UK pubcaster BBC has committed to invest £20 million (US$24.9 million) in its services across Scotland, including the launch of a new channel.
Slated to launch in 2018, BBC Scotland will broadcast every evening from 7 p.m. until midnight with a particular focus on factual and dramatic content. The new channel will also be made available online and via iPlayer in HD across Scotland and the UK.
BBC Scotland will also work in partnership with the creative sector, other national institutions and other broadcasters to produce and acquire content, while also collaborating with other BBC television channels to offer additional content.
The BBC’s investment consists of $24 million in the Scottish linear channel and in digital developments, plus an additional $1.5 million into BBC Alba, which airs programming in the Gaelic language. Together with existing funding, the channel will have an initial budget of more than $37 million.
