A Scottish Broadcasting Corporation?

Tom Griffin, 7 September 2008

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Tom Griffin (London, OK): Only days after the Scottish Government announced its plans for a local income tax, it seems another confontation with Westminster is looming. The Sunday Herald brings us news that the report of the Scottish Broadcasting Commission, due to be released on Monday, will call for a new terrestrial TV service:

The stand-alone Scottish digital television channel envisaged by the commission would be based in Scotland and could resemble the new publicly funded Gaelic broadcasting channel.

The commission's near year-long inquiry also involved bosses from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 explaining how they could better cater for Scottish needs. The switchover to digital television is expected to be completed by 2012, so the new channel could be implemented within four years.

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Comments

Toque

8 September 2008 - 12:42pm

It's difficult to understand on what grounds the British could object to a Scottish terrestrial channel. They told us that devolution was all about "celebrating difference" - what better way to celebrate than with your own national TV station?

Well done on the blog design, it's so much better.

Anthony Barnett

8 September 2008 - 7:26pm

Thanks to Jon - sorry it took so long