STV to launch one-hour nightly Scottish news programme
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| NEWS TEAM: Presenters John MacKay and Louise White in the Scotland Today studio at stv's new headquarters at Pacific Quay, Glasgow . Picture: Colin Mearns |
STV reversed a broadcasting trend yesterday when it announced it was setting up a nightly hour-long news and current affairs programme.
From early next year, probably January, stv will opt out of the network at 5.30pm and "provide a dedicated hour of news for Scotland each weekday".
The new programme will incorporate its current flagship news programmes, Scotland Today and North Tonight, which currently go out at 6pm.
The move, announced yesterday when the broadcaster's owner SMG delivered its interim report, comes against a backdrop of a proposal to merge ITV newsrooms south of the border and amid concerns over levels of investment in news and current affairs programmes in Scotland.
Blair Jenkins, former head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland until he resigned in July 2006, writing in The Herald earlier this year, highlighted "some grim news" that the spend on current affairs television in Scotland (BBC plus stv) declined by 45% from 2001 to 2006. He said budgets were also down over the same period by 27%.
The figures came from industry regulator Ofcom's annual Communications Market Report for the nations and regions of the UK.
At the time he said: "It seems incredible in the first decade of devolution, when a real and sizeable policy agenda has emerged for investigation and debate, that spending on TV current affairs should virtually be halved and spending on news should be reduced by more than a quarter."
Yesterday, Mr Jenkins, who last month was appointed chair of the new Scottish Broadcasting Commission, said of stv's proposal: "I think it is a move greatly to be welcomed. It is a positive sign that the new board at SMG think it is appropriate to invest in more Scottish programming."
The commission was ordered by First Minister Alex Salmond to "examine the current state of television production and broadcasting in Scotland and define a strategic way forward for the industry".
The commission, which will have its first meeting next month and publish its report next year, is also charged with taking account of the "economic, cultural and democratic importance of broadcasting to a modern, outward-looking Scotland".
SMG's interim report yesterday said viewing ratings for its Scotland Today and North Tonight programmes had grown year on year by 10% and 24.6% respectively, and they regularly outperform BBC1's Six O'Clock News, whose ratings, it claimed, had fallen 4% year on year. It also claimed the viewing share of BBC1's Reporting Scotland is also down 7% year on year.
It added: "To build on the success of news, we will be introducing a new extra half-hour news-driven programme in the 5.30pm slot in early 2008.
"This programme will be a news-led, magazine-style format which will deliver topical discussion on what is important in Scotland.
"STV will take control of the schedule and provide a dedicated hour of news for Scotland each weekday."
A spokeswoman for stv said the programme would be "very different" from Lunchtime Scotland Today, which was taken off air in 2005, and would feature the main news of the day from across Scotland, regular features on health, consumer and environmental issues alongside the weather, entertainment and sport.
UTV in Northern Ireland has used the hour-long 5.30pm news-led format very successfully for about 10 years. Some other ITV regions south of the border have also gone down this road.
Linda Fabiani, the Minister for Culture, yesterday said: "We welcome any effort to deliver a better broadcasting service to the people of Scotland and of course this follows the commitment from the director-general of the BBC to boost production north of the border."
"The Scottish Government recently established the Scottish Broadcasting Commission to investigate the current state of television production and broadcasting in Scotland and define a strategic way forward for the industry and it is clear that it has already had a substantial impact."
Atholl Duncan, head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland, said yesterday: "Fifty years on from the first BBC TV news bulletin for Scotland, Reporting Scotland still plays a central role in the viewing habits of the country. Across TV, radio and online, BBC Scotland news is the preferred choice of the vast majority of Scottish people."
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Posted by: Ronald, Glasgow on 11:08pm Fri 28 Sep 07
Oh my! How will we cope? Everyone knows that we Scots live
for soaps, celebritys, and the footie!! An in-depth news programme
will just bamboozle the hell out of us. Now if only they could make it an HONEST news broadcast - but I think perhapsthat is asking way too much of the "legion of liars"!!
Oh my! How will we cope? Everyone knows that we Scots live
for soaps, celebritys, and the footie!! An in-depth news programme
will just bamboozle the hell out of us. Now if only they could make it an HONEST news broadcast - but I think perhapsthat is asking way too much of the "legion of liars"!!
Posted by: doonhamer on 11:13pm Fri 28 Sep 07
Finally a chance to see Scottish news and sport instead of London News and sport. Bravo STV
Shame on the BBC for not doing the same.
Finally a chance to see Scottish news and sport instead of London News and sport. Bravo STV
Shame on the BBC for not doing the same.
Posted by: Rozlyn on 11:21pm Fri 28 Sep 07
We''ll see, we'll see . . . . . , tomorrow is another day, I mean January next year is. Another four months to anticipate all the excitement.
By then their internet programming could be improved, coz it's the only way I can watch the news on STV. TV.
We''ll see, we'll see . . . . . , tomorrow is another day, I mean January next year is. Another four months to anticipate all the excitement.
By then their internet programming could be improved, coz it's the only way I can watch the news on STV. TV.
Posted by: pehman, sussex on 11:23pm Fri 28 Sep 07
Ronald @ 11;08,
I agree, after years of double speak, it's hard not to look on the dark side.
But let's hope for the best and say thanks STV
Ronald @ 11;08,
I agree, after years of double speak, it's hard not to look on the dark side.
