Wales has missed out as a base for national television station Channel 4.

Cardiff was in the three city shortlist for a so called 'creative hub' having already been ruled out as the main base outside London.

Today the station announced that Bristol and Glasgow had been chosen for those hubs and a new larger base known as the 'National Headquaters' will be created in Leeds.

Alex Mahon, the channel's Chief Executive said the new hub in Bristol would work closely with production companies in Wales.

I know that Leeds, Bristol and Glasgow will best deliver our objectives to grow the production sector across the UK, build the pipeline of creative talent outside London and support our increased investment in programming produced across the Nations and Regions. Alex Mahon, Channel 4

Cardiff Council as well as the Welsh Government had backed the broadcaster moving to Wales.

The announcement will mean hundreds of jobs will move from the Channel 4 HQ in London to the new hubs but the broadcaster will still maintain a large presence in the city.