Ofcom Delay Is Latest Blow to Launch of Gaelic Channel Television: Digital Move Television: Digital Move Complaints From Independent Producers Could Derail Bbc-Based Plans

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BEHIND the distinguished words and the cheer at the grand opening of BBC Scotland's new Glasgow headquarters at Pacific Quay last week, controller Ken MacQuarrie could have a crisis on his hands.

The Beeb's man in Scotland hardly had a good run-in to the opening, thanks to the recent row over the massive drop in network commissions, public criticism from the directorgeneral about the quality of Scottish programming proposals, the controversy over television fakery and forced apologies to the SNP for getting the facts about devolution wrong on air.

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Ofcom Delay Is Latest Blow to Launch of Gaelic Channel Television: Digital Move Television: Digital Move Complaints From Independent Producers Could Derail Bbc-Based Plans

Now MacQuarrie's plans for a Gaelic television channel have taken another severe hit after the regulator Ofcom said it would need an extra three weeks to look into the unexpected negative responses to its market impact assessment of the service.

The cause is not a fresh breakdown in relations between BBC Scotland and its funding partner the Gaelic Media Service (GMS),...

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