Advanced Television

scotland

Carling announced as Official Beer of the SPFL

The SPFL and Molson Coors can have announced a new partnership that sees Carling unveiled as the Official Beer of the Scottish Professional Football League. The partnership will run until at least the end of Season 2026/27 and will see the Carling brand represented at league matches and every round of the Premier Sports Cup. […]

October 7, 2024

Valentine named Director of BBC Scotland

The BBC has appointed journalist and editorial leader Hayley Valentine as its new Director in Scotland. She brings a  range of experience to her new role from both inside the BBC and working in the independent production sector in Scotland. Since joining the BBC in 1996, Valentine has been Executive Producer of BBC Question Time, […]

October 1, 2024

BBC Scotland to air 2024 Scottish Masters Football

For the second season running, the BBC has secured live television rights for the Scottish Masters which this year is being hosted by Aberdeen’s P&J Live arena. Scottish footballing legends from Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee and Rangers, will compete in the six-a-side competition on November 14th. The Aberdeen team will be captained by Russell Anderson, Dundee […]

September 23, 2024

ITV to air NI, Scotland Nations League games

ITV will show the upcoming Men’s Scotland and Northern Ireland Nations League fixtures, free to air, following a deal with Viaplay. Scotland vs Poland will air live and free to air at 19:30 on ITV4 and ITVX on September 5th. Scotland’s second match in League A of the Nations League, Portugal vs Scotland, will air […]

September 4, 2024By Nik Roseveare

STV H1 revenue up 20%

STV, the Scottish media group, has reported that total revenue rose by 20 per cent to £90.4 million (€107.2m) in H1 2024 (compared to H1 2023) and adjusted operating profit increased by 33 per cent to £10.6 million.. Studios revenue was up 38 per cent with improved forward order book of £101 million. Broadcast revenue […]

September 3, 2024

Scottish spaceport hit by rocket explosion

Scotland’s SaxaVord Spaceport suffered an explosion on August 19th, when Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) conducted a ‘hot fire’ test of its first stage of its rocket. RFA was testing its nine–engine first stage at the Unst, Shetland launch pad when it suffered an anomaly. RFA said no–one was injured in the explosion and the launch […]

August 20, 2024By Chris Forrester

Premier Sports launching The Scottish Football Social Club

This weekend Premier Sports will broadcast the first of 20 live and exclusive matches from the Scottish Premiership this season. It marks the start of a five season deal with the SPFL to screen matches from the country’s top men’s league. Tony Docherty’s Dundee side will welcome Steven Naismith’s Hearts team to the Scot Foam […]

August 9, 2024

Eighth season of Our Lives commissioned by BBC

Two sisters aiming to strike a deal to host a charity football match with big name stars from the Wales Euro 2016 squad, amateur darts players competing in a local pub league, and a GP who communicates with seals all feature in the new Our Lives season. Following the success of past seasons, Our Lives […]

August 9, 2024

Rangers’ Champions League qualifier on BBC

BBC Scotland will have full live television coverage of the second leg of Rangers’ tie against Dynamo Kyiv in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. The broadcaster will show the match on August 13th on the BBC Scotland channel and on iPlayer as Rangers set their sights on progressing to the play-off stage. […]

August 6, 2024

Premier Sports expands Premier Sports Cup coverage

Premier Sports has announced it will show an extra 25 group stage matches from the Premier Sports Cup from the start of the new season. The extra games will be streamed live on the Premier Sports streaming service, which costs £15.99 per month in the UK and forms part of a new three-year agreement between […]

July 3, 2024