2007 in Scottish television

none December 2023 2007 Scottish television This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2007. Events January 7 January – Death of television presenter Magnus Magnusson, long-time presenter of the BBC's Mastermind. 8 January – STV launches separate news services for the East and West of the STV Central region, initially as a five-minute opt out within the 6:00 pm edition of Scotland Today on weeknights. STV also launches two editions of North Tonight begin to receive two different programmes - those in the Dundee, Angus, Perthshire and north-east Fife area receive a dedicated bulletin within the main North Tonight programme. 10 January – Scottish Media Group and Belfast-based UTV agree the details of a merger, including a revised share split between the two. UTV will own 54% of the group, while SMG will take the remaining 46%.UTV gains ground in SMG merger negotiations The Business 10 January 2007 http://www.thebusinessonline.com/Document.aspx?id=F1FE66B5-A1D6-414C-B350-94E0A5342A2F 1 May 2012 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes However, the deal is once again rejected at the end of February. April 12 April – SMG Group plc announce plans to sell Virgin Radio, to enable the company to focus on its television station, STV. SMG strategy was 'flawed' The Guardian 12 April 2007 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/apr/12/smg.radio 1 May 2012 Leigh Holmwood May 3 May – Television coverage of the 2007 Scottish Parliament election. June 7 June – The long-running Scottish Six debate over a separate BBC Six O'Clock News bulletin for Scotland is reignited after the Scottish National Party's Pete Wishart writes to the BBC Director General Mark Thompson calling for a Scottish news programme to be introduced.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6731561.stm SNP re-ignites Scottish Six idea BBC BBC News 7 June 2007 4 May 2012 July 18 July – It is announced that the Scottish Premier League has signed a deal with BBC Scotland for non-exclusive television coverage of the league. Two new major broadcasting deals for the SPL Scottish Premier League July 2007 http://www.scotprem.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10002~1075392,00.html 30 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20080104234514/http://www.scotprem.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10002~1075392,00.html 4 January 2008 dead dmy-all August August – The Scottish Government establishes the Scottish Broadcasting Commission to oversee television production and broadcasting in Scotland.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6936082.stm Commission looks at broadcasting BBC BBC News 8 August 2007 4 May 2012 31 August – STV celebrates fifty years on air. September 20 September – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown opens the BBC Scotland's new Pacific Quay studio complex in Glasgow.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7004071.stm Opening ceremony for new BBC HQ BBC BBC News 20 September 2007 4 May 2012 At the opening ceremony BBC Director-General Mark Thompson outlines plans to increase BBC Scotland's content output.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7004263.stm BBC chief in pledge to Scotland BBC BBC News 20 September 2007 4 May 2012 October 26 October – Inaugural meeting of the Scottish Broadcasting Commission. Chaired by Blair Jenkins the Commission hopes to take television in Scotland "to a different level".https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7063045.stm First meeting for broadcast group BBC BBC News 26 October 2007 4 May 2012 December 3 December – News opt-outs for Scotland during GMTV are taken over by MacMillan Media following a long-running dispute between GMTV and STV. Previously STV and Grampian had provided local news coverage during GMTV. Debuts BBC 26 February – The Adventure Show on BBC Two (2007–present) ITV 3 December – GMTV Scotland on STV (2007–2012) Television series Scotsport (1957–2008)Haynes Richard BBC Sport in Black and White 17 November 2016 Springer 978-1-137-45501-7 1 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZM-GDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1 en Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present) Scotland Today (1972–2009) Sportscene (1975–present)Sportscene at 50: Famous faces back for anniversary https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c99mpvzl71ko BBC Sport 20 August 2025 6 August 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250811222945/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c99mpvzl71ko 11 August 2025 live The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present) North Tonight (1980–2009) Taggart (1983–2010)McElroy Ruth Contemporary British Television Crime Drama: Cops on the Box 14 October 2016 Taylor & Francis 978-1-317-16096-0 27 https://books.google.com/books?id=yColDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA27 en Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)Hogmanay favourite Only an Excuse says cheerio. What did you think? https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18979762.excuse-bbc1-scotland-review/ HeraldScotland 31 December 2020 4 November 2021 en River City (2002–2026) Politics Now (2004–2011) VideoGaiden (2005–2008) The Adventure Show (2007–present) That Was The Team That Was (2006–2008) Ending this year 31 December – Still Game (2002–2007; 2016–2019) Deaths 7 January – Magnus Magnusson, 79, broadcaster and presenter 9 February – Ian Richardson, 72, actor See also 2007 in Scotland References 2007 Category:Television in Scotland by year Category:2000s in Scottish television