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Gaelic Digital Service (Gaelic:Seirbheis Didseataich Gàidhlig) is an upcoming Scottish Gaelic language television channel. The channel will launch in September 2008.[1]
It will broadcast throughout the UK on satellite (Sky & Freesat) and cable from launch. Subject to review by the BBC Trust, it will be broadcast on Freeview, in Scotland only, from the digital switchover (2010). The channel is being funded by the Gaelic Media Service and the BBC.
Gaelic Media Service and the BBC will run the channel in partnership. Gaelic programming on BBC Two Scotland is to continue at least until the Digital switchover. The Gaelic Digital Service will also include BBC Radio nan Gàidheal and online content.
The channel is to start broadcasting in September 2008.[2]
[edit] Content
The new Gaelic Digital Service, which will combine television, radio and on-line programme content, is anticipated to have a positive impact at many levels including increasing artistic and technical skills, extending economic opportunities, simulating parents' interest in Gaelic education, appealing to and serving the adult learners and strengthening Gaelic usage in extremely important media. It holds significant potential to assist with the development of positive attitudes to the acquisition and transmission of Gaelic.
[edit] Programming
Gaelic Media Service and the BBC have announced that around 1.5 hour of television content daily will be new material. An outline schedule in the service proposition submitted to the BBC Trust in 2007 included the following genres:
| Genre |
No, days shown |
Days |
duration Daily(hrs) |
notes |
| Children's |
5 |
Mon-Fri |
1 |
includes programmes like De a-Nis? |
| News |
5 |
Mon-Fri |
0.45 |
Broadcast 3 times a day. Including Weather reports. |
| Sport |
5 |
Mon, Thu-Sun |
1.30-2 |
|
| Lifestyle |
5 |
Mon-Fri |
1- 1.30 |
|
| Music |
2 |
Wed, Sun |
1.30-4 |
|
| Religion |
1 |
Sun |
2.30 |
|
| Education |
2 |
Tues, Sat |
1-4 |
includes learning resources for Learners of Gaelic |
| Factual |
3 |
Tue, Thu,Sun |
4 |
Source:BBC trust Note: these are only Guidelines on what the schedule will be like.
[edit] Funding
The channel will be funded by the Gaelic Media Service, which is financed by the Scottish Government, and BBC Scotland.
The BBC's existing spend is £3.2 million on radio content and £2.1 million for TV and online. The BBC will contribute an additional £2.5 million to the new channel. (BBC figures exclude distribution costs.) The Gaelic Media Service will apply the majority of its budget (£12.4 million in 2008/09) to the Gaelic Digital Service.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Gaelic digital TV channel debated", bbc.co.uk, 29 August 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/local/alba_eng.shtml
[edit] External links
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