But let's hope for the best and say thanks STV
Posted by: Bobby Bingo, Edinburgh on 11:52pm Fri 28 Sep 07
STV news is garbage. They can extend it by 30 minutes, 60 minutes or four hours but unless they drastically improve the quality then I won't be watching.
STV news is garbage. They can extend it by 30 minutes, 60 minutes or four hours but unless they drastically improve the quality then I won't be watching.
Posted by: Los Angeles, Edinburgh on 11:57pm Fri 28 Sep 07
Bobby is closest to the truth: STV will go for entertainment content before hard news, so expect a miss-match of styles, and at least a three-headed presentation ... but I hope they prove me wrong.
So far they have only stolen a PR march on BBC Scotland.
Bobby is closest to the truth: STV will go for entertainment content before hard news, so expect a miss-match of styles, and at least a three-headed presentation ... but I hope they prove me wrong.
So far they have only stolen a PR march on BBC Scotland.
Posted by: Brian Blessed, Glasgow on 12:15am Sat 29 Sep 07
STV haven't exactly been renowned in recent decades for high quality news programming (but then neither are BBC Scotland)
Given their obvious inability to pull in advertisers, resorting instead to premium rate "quizzes" to pull in the bucks, the extra half-hour will no doubt be filled with "Toast: Butter or Jam? Text your thoughts NOW to 66666" or "Win a Whisky Tasting Weekend with George Foulkes - dial 0909 90990909099 (£1.50/min; calls terminate on the moon)"
But maybe they will disprove cyncial wee me.
STV haven't exactly been renowned in recent decades for high quality news programming (but then neither are BBC Scotland)
Given their obvious inability to pull in advertisers, resorting instead to premium rate "quizzes" to pull in the bucks, the extra half-hour will no doubt be filled with "Toast: Butter or Jam? Text your thoughts NOW to 66666" or "Win a Whisky Tasting Weekend with George Foulkes - dial 0909 90990909099 (£1.50/min; calls terminate on the moon)"
But maybe they will disprove cyncial wee me.
Posted by: Dougthedug on 12:19am Sat 29 Sep 07
"A spokeswoman for stv said the programme would... feature the main news of the day from across Scotland, regular features on health, consumer and environmental issues alongside the weather, entertainment and sport."
I wouldn't get too excited folks. It's not a Scottish Six and they're not opting out of the main London based News program.
The proof, as always, is in the pudding but the new program looks like just the same old parochial news crossed with sofa TV in a longer time slot.
"A spokeswoman for stv said the programme would... feature the main news of the day from across Scotland, regular features on health, consumer and environmental issues alongside the weather, entertainment and sport."
I wouldn't get too excited folks. It's not a Scottish Six and they're not opting out of the main London based News program.
The proof, as always, is in the pudding but the new program looks like just the same old parochial news crossed with sofa TV in a longer time slot.
Posted by: Los Angeles, Edinburgh on 12:20am Sat 29 Sep 07
What's that number again for the whisky tasting competition? LOL
What's that number again for the whisky tasting competition? LOL
Posted by: Addison De Witt, Buenos Airies Polo Club on 12:22am Sat 29 Sep 07
LABOUR BIAS IN THE MEDIA PART 127
Why doesn't STV go the whole the hog and get John Reid and
George Foulkes to read the news.
It will be like the Two Ronnies and you can call it
''Labour News Tales of the Crypt.'' !!!!
Addison De Witt
LABOUR BIAS IN THE MEDIA PART 127
Why doesn't STV go the whole the hog and get John Reid and
George Foulkes to read the news.
It will be like the Two Ronnies and you can call it
''Labour News Tales of the Crypt.'' !!!!
Addison De Witt
Posted by: Los Angeles, Edinburgh on 12:23am Sat 29 Sep 07
Remember poor old John Toye? - at least he admitted to being drunk on camera. Those were the days when the STV newsreader [bold]was[/bold] the news.
Remember poor old John Toye? - at least he admitted to being drunk on camera. Those were the days when the STV newsreader
was the news.
Posted by: NewsFlash - Report Just In on 12:46am Sat 29 Sep 07
(Through British Nationalist tinted spectacles)
Parochialism, violence, parochialism, too stupid, parochialism, Labour, parochialism, too wee, parochialism, Gordon Brown, parochialism, Nuclear power's actually quite good, parochialism, hello mum, parochialism, hungry caterpillar, parochialism, Union dividend, parochialism, £11 Billion black-hole, parochialism, for Foulkes Sake, parochialism, X-Factor, parochialism, something happened to Johnny Foreigner, parochialism.
And now for the sport...
We're pure rubbish by the way.
And now for the weather...
It's pure dead dreich by the way.
And the travel...
Don't go oot, they might just get ye.
(Through British Nationalist tinted spectacles)
Parochialism, violence, parochialism, too stupid, parochialism, Labour, parochialism, too wee, parochialism, Gordon Brown, parochialism, Nuclear power's actually quite good, parochialism, hello mum, parochialism, hungry caterpillar, parochialism, Union dividend, parochialism, £11 Billion black-hole, parochialism, for Foulkes Sake, parochialism, X-Factor, parochialism, something happened to Johnny Foreigner, parochialism.
And now for the sport...
We're pure rubbish by the way.
And now for the weather...
It's pure dead dreich by the way.
And the travel...
Don't go oot, they might just get ye.
