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International Indigenous Broadcasters Conference Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:03PMIndigenous broadcasters representing Australia, Canada, Hawaii, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, South Africa and Taiwan will gather for the second ever World Indigenous Television Broadcasting Conference in Taiwan this week.
Poll shows increased chance of hung parliament as Tory lead is cut Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:55AMA hung parliament following the general election is increasingly likely according to a new poll showing the Tory lead cut to seven points.
'Insurance for all' plan for dogs Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:03PMAll dog owners in England and Wales would need insurance against their animals attacking people under Labour proposals.
UK targets on 'dangerous' dogs Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:02PMAll dog owners in England and Wales would need insurance against attacks, while some breeds could be banned in public.
Consortium bids for government news Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:14PMTHE Scottish News Consortium has submitted its bid for the government's web and Channel 3 Scottish news contract to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Final call Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:58PMBrendan Barber on pension scheme closures
Students spend a day at the BBC Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:28AMAs part of their BBC News School Report project, students from Wimbledon High School in London got the chance to spend a day at the BBC. Here, they describe their visit.
FA Cup Preview: Portsmouth - Birmingham City Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:28PMPortsmouth have made Premier League history for all the wrong reasons this season, but with a Wembley visit looming if they can overcome Birmingham City , perhaps they're preparing to exit the top-flight in style.
How The Virtual Revolution has reshaped the notion of social TV Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:59AMBBC Two's Virtual Revolution four-part series not only documented a dramatic cultural shift, it helped changed media landscape itself.
Other News Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:06AMTHE curtain is to come down on the UCI cinema in Tallaght for the last time next Monday after 20 years at The Square with the loss of over 50 jobs. Landlords Alburn have said the lease is up and will not be renewed.
Celtic pitch fuss angers Pressley Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:00AMCeltic infuriate Falkirk manager Steven Pressley by triggering a Scottish Premier League inspection of their pitch ahead of Sunday's match.
Cars found after £150,000 theft Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:42AMFive of seven cars stolen in a £150,000 theft from an Arnold Clark dealership in Aberdeen are recovered.
Tide of resentment over officials does Celtic few favours Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:50AMA senior figure in a football club lets slip his belief that his team is unfairly treated by referees.
Election debate: audience members will quiz Brown, Cameron and Clegg Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:40PMMembers of the public will be able to put questions to Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg during the party leaders' unprecedented televised general election debates.
Election debate: audience members will quiz leaders Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:25PMMembers of the public will be able to put questions to Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg during the party leaders' televised general election debates.
Major parties reach historic agreement to stage three televised election debates Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:28PMThree live face-to-face debates between Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will take place in front of studio audiences on BBC, ITV and Sky News.
Agreement on leaders' TV debates Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:07AMThe three main parties and BBC, ITV and Sky agree rules for live leaders' debates ahead of the general election.
Police probe TV presenter's 'sex game' death UPDATED Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:05AMPolice were investigating today whether BBC daytime television host Kristian Digby died when a solo sex game went tragically wrong.
Scottish Business Briefing - Tuesday March 2, 2010 Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:37AMWELCOME to scotsman.com's Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today.
Kristian Digby: Daytime TV presenter found dead Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:50AMBBC daytime television host Kristian Digby has been found dead at his home.
Police believe death of BBC TV presenter Kristian Digby, 32, was tragic accident Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:47AMThe 32-year-old daytime host was pronounced dead at the scene after the ambulance service was called to his home. There are no suggestions his death was suicide.
Radio stations and universities join TV news bid Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:12AMA consortium of regional publishers and broadcasters bidding to run regional TV news in Wales has unveiled more partners. Taliesin News is heading up a broad alliance which includes publishers Northcliffe Media, Newsquest Media Group and Tindle Newspapers as well as ITN and existing ITV Wales staff.
Concern over rural driving skills Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 11:57PMBBC News investigates whether the driving test should include more rural driving to help cut the number of accidents.
BBC presenter Kristian Digby found dead in 'unexplained' circumstances Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:10PMKristian Digby, the host of daytime property shows, found dead in "unexplained circumstances".
Nick Robinson Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 5:48AMWhy Ashcroft case differs from other non-dom donors
BGAN X-Stream from Stratos is Used for Live Broadcast of 'Helen Skelton's Amazing Amazon Adventure' Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 5:12AM--Blue Peter's kayak challenge is BBC News' first use of live 384 kbps video streaming from a remote location--BETHESDA, MD, March 1 /PRNewswire/ - Stratos Global Corporation, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it is providing the UK broadcaster with an Inmarsat BGAN X-Stream mobile broadband satellite service to ...
BGAN X-Stream from Stratos is Used for Live Broadcast of "Helen Skelton's Amazing Amazon Adventure" Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:00AMBlue Peter's kayak challenge is BBC News' first use of live 384 kbps video streaming from a remote location--
Vaizey welcomes proposals for BBC cuts Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:34PMEd Vaizey welcomes 'intelligent and sensible' proposals to curtail BBC's activities Ed Vaizey, the shadow culture minister, has today welcomed early indications that the BBC's strategic review would curtail its activities . Vaizey said the Conservatives wanted "a smaller BBC", but did not want "to beat up the BBC". He added that proposals to close digital stations 6 Music and the Asian Network ...
