Jul 21 2016
The Turkish broadcasting regulator, the RTÜK, has withdrawn the licences of a large number of TV channels and radio stations in the wake of last week’s failed coup d’état to topple the government of president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The RTÜK cancelled the licences of channels it said were found to be associated with the coup […]
Dec 22 2015
Broadcaster STV looks set to win its campaign to secure a more prominent slot on Freeview for its local TV stations. The company runs local TV stations covering Glasgow and Edinburgh and is due to open more. Its stations are currently on Channel 23 – but English local TV stations are on Channel 8. Trade body […]
Mar 26 2014
STV has confirmed it will launch STV HD on satellite at the end of April. From Monday April 28, 2014, the new service will be available for Sky HD subscribers in Glasgow and the west on channel 103, and Sky channel 178 in other areas. Freesat viewers will be able to access STV HD on […]
Sep 17 2013
STV has confirmed that its HD service will officially launch on satellite in April 2014. The Scottish Channel 3 broadcaster confirmed the news on its Twitter account. The news follows confirmation last week from Northern Irish counterpart UTV that its HD service will launch this November. The launch will allow satellite viewers in Central and […]
Jan 11 2013
STV has been awarded both of the two local TV licences available in Scotland by Ofcom. The licences cover Glasgow and Edinburgh respectively. The broadcaster, which also owns the Channel 3 licences covering Central and Northern Scotland, saw off competition from Metro8 and Made Television in both cities, plus CNTV (Glasgow) and Edinburgh News Network. […]
Mar 5 2012
ITV will transform its commercial relationship with STV and UTV after the broadcasters negotiated new Channel 3 networking arrangements. The deals, which are subject to Ofcom approval, will see the Scottish and Northern Irish broadcasters become “affiliates” of the network, meaning they will pay an up-front fee for the rights to broadcast ITV content. Currently, […]
Mar 3 2011
STV has joined a bid submitted by Richard Horwood’s Channel 6 group to adopt Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt’s new UK-wide channel for delivering local TV services. Last month, Channel 6 submitted an expression of interest to Hunt about running the new national channel on Freeview, providing a “backbone” for local services around the UK. STV, […]
Aug 3 2010
STV viewers will reportedly miss out on ITV dramas starring Sir David Jason and Dame Maggie Smith this autumn after the Scottish broadcaster stuck by its controversial scheduling policy. According to The Daily Telegraph, STV is forging ahead with its contentious strategy of ditching high-profile ITV Network dramas in favour of Scottish-focused programming. STV believes […]
Jun 2 2010
STV is to launch its first High Definition service, STVHD, bringing viewers Scotland’s most popular peak time TV schedule in crystal clear clarity, making programmes brighter and sharper than ever before. STVHD will be a completely separate channel on Digital Terrestrial Television/Freeview on channel 51 and on Virgin Media on channel 113. It will be […]
Sep 22 2009
ITV has today launched legal action against Channel 3 licence holder STV to recover £38 million of what it claims are unpaid network budget contributions. According to ITV, STV has failed to honour its “contractual contributions” towards the overall Network Programme Budget, thus leaving an extensive unpaid debt. ITV also indicated that it has been […]
Aug 18 2006
SMG, the owner of the Scottish and Grampian ITV franchises and Virgin Radio, has confirmed that it has received a merger approach from UTV. “SMG confirms that it has received a merger proposal from UTV,” the company said in a statement to the London Stock Exchange this morning. “Under the terms of this proposal, SMG […]
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Aug 25 2016
STV revenues up
Scotland’s STV has reported a 5% increase in revenues to £56.2m, although income from its City TV channels was flat, according to the broadcaster’s latest financial report. During the first six months of 2016, STV saw strong growth in revenue from digital services, with a 25% increase in income led by earnings from its STV […]
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By Expat • STV • Tags: City TV, STV