STV
STV’s broadcasting business incorporates two licences – one for the north of Scotland and one for central Scotland. Together, these services produce dedicated regional programming to over three and a half million viewers across Scotland each week.
STV’s wide range of programming reflects Scotland’s distinctive political, legal, educational, cultural and sporting institutions via news, current affairs and non-news programming, including original drama and factual documentaries.
News is at the heart of both services, with STV News bringing viewers live, comprehensive and up-to-the-minute news from across the region with regular evening news programmes and bulletins throughout the day. STV also broadcasts local split bulletins within the evening news programmes and these five-minute bulletins are often the most popular part of the shows. Over the past five years, STV’s news programmes have seen a 13% increase in viewing share. STV’s news services have a comprehensive online service at stv.tv/news.
Broadcasting since 1957, STV produces a rich and varied range of genre including cutting edge drama, special election programming and original documentary. Recent productions include a six-part factual series on the history of the Highlands, which was presented by John Michie and outperformed the Network by 39% on average. STV also recently broadcast Scottish produced dramas, BAFTA-winning High Times and Cracked. STV regularly opts out of the Network schedule, for example every evening at 5.30pm the station broadcasts a topical magazine show entitled the five thirty show.
STV’s headquarters are in Glasgow on the banks of the Clyde. STV’s licence for the STV North of Scotland was granted in 1961 and is the largest transmission area of any ITV licensee. STV North is based in Aberdeen, with news studios in Dundee and Inverness covering Tayside, North Fife, the Highlands and Islands.
STV Productions
STV Productions is a major player in the UK and international television production industry, with an excellent track record in drama, children’s factual and entertainment. STV Productions, together with its sister company, Ginger Productions, has produced a wide range of programmes for a variety of networks including top quality drama like Taggart and Rebus for ITV1, high profile factual programming for ITV1 and ITV2 including Jack Osbourne - Adrenaline Junkie, and DNA Stories with Lorraine Kelly for Sky Real Lives.
STV Productions three global super-brands, Taggart, Rebus and Jack Osbourne Adrenaline Junkie, have sold successfully into over 100 territories worldwide.
stv.tv
stv.tv has a compelling proposition of full UK national programming - with the same online content rights as ITV.com - supported by rich local Scottish content. The site offers a best-in-class video experience for simulcast, catch-up and archive viewing through our technology partnership with Brightcove. STV’s website is constantly improving, with visitor numbers increasing and additional rich content being constantly uploaded and managed by a talented and experienced dedicated digital team.
Solutions
Solutions, STV’s production resources division, is the home of some of the UK broadcasting industry’s best talent and leading edge facilities. A business with a strong external focus, it has the capability to be responsive to the rapidly-changing broadcast environment, delivering a flexible and innovative approach to outside broadcasts, studio operations, post-production, corporate events and TV commercial production.
