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We must burn no bridges as we seek better Scottish broadcasting



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Published Date: 08 October 2008
By Pauline McNeil MSP
WHEN Alex Salmond announced he was establishing the Scottish Broadcasting Commission, he said: "Broadcasting has a crucial and central role in our democracy, but also in obtaining the full cultural and economic benefits of our creative industries. That's why my government supports the devolution of broadcasting powers to the Scottish Parliament."
The commission has lived up to its reputation for independence. It has not followed the narrow vision of the First Minister about how to improve Scottish broadcasting in the digital world and has definitively not backed the devolution of broadcastin...



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  • Last Updated: 08 October 2008 12:41 AM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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Don Thomas,

Falkirk 08/10/2008 07:36:42
There is a dilemma here. Do we want adverts or not? I don't. Thats why Freeview is for me.
The BBC news at 6, is followed by Scotland or wherever you are. I find BBC1 at 6.30 is fine. News 24 if you are really keen on things like 9/11.
Teachers falling in love with 6th formers could be just mammalian instinct. Whether as a cat, dog, or human being depends on the individual. The BBC are approaching the matter more soberly! It takes longer to make a cup of coffee, than to pull a ringcan, so the fewer the breaks the better.
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Mr. Lachie Todd,

Edinburgh 08/10/2008 09:31:41
It is high time that the E.U. looked into the compulsory, and anti-competitive BBC TV licensing system.

According to a report in The Times, no other country in the world forces consumers into purchasing a licence to
watch P.S.B. television!

The full amount received each year is not spent on actual television production as tens of millions are spent on employing bloated staff numbers on extravagant salaries. It is just another form of stealth tax.

With the arrival of the digital switchover, ITN has just carried out widespread rationalisation at each
of its TV channels, and it is high time that the same happened at each of the BBC Nations and Regions.

Either incorporate Northern Irish, Scottish and Welsh news into an hour long 'One' and 'Six'(no pun intended), or in the digital age, give each part of the UK its own slot to produce national and international news.

A good example is Radio Scotland which now reports from ALL over the world on its morning, afternoon, and evening news programmes.

In the digital age, it is going to happen sooner or later!

 

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