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Broadcasting March 14 2010 20:58

Scottish Sunday Express Escalates 'Government Cash for STV Programming' Claims

Concerns that STV has breached broadcasting regulations by cosying up too closely with the Scottish Government have been escalated today, following further revelations by the Scottish Sunday...

Broadcasting March 08 2010 16:18

Second Bid Submitted to Run Scottish TV News Pilot

An expected bid, from three of Scotland's biggest newspaper publishers - to run a publicly-funded TV news pilot in Scotland, on channel 3 - has been submitted today. It follows, by a matter...

Broadcasting March 08 2010 11:01

Scottish News Pilot Bid Being Submitted Today by 'Scottish News Network' Consortium

A consortium of news providers - including STV - is today submitting its bid to receive government funding to run a TV news pilot on channel 3 in Scotland. The Scottish News Network is up...

Broadcasting February 08 2010 20:49

STV News Head Defends Exclusives Track Record in Scottish News Pilot Debate

The head of news at STV has dismissed, as "frankly ridiculous", a suggestion that TV and radio tend to follow newspapers when setting their news agendas. Gordon MacMillan was rebutting a...

Broadcasting February 08 2010 06:15

Former ITN Chair and Chief Exec Appointed to Head Scottish News Pilot Bid

A former chair and chief executive of ITN has been appointed to lead a bid by three newspaper groups to run a TV news pilot for Scotland, funded from the public purse and scheduled to start...

Broadcasting February 02 2010 16:28

Invite Issued to Public to Question Scottish News Pilot Plans

The public is being invited to question plans to have news provision on Channel 3 in Scotland - currently operated by STV - run by a publicly-funded news provider, from later this year. ...

Site news January 24 2010 18:23

IFNCs? Already Dead in the Water?

Reports last week that the Tories do not support the idea of Scotland having its own publicly-funded TV news pilot on Channel 3 - currently being bid for by two consortia, one including the...

Broadcasting January 13 2010 12:35

Two Bids Confirmed to Run Pilot Scottish TV News Service

Two news consortia have been successful in passing stage one of a bidding process to run a publicly-funded TV news service in Scotland, on Channel 3 - starting later this year, initially as a...

Broadcasting January 08 2010 13:00

Atkinson Appointed to Panel Choosing Scottish TV News Pilot Provider

A former deputy head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland is to help choose who will run a publicly-funded TV news programme on Channel 3 in Scotland - starting later this year, and...

Broadcasting January 04 2010 00:01

Newspapers Consortium Announce TV Partner in Bid for News Pilot

The publishers of The Herald, The Scotsman and the Press and Journal newspapers have struck a deal with an independent TV production company in the hope of securing the right to operate a...

Broadcasting December 30 2009 12:45

Pressure Mounting for South of Scotland TV News Service

Pressure is beginning to mount for there to be a south of Scotland TV news service on Channel 3, from next year and funded from the public purse. Today, the Institute of Local Television has...

Broadcasting December 30 2009 09:49

STV Join with ITN and Bauer in Bid to Operate News Pilot

STV has teamed up with ITN and Bauer Media in a bid to be chosen as the operators of a publicly-funded news service on Channel 3 in Scotland. The consortium - which involves Bauer's...

Broadcasting December 29 2009 12:20

Trinity Mirror and Macmillan Media Launch Bid to Provide TV News in the South of Scotland

The publishers of the Daily Record newspaper has joined forces with the producers of Scottish news opt-outs on GMTV to bid for a TV news pilot in the south of Scotland. Trinity Mirror and...

Broadcasting November 26 2009 14:14

Scottish Borders Included in New News Pilot Proposal

The Scottish Borders and south-west Scotland have been identified as part of a third TV news pilot programme - proposed to start next year and funded from the public purse - despite it likely...

Broadcasting November 18 2009 20:23

Ofcom to be Tasked with Picking Scottish News Pilot Provider

The broadcasting regulators, Ofcom, have been handed the responsibility of choosing who is to run a publicly-funded TV news pilot in Scotland, on Channel 3, from next year. The proposal appears...