Posted by: Mike, Edinburgh on 1:04am Sat 29 Sep 07
Dont know about the Quality of the reporting but there is no doubt that Scotlands First Real Scottish Leader in Three Hundred Years has certainly turned things around with the two Broadcasters.
From just being a Token Parliament, Alex Salmond and the SNP havecertainly done some wonderful things in making this lot lift their game here in Scotland. There was absolutely NO chance of an extra 50 million investment by the English BBC or the four or five pound increase by STV.
The next stage is the formation of a truly independant Scottish Broadcasting Service run and owned by Scotland.
Alex Salmond has released a new vigour in Scotland by enabling a real awareness of the People Power we have had for years but did not use. So much more to accomplish, but at least now the Scottish People know that they can achieve great things and leave our bairns a better future in their own country.
Its a pity that the real core Old Scottish Labour havent come over to supporting the multi political SNP supporters. Theres no doubt that many of them are fed up with the right wing London Controlled New Labour Party run by sleekit Des Browne who has appointed Wendy, the New Mouth of the South.
Vote SNP at the general election, get rid of Des Browne, Douglas Alexander, David Cairns, Alistair Darling and the rest of the Scots who have sold out to the Tory New Labour Party. Give more of a voice to the SNP in Westminster. 50 MP's is a good start.
Dont know about the Quality of the reporting but there is no doubt that Scotlands First Real Scottish Leader in Three Hundred Years has certainly turned things around with the two Broadcasters.
From just being a Token Parliament, Alex Salmond and the SNP havecertainly done some wonderful things in making this lot lift their game here in Scotland. There was absolutely NO chance of an extra 50 million investment by the English BBC or the four or five pound increase by STV.
The next stage is the formation of a truly independant Scottish Broadcasting Service run and owned by Scotland.
Alex Salmond has released a new vigour in Scotland by enabling a real awareness of the People Power we have had for years but did not use. So much more to accomplish, but at least now the Scottish People know that they can achieve great things and leave our bairns a better future in their own country.
Its a pity that the real core Old Scottish Labour havent come over to supporting the multi political SNP supporters. Theres no doubt that many of them are fed up with the right wing London Controlled New Labour Party run by sleekit Des Browne who has appointed Wendy, the New Mouth of the South.
Vote SNP at the general election, get rid of Des Browne, Douglas Alexander, David Cairns, Alistair Darling and the rest of the Scots who have sold out to the Tory New Labour Party. Give more of a voice to the SNP in Westminster. 50 MP's is a good start.
Posted by: Edward, Edinburgh on 1:17am Sat 29 Sep 07
Hopefully they will get rid of the hideous backdrop, which consists of cobalt blue, which makes all the presenters look as if there in dire need of a blood transfusion, even the asian sports presenter looks very pale! If there going to have blue as there backdrop, use the SMG corporate torquoise blue or somthing that doesnt affect presenters skin tones!
Ok thats got that of my chest! - Well done STV, look forward to the new hour long news next year
Hopefully they will get rid of the hideous backdrop, which consists of cobalt blue, which makes all the presenters look as if there in dire need of a blood transfusion, even the asian sports presenter looks very pale! If there going to have blue as there backdrop, use the SMG corporate torquoise blue or somthing that doesnt affect presenters skin tones!
Ok thats got that of my chest! - Well done STV, look forward to the new hour long news next year
Posted by: donald, glasgow on 7:43am Sat 29 Sep 07
That's good of them. Are we supposed to be grateful to the Labour Club in Coocaddens?
That's good of them. Are we supposed to be grateful to the Labour Club in Coocaddens?
Posted by: Im not really here on 8:24am Sat 29 Sep 07
Watch out, they may start off with a half-hour round-up of "National News".
I liked Bill Tennent's "Follow the instructions and you too can make Doughnuts like Fanny's".
Watch out, they may start off with a half-hour round-up of "National News".
I liked Bill Tennent's "Follow the instructions and you too can make Doughnuts like Fanny's".
Posted by: ricardo, glasgow on 8:28am Sat 29 Sep 07
All they seem to report on are school dinners the weather and school dinners, it is honestly the worst
news programme I have ever seen.
Addison De Witt, Reid and foulkes are not ugly enough to be presenters on STV.
All they seem to report on are school dinners the weather and school dinners, it is honestly the worst
news programme I have ever seen.
Addison De Witt, Reid and foulkes are not ugly enough to be presenters on STV.
Posted by: willie johnston., leadhills. on 8:54am Sat 29 Sep 07
transfer our tv license money to S.T.V. to promote more scottish program productions.
transfer our tv license money to S.T.V. to promote more scottish program productions.
Posted by: Anne, Aberdeen on 9:18am Sat 29 Sep 07
Too much blue in the background.
How about changing the floor: wood perhaps?
Too much blue in the background.
How about changing the floor: wood perhaps?
Posted by: Tea Drinker, Inverclyde on 9:26am Sat 29 Sep 07
This is just the beginning - the Numpties must be choking on their cornflakes.
I am looking forward to the BBC response and the comments from the increasingly irrelevant WMPs.
This is just the beginning - the Numpties must be choking on their cornflakes.
I am looking forward to the BBC response and the comments from the increasingly irrelevant WMPs.
Posted by: Anne on 9:30am Sat 29 Sep 07
In fact, it really isn't the colour blue, it's just the monotony of the same primary 'couleur of blue. There are hundreds of shades of BLUE.
