Summary
THE planned Gaelic digital channel might launch this autumn without the BBC being part of it amid fears that it is the only way to prevent the service being postponed until well into next year.
Though the BBC was supposed to launch the GBP16 million channel with the Gaelic Media Service (GMS) this year, months of deadlocked negotiations have left too little time to get over the bureaucratic hurdles required for a BBC licence in time for the autumn deadline.See the full content of this document
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Gbp16m Gaelic Digital Channel Threatens to Launch Without Bbc Backing As Deadlock Angers Independent Producers Bbc: Education
The channel's name and governance structure are still not agreed, the BBC is unable to start preparing the news service until the BBC Trust approves the channel, and it is understood that no new programmes have been commi...
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