Scottish Broadcasting Commission

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The Scottish Broadcasting Commission (Scottish Gaelic: Coisisean craolaidh na h-Alba, Scots: Scots Braidcastin Commeesion) was established by the Scottish Government in August 2007.^[1] Its purpose is to conduct an independent investigation into television production and broadcasting in Scotland, and to define a strategic way forward for the industry. All commissioners are to be unpaid.

Members[]

The commission is to be chaired by Blair Jenkins, former Head of News and Current Affairs at BBC Scotland and former Director of Broadcasting at STV.

The ordinary members are:

• Chris Ballance, former Green MSP, playwright, member of the Scottish Society of Playwrights and the Writers' Guild of Great Britain
• , former BBC National Governor for Scotland and Chairman of the Broadcasting Council for Scotland
• Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, former Conservative MP, former Lord Advocate, convener of the Fraser Inquiry
• Murray Grigor, writer and film director
• Henry McLeish, former Labour First Minister
• Ray Michie, Baroness Michie of Gallanach, a Gaelic-speaker and a member of An Comunn Gàidhealach, former Vice-Chairman of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
• Professor Seona Reid, Director of Glasgow School of Art and former Director of the Scottish Arts Council
• Elaine C Smith, actress
• David Wightman, chief executive of computer games company Edgies, member of the

The Scottish Broadcasting Commission published their final report on the Morning of 8 September 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

See also[]

• Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland

References[]

External links[]

• final report

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