In fact, it really isn't the colour blue, it's just the monotony of the same primary 'couleur of blue. There are hundreds of shades of BLUE.
Posted by: William1, Glasgow on 9:31am Sat 29 Sep 07
re Newsflash: I really wanted to smile at your post..... but.... too near the truth for it to be funny. Having just returned from Canada I can't believe the anti-Scottish bias coming over the airwaves from the EBC. The sooner Mr. Salmond arranges for Scotland to have it's own independent broadcaster the better life will be for all but especially it will give the young a chance to develop with a more positive attitude about themselves.
re Newsflash: I really wanted to smile at your post..... but.... too near the truth for it to be funny. Having just returned from Canada I can't believe the anti-Scottish bias coming over the airwaves from the EBC. The sooner Mr. Salmond arranges for Scotland to have it's own independent broadcaster the better life will be for all but especially it will give the young a chance to develop with a more positive attitude about themselves.
Posted by: Anne on 10:58am Sat 29 Sep 07
[quote]William1, Glasgow[/quote]
when you're william1, how many more are there around?
I noticed another anne, i'm one from aberdeen.
William1, Glasgow
when you're william1, how many more are there around?
I noticed another anne, i'm one from aberdeen.
Posted by: David, East Kilbride on 11:17am Sat 29 Sep 07
John Reid out at Celtic.... Many, Many Celtic fans are not overjoyed by this move by Celtic Football Club... Transparency out the window..
The manner that this position has been filled is despicable and for one my association has ceased after 60 years.
A Coatbridge liar, and deceteful MP from Westminister is intollerable
John Reid out at Celtic.... Many, Many Celtic fans are not overjoyed by this move by Celtic Football Club... Transparency out the window..
The manner that this position has been filled is despicable and for one my association has ceased after 60 years.
A Coatbridge liar, and deceteful MP from Westminister is intollerable
Posted by: Big Al, Paisley on 11:46am Sat 29 Sep 07
"And next tonight on Scotland Today... Scotsport, the longest running sports programme in the world is to be axed along with lot's of people's jobs at STV..."
Hmmmm???
"And next tonight on Scotland Today... Scotsport, the longest running sports programme in the world is to be axed along with lot's of people's jobs at STV..."
Hmmmm???
Posted by: ptw, at the kitchen table... on 11:51am Sat 29 Sep 07
David, East Kilbride; I too have serious misgivings about Reid at Celtic. I can't not support the Hoops; but Reid??? A terrible move for me...
David, East Kilbride; I too have serious misgivings about Reid at Celtic. I can't not support the Hoops; but Reid??? A terrible move for me...
Posted by: Darryl Matheson, Elgin, Morayshire on 2:52pm Sat 29 Sep 07
If this programme is going to be anything like as bad as North Tonight currently is, the only thing it will be successful at doing is driving viewers to the BBC and probably demolishing the case for a BBC Scottish-Six.
Of course Salmond wants a completely separate SBC, so if you want to know what that would be like look at STV, producing very few programmes and almost none for the UK network.
If this programme is going to be anything like as bad as North Tonight currently is, the only thing it will be successful at doing is driving viewers to the BBC and probably demolishing the case for a BBC Scottish-Six.
Of course Salmond wants a completely separate SBC, so if you want to know what that would be like look at STV, producing very few programmes and almost none for the UK network.
Posted by: Female on 3:19pm Sat 29 Sep 07
ptw, at the kitchen table - you cant not support the hoops ? What if your life depended on it ? Aye you keep pumping money into Paradise with Reid at the helm, no doubt profiting from your slavish devotion. How embarrassing for you hoops fans. I thought it was ''your'' club. An arch Unionist at the helm of Celtic. Ha ha ha.
ptw, at the kitchen table - you cant not support the hoops ? What if your life depended on it ? Aye you keep pumping money into Paradise with Reid at the helm, no doubt profiting from your slavish devotion. How embarrassing for you hoops fans. I thought it was ''your'' club. An arch Unionist at the helm of Celtic. Ha ha ha.
Posted by: Rab The Man, Was My Uncle on 4:00pm Sat 29 Sep 07
[quote][bold]Mike[/bold] wrote:
Dont know about the Quality of the reporting but there is no doubt that Scotlands First Real Scottish Leader in Three Hundred Years has certainly turned things around with the two Broadcasters. From just being a Token Parliament, Alex Salmond and the SNP havecertainly done some wonderful things in making this lot lift their game here in Scotland. There was absolutely NO chance of an extra 50 million investment by the English BBC or the four or five pound increase by STV. The next stage is the formation of a truly independant Scottish Broadcasting Service run and owned by Scotland. Alex Salmond has released a new vigour in Scotland by enabling a real awareness of the People Power we have had for years but did not use. So much more to accomplish, but at least now the Scottish People know that they can achieve great things and leave our bairns a better future in their own country. Its a pity that the real core Old Scottish Labour havent come over to supporting the multi political SNP supporters. Theres no doubt that many of them are fed up with the right wing London Controlled New Labour Party run by sleekit Des Browne who has appointed Wendy, the New Mouth of the South. Vote SNP at the general election, get rid of Des Browne, Douglas Alexander, David Cairns, Alistair Darling and the rest of the Scots who have sold out to the Tory New Labour Party. Give more of a voice to the SNP in Westminster. 50 MP's is a good start.[/quote] MIKE
Nice one Sir.............STV haven't beeb the greatest of news providers for many years, but maybe they're just the first to realise that today's Scotland doesn't have to be "Scotland Today"...Can anyone doubt that Eck's gigantic presence in Scots politics at Edinburgh makes everyone sit up and take notice. Word is that even some unionists have stirred from their slumber............. (long enough to unite against Eck that is!!)
