STV2
 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Aberdeen,Ayr,Dundee,Edinburgh,Glasgow |
| Headquarters | Pacific Quay,Glasgow |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | STV Group plc |
| Sister channels | STV |
| History | |
| Launched | 23 April 2017 |
| Replaced | STV Glasgow STV Edinburgh |
| Closed | 1 July 2018(1 year, 69 days) |
| Replaced by | That's TV Scotland |
| Former names | "STV City" |
| Links | |
| Website | stv |
| Availability (at time of closure) | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 8 |
| Streaming media | |
| STV Player | Watch live |
| . | Catch up (STV regions only) |
STV2was a Britishlocal televisionnetwork in Scotland, operating five city-based TV licences servingGlasgow,Edinburgh,Dundee,AberdeenandAyr.It was owned and operated bySTV Group plc.
Initially broadcast as two separate stations –STV GlasgowandSTV Edinburgh– the launch of three local licences inAberdeen,DundeeandAyrled to the launch of a single networked service on 24 April 2017.[1][2]In May 2018, it was announced that STV2 would shut down at the end of June 2018 as part of a strategic review. It closed on 30 June 2018.[3]
Overview
[edit]In January 2013, the broadcast regulatorOfcomannouncedSTVhad been awarded two licences to broadcast local TV services in theGlasgowandEdinburghareas for a twelve-year period.[4]The broadcaster pledged to run the channels in partnership withGlasgow Caledonian UniversityandEdinburgh Napier Universityrespectively.[5]
Coinciding with a group-wide revamp,STV Glasgowbegan broadcasting at 6.30pm on Monday 2 June 2014, with the first edition of its flagship evening magazine programme,The Riverside Show.[6]STV Edinburghfollowed at 7pm on Monday 12 January 2015, launching with the first edition ofThe Fountainbridge Show.
In March 2015, STV won three further local TV licences for the Aberdeen, Dundee and Ayr areas[7]under the working titles ofAround Aberdeen,View from the BridgesandAyrshire Today.No other bids were received for the three services.
The majority of STV2's programming was produced and broadcast from STV's headquarters atPacific Quayin Glasgow. Unlike the main STV channel, where transmission originates in-house, playout and presentation were provided by Comux, the local TV multiplex operator, at its operations centre in Birmingham.[8]
Programming
[edit]The five local TV services under theSTV2banner carried a single schedule of networked programming.
STV Newsaired bespoke half-hour bulletins for STV2 at 1pm and 10pm alongside a simulcast of the Edinburgh edition ofSTV News at Six.The network's flagship news programme,STV News Tonightaired each weeknight at 7pm and incorporated Scottish, UK and international news.[1]The half-hour programme, presented byHalla Mohieddeen,was produced in partnership withITN.[9]
Non-news programmes for the channel included the early evening magazineLive at Five,Peter & Roughie's Football Show,Scottish Politics This Week,documentary seriesThe People's History Showand chat shows includingMy Life in Ten PicturesandThe Late Show with Ewen Cameron.Acquired programming included the Irish soapFair Cityand Finnish dramaBlack Widows.Archive content included popular Scottish soapTake the High Roadand crime dramaTaggart.
List of programmes
[edit]- Black Widows
- Bodo
- Britain by Bike
- Fair City
- Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course
- Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Home Cooking
- Jak and Eddie's Scottish Kitchen
- Julie and Jimmy's Hot Woks
- The Late Show with Ewen Cameron
- Liberty's Great American Cookbook
- Live at Five
- Medics of the Glen
- Murder at 9
- My Life in Ten Pictures
- Off the Beaten Track
- On Weir's Way with David Hayman
- The People's History Show
- Peter & Roughie's Football Show
- Peter & Roughie's Saturday Football Show
- Scottish Politics This Week
- STV News Tonight
- Taggart
- Take the High Road
- Take Me
- Royal Upstairs Downstairs
- Secret State
- Scotland's City Safari
- Weir's Way
Closure
[edit]STV announced in May 2018 that STV2 would close at the end of the following month due to low viewership and anticipated competition from theBBC Scotland channelset to launch in February 2019. The closure of STV2 resulted in the loss of 25 jobs with a further 34 cut in a reorganisation of STV's news output.[3]The channel's broadcasting licences were sold to That's Media, owners of theThat's TVnetwork of local television stations.[10]STV2 closed on 1 July 2018 after midnight, and its replacement, That's TV Scotland, launched on 15 October 2018.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ab"STV to launch integrated Scottish and international news show".STV News.STV. 21 September 2016.Retrieved21 September2016.
- ^"STV announces launch date for new channel, STV2".STV Group plc.STV. 10 April 2017.Retrieved10 April2017.
- ^ab"STV2 axed as broadcaster cuts 59 jobs".BBC News: Scotland.16 May 2018.Retrieved16 May2018.
- ^"Ofcom awards local TV licences in Scotland".Ofcom. 11 January 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 5 November 2013.Retrieved29 April2014.
- ^"STV awarded local television licences for Glasgow and Edinburgh".STV. 11 January 2013.Retrieved29 April2014.
- ^"STV announces Glasgow local TV launch date".a516digital. 31 March 2014.Retrieved29 April2014.
- ^STV wins new local TV licences in Aberdeen, Dundee and Ayr,BBC News, 19 March 2015
- ^Ofcom’s local TV multiplex operator to be based at Innovation Birmingham Campus,Innovation Birmingham Campus, 14 May 2013
- ^"Anchor of flagship STV News Tonight show announced".STV News.STV. 26 January 2017.Retrieved27 January2017.
- ^Glenday, John (16 May 2018)."Struggling STV 2 to be taken off air in online shift".The Drum.Retrieved16 May2018.
- ^"Low key launch for new Scottish channel".a516digital.Retrieved4 January2020.
