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General media June 15 2010 09:10

Brian McNair Asks: What Now for Scotland After Hunt's Speech?

allmediascotland blogger and Professor of Journalism, Brian McNair, considers the impact in Scotland, following last week's speech about the media by new Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt. Another...

Broadcasting May 18 2010 08:54

What Now for the Scottish IFNC?

The Tories were against plans that had, in March, identified a consortium of newspaper publishers and a TV production company as the preferred bidder to run a publicly-funded news service on channel...

Broadcasting April 13 2010 13:07

Kenneth Roy Attacks 'Conspiracy of Silence' over IFNCs

A former presenter on BBC Scotland's news flagship, Reporting Scotland, has criticised the awarding of a TV news pilot contract on channel 3 to a consortium comprising, among others, newspaper...

Broadcasting March 31 2010 14:57

NUJ Expresses Concern at Reported Contractual Delay for Scottish TV News Pilot

The National Union of Journalists has expressed concern at reports today suggesting that there might be a delay in the signing of contracts aimed at filling the news slots operated by STV with...

Site news March 31 2010 09:18

The IFNC Decision: Bill Heaney Considers the Possible Implications

He's on a roll, regulator allmediascotland.com contributor, Bill Heaney. And his latest topic for debate are the possible implications of newspaper publishers - Johnston Press, Herald &...

Broadcasting March 25 2010 12:19

Newspaper Consortium Chosen as News Pilot Preferred Bidder

A consortium of newspaper publishers - Johnston Press, Herald & Times Group and DC Thomson - has been chosen as the preferred operator of a planned news pilot programme on channel 3 in Scotland -...

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 of...

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 against a...

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 comment...

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. Although...

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 current...

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 initially...

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...