Mike wrote:
Dont know about the Quality of the reporting but there is no doubt that Scotlands First Real Scottish Leader in Three Hundred Years has certainly turned things around with the two Broadcasters. From just being a Token Parliament, Alex Salmond and the SNP havecertainly done some wonderful things in making this lot lift their game here in Scotland. There was absolutely NO chance of an extra 50 million investment by the English BBC or the four or five pound increase by STV. The next stage is the formation of a truly independant Scottish Broadcasting Service run and owned by Scotland. Alex Salmond has released a new vigour in Scotland by enabling a real awareness of the People Power we have had for years but did not use. So much more to accomplish, but at least now the Scottish People know that they can achieve great things and leave our bairns a better future in their own country. Its a pity that the real core Old Scottish Labour havent come over to supporting the multi political SNP supporters. Theres no doubt that many of them are fed up with the right wing London Controlled New Labour Party run by sleekit Des Browne who has appointed Wendy, the New Mouth of the South. Vote SNP at the general election, get rid of Des Browne, Douglas Alexander, David Cairns, Alistair Darling and the rest of the Scots who have sold out to the Tory New Labour Party. Give more of a voice to the SNP in Westminster. 50 MP's is a good start.
MIKE
Nice one Sir.............STV haven't beeb the greatest of news providers for many years, but maybe they're just the first to realise that today's Scotland doesn't have to be "Scotland Today"...Can anyone doubt that Eck's gigantic presence in Scots politics at Edinburgh makes everyone sit up and take notice. Word is that even some unionists have stirred from their slumber............. (long enough to unite against Eck that is!!)
Posted by: Ronald, Glasgow on 4:13pm Sat 29 Sep 07
I agree with much of what Mike has been saying. The fact is, that when push comes to shove: from the Great Miners Strike, to Poll Tax
rebelion, and the Iraq Bloodbath, ALL the mainstream broadcasters in this country have been tried and found wanting!!
Most recently, International monitors were able to detect NO significant differences in output, concerning the Iraq debacle, between the BBCand Rupert Murdochs FOX NEWS. A broadcaster with all the credibility of Mystic Meg!!
The most important function of any "serious" broadcaster can be
measured by its news gathering facility. If it fails to perform as a trustworthy orginisation then .......... BIN EM!!
I agree with much of what Mike has been saying. The fact is, that when push comes to shove: from the Great Miners Strike, to Poll Tax
rebelion, and the Iraq Bloodbath, ALL the mainstream broadcasters in this country have been tried and found wanting!!
Most recently, International monitors were able to detect NO significant differences in output, concerning the Iraq debacle, between the BBCand Rupert Murdochs FOX NEWS. A broadcaster with all the credibility of Mystic Meg!!
The most important function of any "serious" broadcaster can be
measured by its news gathering facility. If it fails to perform as a trustworthy orginisation then .......... BIN EM!!
Posted by: tintin on 4:23pm Sat 29 Sep 07
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[bold] Tom Leonard[/bold]
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Tom Leonard Posted by: nextdoorneighbour, @#3 on 5:46pm Sat 29 Sep 07
[quote]tintin[/quote]
teechin' me haw t' speke a yer scots dialec, á la Tom, ar ya?
back from weekend shoppin' by car; t'was cold outside, man.
what's up?
tintin
teechin' me haw t' speke a yer scots dialec, á la Tom, ar ya?
back from weekend shoppin' by car; t'was cold outside, man.
what's up?
Posted by: ndn@#4 on 6:34pm Sat 29 Sep 07
[quote]tintin[/quote]
Nice!
Posted by: David, East Kilbride on 7:39pm Sat 29 Sep 07
Female @ 3.19
You hit much on the head with your reply..
I certainly won't argue with PTW a fellow Celt over this. I believe it may be a heated AGM in November regards the issue of Reid being fitted into the hot seat with Dermot Desmond using the shoe horn..
If this is true the transparency that Fergus promised has been thrown out the window since the bunnet departed.
I feel so strongly regards this matter my European Cup tickets (3) have already been given away in the Vogue Pub Rutherglen this afternoon. ... Fact .
Female gets it correct in 1.. It is embarrassing.. This man Reid would sell his granny for a cannabis rollup..
As I said 60 years supporting my club is at an end ... Radio and TV is my limit once this move is confirmed... Many like me as well... Bad, Bad move...
Female @ 3.19
You hit much on the head with your reply..
I certainly won't argue with PTW a fellow Celt over this. I believe it may be a heated AGM in November regards the issue of Reid being fitted into the hot seat with Dermot Desmond using the shoe horn..
If this is true the transparency that Fergus promised has been thrown out the window since the bunnet departed.
I feel so strongly regards this matter my European Cup tickets (3) have already been given away in the Vogue Pub Rutherglen this afternoon. ... Fact .
Female gets it correct in 1.. It is embarrassing.. This man Reid would sell his granny for a cannabis rollup..
As I said 60 years supporting my club is at an end ... Radio and TV is my limit once this move is confirmed... Many like me as well... Bad, Bad move...
