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Highlands and Islands local TV dream takes a step closer
June 3, 2010

THE chances of local television stations operating in the Highlands and Islands took a step...

STV launches HD service on Freeview and Virgin Media
June 1, 2010

SCOTTISH broadcaster, STV, has today confirmed the launch of its first High Definition service, STV...

Dublin move for Northsound’s Thomson
May 31, 2010

THE programme director at Aberdeen-based radio station, Northsound, has been appointed programme manager at Dublin’s...

Kuenssberg tipped for the top
May 31, 2010

ONE the busiest reporters in the broadcasting business these past few weeks has been Laura...

Lesley Riddoch: Speech radio in Scotland ‘on its uppers’
May 26, 2010

SPEECH radio in Scotland is “on its uppers”, according to one of Scotland’s best-known radio...

The Hour to celebrate first birthday this evening
May 26, 2010

A SPECIAL, birthday edition of STV’s daytime magazine show, The Hour, is being broadcast today....

Scheme transmission postponed by legal action
May 25, 2010

A DOCUMENTARY series about families living in a large housing estate in Kilmarnock has had its...

Edinburgh International TV Festival unveils channel and programme-of-the-year shortlists
May 21, 2010

BBC Four, E4 and Sky1 are among the channels shortlisted in Channel of the Year...

STV to screen one-off documentary about Alzheimer’s
May 19, 2010

AN one-off documentary about Alzheimer’s Disease, by a critically-acclaimed Candadian filmmaker and TV producer, is...

Dundee to host Last Night of Proms concert
May 19, 2010

FOR the first time, Dundee is to host the Scottish leg of the last night...

Rab C secures another series
May 18, 2010

THE popular Scottish TV comedy, Rab C Nesbitt, has been recommissioned, to bring the total number...

Suttie invites unsigned bands to perform on festival stage
May 14, 2010

SCOTS TV and radio broadcaster, Heather Suttie, is inviting unsigned music bands to perform at...

BBC ALBA secures rugby semi-final coverage
May 13, 2010

THE Gaelic language digital TV channel, BBC ALBA, has secured the rights to broadcast, live,...

RAJARs reveal 100 per cent reach increase for Galaxy Scotland
May 13, 2010

IN the space of just 12 months, radio station, Galaxy Scotland, has doubled the number...

Edinburgh TV festival unveils this year’s roster
May 12, 2010

TV heavyweights including Mark Thompson, Paul Abbott and Michael Grade have been lined up as...

Sportsound picks up a Sony
May 11, 2010

THE BBC Radio Scotland football show, Sportsound, has been chosen a winner at arguably the...

Gellatly signs up to Radio Clyde to present personal A-Z of music
May 10, 2010

A PERSONALl A-Z of rock and pop music is to be broadcast over the summer...

BBC TV coverage of election count reaches 1.5m-plus Scot
May 7, 2010

BBC One Scotland’s night-long coverage of the General Election count last night peaked at 370,000...

Moray Firth Radio secures trio of nominations in commercial radio shortlist
May 7, 2010

INVERNESS-based Moray Firth Radio has secured a trio nominations in awards celebrating the best of...