Borders Scotland will need to buck up it act! it need to show at least Politics now on a Thursday!
SNP will not be happy!
I doubt that the SNP will be too bothered about this, to be honest.
:-(
A former member
john04 posted:
[Ofcom have confirmed that any alteration to the area covered by STV Glasgow would require a new licence to be advertised. In effect STV Glasgow would lose its current right to broadcast, and have to bid for the new licence, with no guarantee of winning.
My preferred option would be for Broadcasting to be devolved to the Scottish Government. Two new licences would be advertised for Scotland, (the old Grampian and Scottish / part Border) with the proviso that the same contractor cannot bid for both areas.
I take it this also appeal to
ITV getting the New Tyne tess + Cumbria
actully also with the the New
Granada adding on the man and south of Cumbria
3 new contract up for grabs but woudl any one really wont them>
I don't think there is any doubt about the demand for local news. And that, for instance, to lump the current Border TV area with Tyne Tees would be a disaster for viewers beyond North East England. But there is a bigger issue. Viewers in Southern Scotland have, since 1961, been treated as a minority in their own country, missing out on programmes of wider Scottish interest because of being "served" by Border TV. Even today, with the ability to split transmissions, viewers of Border Scotland have to wait until midnight on Tuesdays to see a rugby highlights programme the rest of Scotland can view at 6 pm on Sunday. The area in which I live is served by Lothian and Borders Police (HQ Edinburgh), and Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service (ditto). I live in a country with its own laws, health service, education system, church etc. But I get "local" news from Carlisle. The best solution would be to give viewers in Southern Scotland STV, but stipulate that a south of Scotland news opt is mandatory. Even without that, getting STV would be better than an ITV service to all intents and purposes from Newcastle. Because, there's no doubt, no "Border News" = no Border TV. The station is dead.
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Audiences for local news have been falling across ITV for years and will eventually be shunted from the schedules on to online versions which,frankly,is where most people get their news these days.
But in the short term I see a cunning opportunity which even old Lord Red Socks hasn't spotted - the East European Opt-Out.
As the typical ageing local news viewer - a pensioner or a bored security guard or sometimes even both - eventually dies off Britain's Roger Mellies will be scrabbling around trying to get someone interested in their pathetic news items about gang rapes in Grangemouth or thalidomide victims getting up-in-hands about something or other so why not target Britain's fastest growing section of the population ...itinerant East European migrants.
I can see the Rundown now - there'll be a Eurostar competition featuring the best ways to cling to the underside of a Eurostar train while illegally entering Britain.
Know Your Roots - the best places in our region for Lithuanian women to earn a pittance by picking root vegetables for ruthless farmers.
Unlicensed to Kill - a weekly round-up of road traffic accidents caused by unlicensed Polish workers out of the minds on cheap Lidl's lager.
The Olympic Spirit - a bit like the previous item only this time they'll be able to afford decent Vodka on account of building the Olympic Village in East London.
There's be a regular feature on East European fashion and make-up although this will appear in black and white as it was shot 30 years ago.
And,of course,a cheery weather presenter pointing out that no matter how cold and bleedin' wet it is in Britain it's still a lot better than most of the year in Russia.
A surefire winner,I say.
[Ofcom have confirmed that any alteration to the area covered by STV Glasgow would require a new licence to be advertised. In effect STV Glasgow would lose its current right to broadcast, and have to bid for the new licence, with no guarantee of winning.
My preferred option would be for Broadcasting to be devolved to the Scottish Government. Two new licences would be advertised for Scotland, (the old Grampian and Scottish / part Border) with the proviso that the same contractor cannot bid for both areas.
I take it this also appeal to
ITV getting the New Tyne tess + Cumbria
actully also with the the New
Granada adding on the man and south of Cumbria
3 new contract up for grabs but woudl any one really wont them>
Yes.
Granada and STV would need to re-bid for the enlarged franchise areas.
I don't think there is any doubt about the demand for local news. And that, for instance, to lump the current Border TV area with Tyne Tees would be a disaster for viewers beyond North East England. But there is a bigger issue. Viewers in Southern Scotland have, since 1961, been treated as a minority in their own country, missing out on programmes of wider Scottish interest because of being "served" by Border TV. Even today, with the ability to split transmissions, viewers of Border Scotland have to wait until midnight on Tuesdays to see a rugby highlights programme the rest of Scotland can view at 6 pm on Sunday. The area in which I live is served by Lothian and Borders Police (HQ Edinburgh), and Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service (ditto). I live in a country with its own laws, health service, education system, church etc. But I get "local" news from Carlisle. The best solution would be to give viewers in Southern Scotland STV, but stipulate that a south of Scotland news opt is mandatory. Even without that, getting STV would be better than an ITV service to all intents and purposes from Newcastle. Because, there's no doubt, no "Border News" = no Border TV. The station is dead.
[B]
[B]
Audiences for local news have been falling across ITV for years and will eventually be shunted from the schedules on to online versions which,frankly,is where most people get their news these days.
But in the short term I see a cunning opportunity which even old Lord Red Socks hasn't spotted - the East European Opt-Out.
As the typical ageing local news viewer - a pensioner or a bored security guard or sometimes even both - eventually dies off Britain's Roger Mellies will be scrabbling around trying to get someone interested in their pathetic news items about gang rapes in Grangemouth or thalidomide victims getting up-in-hands about something or other so why not target Britain's fastest growing section of the population ...itinerant East European migrants.
I can see the Rundown now - there'll be a Eurostar competition featuring the best ways to cling to the underside of a Eurostar train while illegally entering Britain.
Know Your Roots - the best places in our region for Lithuanian women to earn a pittance by picking root vegetables for ruthless farmers.
Unlicensed to Kill - a weekly round-up of road traffic accidents caused by unlicensed Polish workers out of the minds on cheap Lidl's lager.
The Olympic Spirit - a bit like the previous item only this time they'll be able to afford decent Vodka on account of building the Olympic Village in East London.
There's be a regular feature on East European fashion and make-up although this will appear in black and white as it was shot 30 years ago.
And,of course,a cheery weather presenter pointing out that no matter how cold and bleedin' wet it is in Britain it's still a lot better than most of the year in Russia.
A surefire winner,I say.