About half of TTV's staff is to be made redundant, Baltic News Service reports. Tallinn TV runs content about the capital city as its name suggests, but is broadcast nationwide. While it will cease broadcasting, it will continue to produce content which will be distributed via other channels.