BEGINS The Scotsman: “A Holyrood committee is calling on BBC bosses to set out how much cash the Corporation raises and spends in Scotland.
“MSPs on the Education and Culture Committee are to question senior figures from the BBC, including director-general Lord Hall and BBC Scotland director Ken MacQuarrie, as part of the charter renewal process.”
Read more, here.
And among others reporting the story, Holyrood magazine begins: “The BBC’s spending in Scotland is to be scrutinised by a Scottish Parliament committee as part of the Corporation’s charter renewal process.
“The development comes after the Smith Commission on Scottish devolution stated Holyrood should be involved in reviewing the charter.”
Read more, here.
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A MEDIA release posted on allmediascotland.com begins: “BBC ALBA promises to light up TV screens over the Christmas and New Year season with a sparkling schedule of programmes for all ages.
“Entertainment, music, documentaries and children’s programming are at the forefront of a festive schedule that also includes continued news and sports coverage.”
Read more, here.
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VERY widely reported: Binge-watching television shows is becoming the most common way to take in our favourite programmes.
Among those reporting, the BT website says (here): “Research by telecoms firm, ARRIS, found that 67 per cent of the UK admits to binge-watching a TV show, with the average person doing so for more than three hours a week. More than half (61 per cent) also choose to do it alone, taking advantage of the increasingly personal nature of many online streaming and catch-up services.”
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AS previously intimated, a week today: the last Your Noon Briefing. Two years ago, allmediascotland.com began to curate media news already ‘out there’, having previously sourced stories itself.
And now the site format is to change yet again.
Remaining: media jobs, media releases and the media shop. Upcoming: a hopefully much more effective media directory.
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THE Herald is reporting: “The Scottish Government will scrutinise plans for a £140m film studio which developers want to build outside Edinburgh.
“PSL Land Ltd wants to built a major film studio complex at Straiton to the south of Edinburgh.
“It had previously written to the government to ‘call in’ and review its planning application on the grounds that a planning decision has been delayed by Midlothian Council.
“This was rejected, but on appeal, the Government will now re-assess the plans.”
Read more, here.
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