Posted by: Iain on 8:08pm Sat 29 Sep 07
Would have been better to have the news from 5pm-7pm and do away with the ITV News.
Would have been better to have the news from 5pm-7pm and do away with the ITV News.
Posted by: tcek, south lanarkshire on 8:09pm Sat 29 Sep 07
It has been a long time coming, about fifty years too long of pandering to London's network stranglehold. S.T.Vs first owner D.C.Thompson said at its advent Ive got a licence to print money, that's when crafty London said that's what you think then quickly set up a broadcasting networks authority and any licence money would go to London from then on the London networks control treated Scotland as a backwater and networked as much English crap as it could there is no argument about that. Now we get third rate crap pushed down our throats so much that Scottish people think they live in England they are so used to it I ask you 47 years of coronation street no Scot would in reality live in one of these streets where in the mornings they they walk by your very door with a chanty full of sh**e to the communal toilet. yes we had tenements with communal toilets but nobody walked along the street daily with a pail of sh**e. That in reality is what your watching when you watch corrie street as they now call it, Eastenders and all their crap. lets see a different era from S.T.V. and good luck to them, AND S.N.P. for making it happen
It has been a long time coming, about fifty years too long of pandering to London's network stranglehold. S.T.Vs first owner D.C.Thompson said at its advent Ive got a licence to print money, that's when crafty London said that's what you think then quickly set up a broadcasting networks authority and any licence money would go to London from then on the London networks control treated Scotland as a backwater and networked as much English crap as it could there is no argument about that. Now we get third rate crap pushed down our throats so much that Scottish people think they live in England they are so used to it I ask you 47 years of coronation street no Scot would in reality live in one of these streets where in the mornings they they walk by your very door with a chanty full of sh**e to the communal toilet. yes we had tenements with communal toilets but nobody walked along the street daily with a pail of sh**e. That in reality is what your watching when you watch corrie street as they now call it, Eastenders and all their crap. lets see a different era from S.T.V. and good luck to them, AND S.N.P. for making it happen
Posted by: Watchman, North Lanarkshire on 8:17pm Sat 29 Sep 07
Well, it will give us a chance to at least settle the argument of whether a Scottish Six will be parochial and rubbish or a cutting edge informative news program. Somehow getthe feeling both sides will claim victory.
Well, it will give us a chance to at least settle the argument of whether a Scottish Six will be parochial and rubbish or a cutting edge informative news program. Somehow getthe feeling both sides will claim victory.
Posted by: roving eyes on 10:08pm Sat 29 Sep 07
Sorry, my attention is completely captured by TV5, a French television channel showing a weekly entertainment programme; an all in one show, introductions of litterature, magicians, comediens, dance, etc unimaginable.
A man is now standing on his hands reading a magazine, after taking his t-shirt off is, (the women in the public are in ecstacy) taking his belt off and he returns to his petrol barrel, and pretends to take his jeans off too, but no. He climbs back on his barrel with wheel tyres and juggles with them. His trick is that his pants came down to his ankles while he was balancing on the barrel, and putting it back on standing upside down, showing a pair of white calvin klein's or whatever he was wearing. He is leaving the stage carrying one tyre over his shoulder.
It's time for trapeze-artists. A woman in a red dress and a man in black doing the regular act; the only difference is that they're wearing ordinary shoes.
Now an Indian show with one man and two assistants. The focus is a miniature Tai Mahal out of which women appear and in the end a poodle and again a woman, she crawls back in, suddenly the floor is filled with 8 and in the middle of the TM sits a live buddha.
I didn't watch the whole show because I was asked to download the lyrics of Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge over troubled water. My friends play guitar. They have to figure out for themselves what the accords are as the ones offered on internet are not free of charge, which is the catch of free lyrics.
What was I going to comment on again?
Sorry, my attention is completely captured by TV5, a French television channel showing a weekly entertainment programme; an all in one show, introductions of litterature, magicians, comediens, dance, etc unimaginable.
A man is now standing on his hands reading a magazine, after taking his t-shirt off is, (the women in the public are in ecstacy) taking his belt off and he returns to his petrol barrel, and pretends to take his jeans off too, but no. He climbs back on his barrel with wheel tyres and juggles with them. His trick is that his pants came down to his ankles while he was balancing on the barrel, and putting it back on standing upside down, showing a pair of white calvin klein's or whatever he was wearing. He is leaving the stage carrying one tyre over his shoulder.
It's time for trapeze-artists. A woman in a red dress and a man in black doing the regular act; the only difference is that they're wearing ordinary shoes.
Now an Indian show with one man and two assistants. The focus is a miniature Tai Mahal out of which women appear and in the end a poodle and again a woman, she crawls back in, suddenly the floor is filled with 8 and in the middle of the TM sits a live buddha.
I didn't watch the whole show because I was asked to download the lyrics of Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge over troubled water. My friends play guitar. They have to figure out for themselves what the accords are as the ones offered on internet are not free of charge, which is the catch of free lyrics.
What was I going to comment on again?
Posted by: Los Angeles, Edinburgh on 12:07am Sun 30 Sep 07
[quote]Well, it will give us a chance to at least settle the argument of whether a Scottish Six will be parochial and rubbish or a cutting edge informative news program.[/quote] It is only worthwhile if it places Scottish interests in an international context and reports on international news to the people of Scotland. The people of Scotland include the communities of Poles, Chinese, Italians, Jews, and Pakistanis ....
