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Synchronicity Films, Big Light Productions announce Blue Mountain

Synchronicity Films (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Mayflies, The Cry) and Big Light Productions (Leonardo, The Man in the High Castle) are partnering on Blue Mountain, an ambitious character-driven drama created by writer Anita Vettesse (Grantchester, This Thing of Darkness, River City). The series, a Scottish neo-Western and epic family saga, follows multiple families locked in […]

October 9, 2025

Sky Sports helps SPFL to record turnover

The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) group has distributed £42 million (€48.4m) to clubs, the highest figure in the league’s history, its latest published annual accounts confirm. The accounts reveal total group distributions are up £4.1 million (11 per cent) to £42 million from last year’s £37.9 million. SPFL group income totalled £50.4 million, breaking […]

October 8, 2025

O2, Freshwave enhance mobile coverage in Perth

Residents, businesses, and visitors to Perth city centre in Scotland will benefit from enhanced mobile coverage from O2 with the deployment of six new 4G outdoor small cells. Small cells are technology about the size of a shoe box and used to enhance mobile phone signal in busy areas. Because of their size, they can […]

October 1, 2025

Channel 4 acquires Firecrest Films

Channel 4 has acquired Scottish Indie Firecrest Films through the newly launched Creative Investment Fund. The investment marks the first majority investment from the new Fund, which was announced in May, as part of the channel’s twin-track approach to IP ownership under its Fast Forward strategy.  Firecrest Films is based in Glasgow and was founded by […]

September 16, 2025

SPFL renews deal with EA Sports FC

The SPFL has agreed a new multi-year licensing partnership with EA Sports FC for the largest video games sporting franchise. The deal between the SPFL and EA Sports FC has been announced ahead of the worldwide launch on September 26th. The league continues to be a huge success with footballing fans in the game and […]

September 10, 2025

Virgin Media O2 donates smartphones to help tackle Scotland’s digital divide

Thousands of people experiencing financial hardship across Scotland can now access a free smartphone and mobile data to help them get online, thanks to a new partnership between the Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) network, Virgin Media O2, Hubbub and the Scottish Government.   Through the initiative, Virgin Media O2 has provided 1,200 refurbished smartphones to Citizens […]

September 2, 2025

Space Scotland appoints Nicholson as CEO

An industry-led body that represents Scotland’s space sector has appointed Dr Natasha Nicholson as its new CEO. Nicholson returns to not-for-profit Space Scotland after playing a key role during its formative phase as Cluster Manager. She brings a track record of delivery and stakeholder engagement, alongside scientific expertise and understanding of Scotland’s space ecosystem. Nicholson’s […]

August 6, 2025

ITV News to air Sturgeon interview

ITV News has announced it will be conducting the first in-depth interview with former First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, ahead of the publication of her political memoir, Frankly, in August. Sturgeon, rarely out of the spotlight for both political and personal reasons over the past decade, will be interviewed by ITV News at Ten […]

July 29, 2025

Synchronicity Films options The Good Father

BAFTA-winning and Scottish independent production company Synchronicity Films has secured the screen rights to The Good Father, the masterful new thriller by Liam McIlvanney. A gripping story set on the Ayrshire coast, The Good Father explores the devastating impact of trauma, family secrets and community suspicion when a child goes missing from the beach outside […]

July 17, 2025

Scottish Rugby tests on Premier Sports

Scottish rugby fans can watch full live coverage of Scotland’s two remaining tests on their summer Pacific tour on Premier Sports – with a big fixture against Fiji in the early hours on July 12th (Premier Sports 2 from 3.55am UK – repeated at 8.30am UK). Scotland will play their first game on Fijian soil […]

July 11, 2025