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BGonaSTICK · 02-07-07, 01:33 PM

The Scottish National Party (SNP) says it is still fighting for an independent Scottish broadcasting corporation. Councillor James Dornan, SNP spokesperson on culture and sport for Glasgow City Council, says in a letter to The Scotsman that just last Thursday he put a motion to Glasgow City Council supporting the idea of both this and, as an interim measure, the creation of a Scottish Six (news at 6pm).

Mr Dornan says the SNP believes that Scotland deserves the chance to hear, see and broadcast Scottish, UK and international news from a Scottish perspective. The SNP also believes that Scotland should have the opportunity to buy in programmes that the people of Scotland want to see and not “just have them foisted on us from afar”.

According to the SNP, BBC Scotland does not get back a fair share of the licence revenues paid to the BBC, nor does it receive a fair share of programming in Scotland. The SNP argues that programming and news broadcasting have declined rapidly over the past few years in Scotland. It says that “If Scotland had control of our own broadcasting there is also no doubt there would be more jobs created in this highly paid and high quality industry.”

Source: The Scotsman via Media Network Weblog

Analoguesat · 02-07-07, 01:37 PM

Any organisation that can churn out the pap called River City doesnt deserve to make more programmes

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BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	SNP still fighting for an independent Scottish broadcasting corporation The Scottish National Party (SNP) says it is still fighting for an independent Scottish broadcasting corporation. Councillor James Dornan, SNP spokesperson on culture and sport for Glasgow City Council, says in a letter to The Scotsman that just last Thursday he put a motion to Glasgow City Council supporting the idea of both this and, as an interim measure, the creation of a Scottish Six (news at 6pm). Mr Dornan says the SNP believes that Scotland deserves the chance to hear, see and broadcast Scottish, UK and international news from a Scottish perspective. The SNP also believes that Scotland should have the opportunity to buy in programmes that the people of Scotland want to see and not “just have them foisted on us from afar”. According to the SNP, BBC Scotland does not get back a fair share of the licence revenues paid to the BBC, nor does it receive a fair share of programming in Scotland. The SNP argues that programming and news broadcasting have declined rapidly over the past few years in Scotland. It says that “If Scotland had control of our own broadcasting there is also no doubt there would be more jobs created in this highly paid and high quality industry.” Source: The Scotsman via Media Network Weblog __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

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