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Applications being sought for TV ‘runners’ scheme
April 3, 2013

APPLICATIONS are being sought for a scheme to help people break into television production –...

Secret dossiers plan dismissed as ‘poor silly fad’
April 1, 2013

DOSSIERS, containing possible weaknesses in pro-Scottish independence arguments, are to be secretly shared with the...

In My Opinion: Paul Holleran: The strike action at BBC Scotland
March 28, 2013

I ARRIVED at BBC Pacific Quay seconds before the doors opened and the scene quickly...

Paul Tucker: Gogglebox – TV has eaten itself, and it tasted good
March 28, 2013

THERE is an episode of The Simpsons in which Homer’s head is turned into a...

Screenwriting, freelancing, etc training: Places available
March 28, 2013

PLACES are available on a various training courses, being organised for next month by the...

Independence referendum to be given ‘Rory Bremner treatment’
March 27, 2013

THE referendum on Scotland’s constitutional future is to be given the ‘Rory Bremner treatment’ in...

Made Here: EÒRPA
March 27, 2013

EÒRPA is a Gaelic language current affairs series, focussing on stories from across Europe. It has...

My Media: Alastair Ross, director of Public Policy, Pinsent Masons
March 26, 2013

ALASTAIR Ross is director of Public Policy at Pinsent Masons international law firm. He provides...

Scotland-based journalists estimated to comprise ten per cent of UK total
March 25, 2013

THE number of Scotland-based journalists is estimated to comprise ten per cent of the UK...

Made Here: The Truth About Junior Doctors, Channel 4
March 25, 2013

GLASGOW-based independent TV production company, Matchlight, has just completed its first film for Channel 4’s...

IRN-BRU ads reportedly to be screened south of the border
March 22, 2013

THE company behind the soft drink, IRN-BRU, is reportedly planning to launch a television campaign...

Ruth Wishart to appear at Future of Media conference
March 22, 2013

ONE of the members of the ‘expert panel’ set up to look at the implications...

Strike action averted – for now – at BBC Scotland
March 22, 2013

STRIKE action that would have disrupted BBC Scotland output today and on Monday has been...

Video footage to be projected on Hampden Park walls to welcome football fans
March 21, 2013

FANS attending the Scotland men’s football match tomorrow evening against Wales will be greeted by...

In My Opinion: John Collins: Digital radio stations and their scrolling text
March 21, 2013

LISTENING to radio via DAB (digital audio broadcasting) is a wonderful thing because as well...

Media Movers: Margaret Gibson, Emma Baird, etc
March 21, 2013

WELCOME to Media Movers, reporting the latest moves within the Scottish media, including promotions and...

BBC ALBA set to ‘move up’ Sky TV’s remote control
March 20, 2013

THE Gaelic language TV channel, BBC ALBA, is set to move up Sky’s ‘remote control’...

Former DJ reportedly wins first round in tribunal claim against Radio Clyde
March 19, 2013

A FORMER DJ on Radio Clyde has reportedly won the first round in an employment...

My Top Ten: Lewis McCathie, student, HND Television Production
March 19, 2013

MY Top Ten invites media practitioners to identify their top ten websites, apps, software tools...