{"id":635761,"date":"2025-12-16T09:30:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/635761\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T09:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:30:25","slug":"regulator-proposes-to-accept-stv-plan-for-retaining-news-services-in-north-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/635761\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulator \u2018proposes to accept\u2019 STV plan for retaining news services in north \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The broadcasting regulator \u201cproposes to accept\u201d new proposals from STV which will see the retention of some news services in the north of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">STV bosses previously announced plans to replace its central belt and north of Scotland news programmes with a single show from Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">However, the broadcaster says its plans for a new STV News At 6 programme will contain some dedicated news output for viewers in the north.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It stresses that news-gathering operations will continue on the ground in all its existing sites, across Aberdeen, Inverness, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/uk\/sunderland-warn-of-catastrophic-consequences-if-homes-built-near-stadium-3Y635GNEIVJZFNI7LLPKHWPZUY\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Sunderland warn of &#x2018;catastrophic consequences&#x2019; if homes built near stadium\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/V2IOA2VFVJNX5L2MKCUGBEWXVQ.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/uk\/jamie-lee-curtis-among-stars-paying-tribute-to-rob-and-michele-reiner-GBACRG2PCVMB7GNN26I7OYO3NU\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Jamie Lee Curtis among stars paying tribute to Rob and Michele Reiner\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/XS2DOSMVRRI3TE5GJWTMP6365I.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">And while the STV News At 6 programme will be produced and presented from Glasgow about 30% of the programme in the north will be specific to the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Broadcasting regulator Ofcom is now consulting on the changes but has said it proposes to accept STV\u2019s request to make changes to its licence for the north\u00a0and central Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It comes just over a week after journalists at STV voted for strike action in a dispute over the proposals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">STV CEO Rufus Radcliffe said: \u201cSTV is an iconic Scottish business with a brilliant schedule of programmes for viewers which delivers unrivalled mass reach for advertisers. We\u2019re incredibly proud of what we do, and we have a clear strategy in place to ensure our continued contribution to Scotland\u2019s creative economy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cBusinesses cannot stand still when their industry is changing and when consumers are changing their behaviour fundamentally and at pace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cViewing habits have transformed and we must adapt and provide the services that people demand, and ensure that we are a future-facing, commercially sustainable business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He continued: \u201cWe have had valuable ongoing dialogue with Ofcom and considered very carefully the changes we need to put in place, and we are pleased the regulator proposes to accept this plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe model presented will enable the continued delivery of high-quality news that we are proud of and will see STV realise its digital news ambitions, serving viewers across Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The broadcasting regulator \u201cproposes to accept\u201d new proposals from STV which will see the retention of some news&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":635762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,918,4884,2452,196178,410,111284,196179,712,113464,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-635761","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-glasgow","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-media","12":"tag-north-of-scotland","13":"tag-ofcom","14":"tag-regulators","15":"tag-rufus-radcliffe","16":"tag-scotland","17":"tag-stv","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115728551147346928","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=635761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/635762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=635761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=635761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=635761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}