BBC Scotland channel - service to also launch in HD

Oh, because they have existing jobs. Plus the announcer job is much more than announcing what’s up next and when something has gone wrong. In theory they coordinate the output of the channel/nation/region. I can’t remember the exact job title it was advertised with, but it was more than “continuity announcer”.

Edit: found the advert - https://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/Presentation-AnnouncerDirector-Announcer-CPF/29974

You mean the existing jobs on bbc2 scotland that are all disappearing?

Oh are they? Well in that case I don't know why. You'd like to think they'd at least have been offered them first.

what about the £30 milion pounds of budget cuts the BBC supposedly had?

Presumably they don't 'reflect modern Scotland', whatever that may mean.

Im losing face in the bbc...

I am still wondering something the BBC has milions of pounds of cuts to services and now they launch a new channel? again what about the £30 milion pounds of budget cuts the BBC supposedly had by closing BBC3?

But if they are closing BBC Two Scotland, the Director/Announcer who would have been running that service would be available to run the new BBC Scotland?

So the job advert may simply be to replace a member of the existing team who is leaving, or similar.

Yes, just as they always do as people come and go.

It could well be also that even though BBC Scotland will only be in for 6 or so hours a day rather than Two Scotlands's 12 or so, there'll be more work to do as its a stand alone channel rather than opt outs of a network. There'll be more schedule to prep and more announcements to script

Presumably the first international event for the BBC Scotland TV Channel Scotland to enter (alongside s4c for Wales) EurovisionChoir in 2019

We're excited to announce that 10 EBU Members will take part in next year's #Eurovision Choir competition in Gothenburg! Find out who they are: https://t.co/2sVPwyVruB pic.twitter.com/61O7CLDRhi

— EBU (@EBU_HQ) December 18, 2018

In fact it is!

BBC Scotland will be one of the ten broadcasters involved in Gothenburg

WELL... even cheapo at BBC Alba are better than this..

📣 Coming soon...the new @BBCScotland channel pic.twitter.com/oGGrvPeifc

— BBC Scotland Comms (@BBCScotComms) December 31, 2018