Well, it will give us a chance to at least settle the argument of whether a Scottish Six will be parochial and rubbish or a cutting edge informative news program.
It is only worthwhile if it places Scottish interests in an international context and reports on international news to the people of Scotland. The people of Scotland include the communities of Poles, Chinese, Italians, Jews, and Pakistanis ....
Posted by: service of celebration on 1:40pm Sun 30 Sep 07
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The McRae family have decided on the following aarangements.
service of Celebration
Location; High street LANARK
[bold]Sunday, 30th. of September 2007[/bold]
[bold]Time; 4 pm[/bold]
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service of Celebration
Location; High street LANARK
Sunday, 30th. of September 2007
Time; 4 pm
Posted by: Service of Celebration on 1:42pm Sun 30 Sep 07
[quote]____________________
Announcement
The McRae family have decided on the following arrangements.
Service of Celebration
Location; High street LANARK
Sunday, 30th. of September 2007
Time; 4 pm[/quote]
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Announcement
The McRae family have decided on the following arrangements.
Service of Celebration
Location; High street LANARK
Sunday, 30th. of September 2007
Time; 4 pm
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adowofyourshadow on 2:12pm Sun 30 Sep 07
I wish I could be there with you all.
I wish I could be there with you all.
Posted by: Alan Carr, Glasgow on 7:25pm Sun 30 Sep 07
[quote][bold]William1[/bold] wrote:
re Newsflash: I really wanted to smile at your post..... but.... too near the truth for it to be funny. Having just returned from Canada I can't believe the anti-Scottish bias coming over the airwaves from the EBC. The sooner Mr. Salmond arranges for Scotland to have it's own independent broadcaster the better life will be for all but especially it will give the young a chance to develop with a more positive attitude about themselves. [/quote] How true!!!
I am just back from a year in Singapore and was shocked to see how Scotland is portrayed on the BBC.
An independent broadcasting system as soon as posible please!!!
Singapore and New Zealand can manage and they are much smaller than Scotland. Stop listening to London lies!!!
William1 wrote:
re Newsflash: I really wanted to smile at your post..... but.... too near the truth for it to be funny. Having just returned from Canada I can't believe the anti-Scottish bias coming over the airwaves from the EBC. The sooner Mr. Salmond arranges for Scotland to have it's own independent broadcaster the better life will be for all but especially it will give the young a chance to develop with a more positive attitude about themselves.
How true!!!
I am just back from a year in Singapore and was shocked to see how Scotland is portrayed on the BBC.
An independent broadcasting system as soon as posible please!!!
Singapore and New Zealand can manage and they are much smaller than Scotland. Stop listening to London lies!!!
Posted by: Harry Smart, Paisley on 7:34pm Sun 30 Sep 07
[quote][bold]Los Angeles[/bold] wrote:
[quote]Well, it will give us a chance to at least settle the argument of whether a Scottish Six will be parochial and rubbish or a cutting edge informative news program.[/quote] It is only worthwhile if it places Scottish interests in an international context and reports on international news to the people of Scotland. The people of Scotland include the communities of Poles, Chinese, Italians, Jews, and Pakistanis .... [/quote] A National Scottish broadcaster would have a duty to bring the various ethnic groups together to think of themselves as Scots - I firmly believe if people want to retain a national identity other than the country they have lived in for a couple of generations they should move!!!
Los Angeles wrote:
Well, it will give us a chance to at least settle the argument of whether a Scottish Six will be parochial and rubbish or a cutting edge informative news program.
It is only worthwhile if it places Scottish interests in an international context and reports on international news to the people of Scotland. The people of Scotland include the communities of Poles, Chinese, Italians, Jews, and Pakistanis ....
A National Scottish broadcaster would have a duty to bring the various ethnic groups together to think of themselves as Scots - I firmly believe if people want to retain a national identity other than the country they have lived in for a couple of generations they should move!!!
Posted by: juan, Edimbra. ETHENPPEE! AND FWEEDOM on 7:45pm Sun 30 Sep 07
Before everyone goes commeding them o a one hour broadcast they should bare in mind they are in stook (SMG) news and a reporter in a studio is chepaer than buying in quality replacement TV
Before everyone goes commeding them o a one hour broadcast they should bare in mind they are in stook (SMG) news and a reporter in a studio is chepaer than buying in quality replacement TV
Posted by: Los Angeles, Edinburgh on 11:19pm Sun 30 Sep 07
Harry lights the blue touch paper and stands well back[quote]A National Scottish broadcaster would have a duty to bring the various ethnic groups together to think of themselves as Scots - I firmly believe if people want to retain a national identity other than the country they have lived in for a couple of generations they should move!!![/quote] The way they do it in America is to have their president and his minions create a climate of perpetual fear so that everyone thinks of themselves as American and everyone else as the enemy, rather than, Plains Indian, Polish, Swedish, Dutch, rwegian, Mexican, Guatamalan, Italian, Geman ... but invariably it does not work. America is a country of countries united by a flag.
Harry lights the blue touch paper and stands well back
A National Scottish broadcaster would have a duty to bring the various ethnic groups together to think of themselves as Scots - I firmly believe if people want to retain a national identity other than the country they have lived in for a couple of generations they should move!!!
The way they do it in America is to have their president and his minions create a climate of perpetual fear so that everyone thinks of themselves as American and everyone else as the enemy, rather than, Plains Indian, Polish, Swedish, Dutch, rwegian, Mexican, Guatamalan, Italian, Geman ... but invariably it does not work. America is a country of countries united by a flag.
