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(July 2015)

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NorthTonight
I don't know if I'd agree that there are not enough Scottish programmes but BBC Scotland seem to be lack creativity and stuck in some sort of Scottish cliche time warp. I think the opt outs should be scaled back. Getting rid of Scotland 2015 and making Reporting Scotland more news based and less sport would be better. I know that it's a TV Forum but I've listened to every BBC numerical radio and yet never find anything worth listening to on Radio Scotland. Less opt outs = less need for Glasgow CA = savings.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
I would demand ALL profits from BBC Worldwide private operations to used to improve the BBC.


Are you suggesting that this is not what currently happens?
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A former member
If Scotland 2015 goes then Newsnight Scotland will have to come back. Most of the opts have been from the Documentaries, with Comedy only appearing every so often and of course River city. The number of opts outs is already pretty low, but with everything else is moved around etc.
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A former member
I would demand ALL profits from BBC Worldwide private operations to used to improve the BBC.


Are you suggesting that this is not what currently happens?


I did ask and no one seems to know, I have yet to see any proof this is the case.
BR
Brekkie
If Scotland 2015 goes then Newsnight Scotland will have to come back.

Not necessarily - cuts are cuts and if nothing else Scotland 2014/15 would have paved the way for them to quietly axed Newsnight Scotland.
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A former member
I think we should just push up the fee to £150 quid then and also may the BBC should just raise the free TV licence to age 80?
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Square Eyes Founding member
the BBC should just raise the free TV licence to age 80?


Not a BBC decision. Free TV licence for over 75's is government policy.
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scottishtv Founding member
Getting rid of Scotland 2015 and making Reporting Scotland more news based and less sport would be better.

I don't disagree that much with this. Reporting Scotland's nightly running order is basically 2x Scottish Govt press release, 1x Police Scotland press release, Celtic/Rangers sport story, something about Andy Murray, Weather.


As for Scotland 2015, apparently it lost a lot of the former Newsnight Scotland audience but it would be tricky to get rid of given the political situation up here. That said, if some BBC Three programming is meant to be shown on TWO then there needs to be some space for it. In Scotland, 22:30 to 23:50 every night is all taken up with current affairs programming.
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A former member
Getting rid of Scotland 2015 and making Reporting Scotland more news based and less sport would be better.

I don't disagree that much with this. Reporting Scotland's nightly running order is basically 2x Scottish Govt press release, 1x Police Scotland press release, Celtic/Rangers sport story, something about Andy Murray, Weather.


As for Scotland 2015, apparently it lost a lot of the former Newsnight Scotland audience but it would be tricky to get rid of given the political situation up here. That said, if some BBC Three programming is meant to be shown on TWO then there needs to be some space for it. In Scotland, 22:30 to 23:50 every night is all taken up with current affairs programming.


Does Scotland really NEED Newsnight?
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NorthTonight
Yes we need Newsnight... We are still part of the UK and it's BBC Two's main ( only ? ) news programme
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A former member
Yes we need Newsnight... We are still part of the UK and it's BBC Two's main ( only ? ) news programme

Even when is talking about English only things?
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NorthTonight
Yes we need Newsnight... We are still part of the UK and it's BBC Two's main ( only ? ) news programme

Even when is talking about English only things?


Yes I also enjoy watching the news when they're talking about the rest of the world too...

Would love to see a UK weather forecast back after the Ten... That would save money
Last edited by NorthTonight on 10 July 2015 8:54pm

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