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Anthony Barnett on "A Scottish Broadcasting Corporation?"

Anthony Barnett — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:26:08 +0000

Thanks to Jon - sorry it took so long

Toque on "A Scottish Broadcasting Corporation?"

Toque — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:42:03 +0000

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.

A Scottish Broadcasting Corporation?, Tom Griffin

Tom Griffin — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:07:24 +0000

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.