Posted by: Scamp on 12:23am Mon 1 Oct 07
One hour long eh... So that's probably 45 minutes of football, 10 minutes of other sport and 5 minutes of real news most of which will be taken up the latest murder.
One hour long eh... So that's probably 45 minutes of football, 10 minutes of other sport and 5 minutes of real news most of which will be taken up the latest murder.
Posted by: donald, glasgow on 4:57am Mon 1 Oct 07
"I wouldn't be surprisin'
If there's to be another risin'
Said the man from the Daily Mail..."
Not at Parkheid there won't with Brian "Scotland is British" and all the other Lasbour Unionist numpties already esconsed there.
"I wouldn't be surprisin'
If there's to be another risin'
Said the man from the Daily Mail..."
Not at Parkheid there won't with Brian "Scotland is British" and all the other Lasbour Unionist numpties already esconsed there.
Posted by: RETIRED....... but still switched on, Fed Up To The Teeth on 8:55am Mon 1 Oct 07
[quote][bold]Scamp[/bold] wrote:
One hour long eh... So that's probably 45 minutes of football, 10 minutes of other sport and 5 minutes of real news most of which will be taken up the latest murder. [/quote] SCAMP
You're too young to be that cynical Sir.
Me? I'll just be happy if I don't have to nightly watch the gory details of Englands latest and endless cricket fiasco's.
Scamp wrote:
One hour long eh... So that's probably 45 minutes of football, 10 minutes of other sport and 5 minutes of real news most of which will be taken up the latest murder.
SCAMP
You're too young to be that cynical Sir.
Me? I'll just be happy if I don't have to nightly watch the gory details of Englands latest and endless cricket fiasco's.
Posted by: Douglas Eckhart, Edinburgh on 10:39am Mon 1 Oct 07
This programme is a start but it doesnt address the need. Its true we want an hour of news important to Scotland, but that doesnt mean we need an hour of news about Scotland...
Why dont STV have the balls to opt of of ITN and produce their own news programme that covers international, UK and Scottish news.. this this would be something worth reporting on.
STV are in a perfect position to do this as they can opt into whatever ITN reports they feel will interest people here and opt out of those that dont, such as school dinners in Milten Keynes.
If they had the cahoonies they coudl go for this, however this effort sounds like an attempt to go half way there and then bottle it at the last minute.
This programme is a start but it doesnt address the need. Its true we want an hour of news important to Scotland, but that doesnt mean we need an hour of news about Scotland...
Why dont STV have the balls to opt of of ITN and produce their own news programme that covers international, UK and Scottish news.. this this would be something worth reporting on.
STV are in a perfect position to do this as they can opt into whatever ITN reports they feel will interest people here and opt out of those that dont, such as school dinners in Milten Keynes.
If they had the cahoonies they coudl go for this, however this effort sounds like an attempt to go half way there and then bottle it at the last minute.
Posted by: rob4i, Scottish borders on 2:31pm Mon 1 Oct 07
WHAT!!!, no one from the Scottish Borders shouting about ITV Borders region force feeding we Scots, English rubbish, while Scottish specific progs start on STV, which happens several times a week, one example is a Scottish political prog. on thursday evenings
shown to the rest of Scotland while we Scots in the Border TV region
are classed as ENGLISH!!! so have to make do with either second rate English division football OR progs, like "Where is Gareth Gates"
remember? the little boy who once had a stutter but came second in a Singing Comp. a few years ago. YES, this is what we have to put up with in our Scottish town only 25mls south of our Capital. I have complained several times over the years to ITV but to no avail and I will bet you that this new set up with ITV Scottish News Prog. will still exclude all us Scots living in the South of Scotland, YES that is correct we are SCOTTISH ,NOT English as the Border TV seems to have believed for years and years and excluded us all this time from our cultural progs just because they were too ignorant to know the difference or just didn't care!!!!!!
WHAT!!!, no one from the Scottish Borders shouting about ITV Borders region force feeding we Scots, English rubbish, while Scottish specific progs start on STV, which happens several times a week, one example is a Scottish political prog. on thursday evenings
shown to the rest of Scotland while we Scots in the Border TV region
are classed as ENGLISH!!! so have to make do with either second rate English division football OR progs, like "Where is Gareth Gates"
remember? the little boy who once had a stutter but came second in a Singing Comp. a few years ago. YES, this is what we have to put up with in our Scottish town only 25mls south of our Capital. I have complained several times over the years to ITV but to no avail and I will bet you that this new set up with ITV Scottish News Prog. will still exclude all us Scots living in the South of Scotland, YES that is correct we are SCOTTISH ,NOT English as the Border TV seems to have believed for years and years and excluded us all this time from our cultural progs just because they were too ignorant to know the difference or just didn't care!!!!!!
Posted by: Not Scarlet,, just call me Blue Indigo ; on 9:00am Tue 2 Oct 07
Is there any news, STV, on the boy?
What happened at the pool?
Is there any news, STV, on the boy?
What happened at the pool?
Posted by: ned hitler, auchenshoogle on 6:29pm Thu 11 Oct 07
I hope we see Louise getting out of her awful flares and start wearing some sexy boots ![italic]italic[/italic] [bold]bold[/bold]
I hope we see Louise getting out of her awful flares and start wearing some sexy boots !
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