Carmichael making webcast date Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 11:57AMWould you like to quiz Lib Dem Scottish affairs spokesman Alistair Carmichael during a BBC Scotland webcast?
Question time Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 11:45AMYour chance to quiz Lib Dem spokesman Alistair Carmichael
Call Kaye Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 11:00AMKaye Adams hosts a new phone-in on Radio Scotland
Celtic's paranoia is typical Old Firm Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:44PMDebates over which team got what are common, but the timing of Celtic's leaked complaint to the SFA just muddies the waters Text message of this week: "All Scottish tournaments from 1890 to 2002. Red cards – Celtic 575, Rangers 622. Yellow cards – Celtic 1522, Rangers 1777. Penalties for Celtic – 1027, for Rangers 895. Penalties against Celtic – 328, penalties against Rangers 459." The good news ...
Saturday's Scottish football as it happened Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 6:19AMTen-man Hearts see off Aberdeen and there are wins for Dundee United and Motherwel in an action-packed day of Scottish Premier League football.
Newest measure of brain power - Pub Quiz (PQ)! Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:40AMNot good when it comes to IQ? Never mind, an alternative cerebral certificate is being offered for boasting purposes - Pub Quiz (PQ) intelligence.
Newest measure of brain power - Pub Quiz (PQ)! Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:48AMLondon, Feb 27 : Not good when it comes to IQ? Never mind, an alternative cerebral certificate is being offered for boasting purposes - Pub Quiz (PQ) intelligence.
You may have a high IQ – but how do you score for PQ (Pub Quiz)? Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 6:15PMNEVER mind your IQ; general-knowledge geniuses can now boast a new measure of brain power – PQ.
Cy Grant: Pioneer for black British actors Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 6:07PMCy Grant has died after a brief illness at the age of 90. He was the first black person to appear regularly on British factual television.
Go-ahead looms for £400m Scottish power line Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:46PMThe go-ahead for a £400m power line supported by 600 pylons is expected to be given by the Scottish government in the next few weeks.
Bridget Jones: the TV show? Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 7:36AMNBC and Working Title plan TV adaptations of UK company's library, which includes Bridget Jones movies and Billy Elliot Bridget Jones, Billy Elliot and Nanny McPhee are characters already well-known to cinema-goers. The ambition of Hollywood studio NBC Universal and its UK subsidiary Working Title is bring them to TV as well in a series of drama adaptations. Last week NBC Universal International ...
'Broadband grants' for homes plea Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 5:57AMRural homes that cannot get broadband should get a grant to pay for cables to be laid, says a countryside lobby group.
Friday's news and tips Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:06AM■ Lloyds Banking joined sector peers Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland in reporting better than expected full-year figures. ■ Outsourcing group Serco has increased the dividend by a quarter as it ramped up profits by almost a third in 2009 and ended the year with a record order book.
The Editors Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:27AMWhy the BBC has interviewed RBS but not Lloyds
Scottish Business Briefing - Friday 26 February, 2010 Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:07AMWELCOME to scotsman.com's Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today.
BBC under fire over £2bn spent on three building projects Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:42AMRedevelopment of Broadcasting House – which is £55m over budget – one of two schemes criticised by National Audit Office The National Audit Office today criticised the BBC for spending £2bn on three major building projects, including the redevelopment of its Broadcasting House HQ in London, without "clear assessments of the intended benefits" in terms of value for money. The BBC ended up ...
News pilot schemes may get more funds Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:40AMDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport to provide extra £7m for replacement ITV pilots in Scotland, Wales and England The government is understood to be planning to increase the funding for replacement ITV regional news pilots in Scotland, Wales and England. According to an insider close to the negotiations over the news pilot contracts, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has ...
ITV's Julie Etchingham wins RTS presenter of the year Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:40AMSky News and BBC1's 10pm news bulletin also win prizes at Royal Television Society journalism awards ITV's Julie Etchingham won presenter of the year at the Royal Television Society journalism awards last night, where there were also prizes for Sky News and BBC1's 10pm news bulletin. Etchingham beat the BBC's David Dimbleby and Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy to the presenter prize ...
YOU ARE HERE: Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:01AMAn HIV-positive man in Scotland has been sentenced to ten years in jail after been convicted of infecting one female partner with HIV and having unprotected sex with three other women without disclosing his HIV status.
Scots broadcaster STV unveils iPhone app Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:46AMCentral Scotland's ITV franchise STV plans to launch a iPhone application next month promising a mix of text reports and video content. STV, which broadcasts a mix of national and local content and news via terrestrial and satellite television, also plans to bring the STV Player catchup TV service, similar to ITV Player , to smartphones and handheld devices.
Old Firm ref not phased by furore Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:30AMReferee Dougie McDonald insists the row over the standard of match officials will have no influence on his handling of Sunday's Old Firm derby.
RBS results: Good news for taxpayers? Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:12AMWith a massive 84% stake in Royal Bank of Scotland, UK taxpayers have a lot riding on the performance of the bank. So as its biggest shareholders, how concerned should we be about RBS's £3.6bn annual loss?