The SPFL Trust has announced the appointment of finance and governance leader Charles Barnett as its new chair, as the charity continues to expand its impact across communities in Scotland through the power of football. Experienced non-exec director Barnett takes over from Bernadette Malone, who steps down after five years as chair. During her tenure, […]
Ookla has analysed mobile connectivity across local authorities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and presented data based on its Speedtest Intelligence data from 2024 Q1 to Q3 2024 and 2025 Q1 to Q3 UK-wide median mobile download speed rose 15 per cent year-on-year to 63.03 Mbps in 2025 while upload speeds improved from […]
The BBC has announced new funding and commissioning plans to build on the success of shows such as Blue Lights, Death Valley (pictured) and Only Child. The plans will see the broadcaster double spend on commissioning new shows for TV and BBC iPlayer that reflect stories in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – from c£50 […]
Orbex Express Launch is a would-be rocket launcher which operates the SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland. It is also developing a small rocket called Prime. The UK government has reversed a financial investment in Orbex, seemingly unhappy with further delays to its launch plans. The investment round is somewhat complicated. In January the UK government invested […]
Scottish football’s three senior bodies have agreed a seven-figure deal with UK-based software firm HALO as Official Technology Partner. Brokered by Scottish Football Marketing, the landmark agreement is the first joint sponsorship to include each of the Scottish FA, the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and the Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL). The three-year partnership […]
The BBC’s debut episode of The Celebrity Traitors is now the biggest unscripted title on Broadcaster VoD ever. Episode 1 is the biggest single episode on TV so far this year with 14.8 million views (28 days) and The Celebrity Traitors has now become the biggest Unscripted title across the entire market in the UK […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]