Select committee: Scottish Affairs Committee

Conclusion 10

Fifth Report - Public broadcasting in Scotland Published 2 Mar 2023 Paragraph 55 Addressed to Scotland Office
Conclusion (the committee's words)
While content from BBC Scotland and BBC ALBA is available on BBC iPlayer, the high-profile status of which makes this content more easily discoverable, content from STV will be harder for Scottish viewers to find if STV Player is seen by new global TV platforms as a less important ‘regional’ on-demand 24 Public broadcasting in Scotland service. It is unacceptable that STV’s content should be less accessible to viewers in Scotland due to a lack of regionalisation by internet-enabled TV platforms. The UK Government’s prominence reforms should specifically require that TV platforms being used in Scottish households must carry STV’s on-demand services and feature them prominently.

From: Scottish Affairs Committee, Fifth Report - Public broadcasting in Scotland (HC 1048), paragraph 55, 2 March 2023

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