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Premier Sports bringing Tactical View to Scottish Cup Final

Premier Sports is teaming up with the Scottish FA and augmented broadcast experts Genius Sports to provide viewers with a new viewing experience for the Scottish Cup Final as Aberdeen take on Celtic at Hampden Park on May 24th. Tactical View is the Scottish FA’s stats-driven, on-screen live viewing mode powered by GeniusIQ, designed to […]

May 20, 2025

London O2 hosting AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door; AEW TV shows coming to Scotland

All Elite Wrestling has announced that The O2 in London will host AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door on August 24th, marking the first time AEW has ever held an event at the iconic venue. In addition, AEW will make its Scotland debut for a special dual taping of AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision at OVO Hydro […]

April 15, 2025

BBC scores Scotland, Wales, NI football matches

The BBC has confirmed a deal to broadcast Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland men’s international football matches in the run-up to the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026. Rhodri Talfan Davies, Director of BBC Nations, commented: “I’m absolutely delighted that fans across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will now be able to enjoy live, free-to-air coverage […]

March 7, 2025

Isabel Dalhousie in development with Synchronicity Films

Production company Synchronicity Films (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Mayflies, The Tattooist’s Son: Journey to Auschwitz, The Cry) has optioned the rights to the internationally popular Isabel Dalhousie novels from best-selling author Sir Alexander McCall Smith. Award-winning screenwriter Andrea Gibb (Miss Austen, Mayflies, Elizabeth is Missing) is attached to adapt the novels for television and All3Media […]

March 3, 2025

Scotland: 10th government-funded mast upgrade activated

Ten government-funded mast upgrades have now been activated in Scotland as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) – a programme brokered by the UK government and joint-funded with mobile network operators to improve mobile coverage in rural areas. Across the whole of the UK, 39 masts are now live as part of the SRN. […]

February 26, 2025

Ultrafast broadband goes live on Hebridean islands

The Hebridean islands’ first ultrafast broadband connections are now live in a transformative upgrade by Openreach engineers for the Scottish Government’s ‘Reaching 100% (R100)’ programme. For years, connectivity on the islands has been a challenge due to their location and dispersed populations. Now, the first households and businesses on Tiree can access some of the […]

February 3, 2025

SaxaVord approved by UK’s CAA for 2025 launches

The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted a vertical launch licence to Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), a German rocket company to use the SaxaVord launch site in Scotland. “This is a new era for aerospace and granting the first vertical launch licence from UK soil builds towards a historic milestone for the nation,” the […]

January 20, 2025By Chris Forrester

Navigating the digital age: Strategies for TV industry success

The digital revolution has transformed the media landscape, compelling traditional TV networks to innovate rapidly. With audiences increasingly favoring streaming and on-demand content, understanding digital transformation is crucial for survival. At CreaCon 2024, industry leaders gathered to discuss effective strategies for thriving in this new era. As the digital age unfolds, the television industry finds […]

December 11, 2024

STV “in line” despite ad slump

STV Group, in a trading update, has reported that performance remains “in line with market expectations, despite ongoing weakness in the linear TV advertising and commissioning markets”. The Scottish broadcaster says it continues to trade well, winning commissions despite constrained budgets and delivering for its customers in a continued inflationary environment. The forward orderbook sits […]

November 26, 2024

Sacred Scottish island enters the digital age

Engineers are starting work to give the historic island of Iona – the cradle of Christianity in Scotland – an ultrafast broadband tech boost. A mile off the much bigger Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides, Iona has been in history books since St Columba established a monastery there in the sixth century. It’s […]

November 26, 2024By Colin Mann