BBC Alba

BBC Alba
TV channel
reception	analog terrestrial , cable & satellite
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Start of transmission	September 19, 2008
owner	BBC and MG Alba
Broadcaster	BBC Scotland
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BBC Alba is a Scottish Gaelic digital television channel jointly owned by the BBC and MG Alba. The television channel was launched on September 19, 2008 and is on the air 7 hours a day. The term Alba means "Scotland" in Scottish Gaelic. This television channel is unique in that it is broadcast under a partnership license with the BBC and its programs are entirely and almost all produced in Scotland. The TV channel can be received free in Scotland and in the rest of Great Britain on Sky , Freesat , Virgin Media , BBC iPlayer and TVPlayer. BBC Alba has an average weekly audience rating of 637,000 people over the age of 16 in Scotland. BBC Alba had 4.1 million viewers on BBC iPlayer between 2012-2013.

History of origin

In 2007, the BBC Trust talks began for a Gaelic digital service in cooperation with the Gaelic Media Service (English: Gaelic Media Service ). In November of that year Audience Council Scotland agreed that it would endorse such a service. The BBC Trust should ensure that the digital terrestrial television and the already existing "Gaelic-speaking zone" of the programs of the BBC Scotland continued after the launch. On January 28th, the BBC Trust finally gave the go-ahead for the Gaelic-language television channel.

Opening of the television channel

The television channel began its first broadcast on satellite at 9:00 pm on September 19, 2008 with a music video by the Runrig group and a remake of their popular song "Alba". This was followed by a live " Cèilidh " from Skye , presented by Mary Ann Kennedy. This was followed at 9:30 p.m. with a comedy called Eilbheas (Elvis), starring Greg Hemphill as Elvis Presley. At 10:30 pm a drama documentary by Peter Manuel entitled "Deireah an Uilc" (The End of Evil), produced by STV Productions, aired. The opening evening closed with the second part of the "Cèilidh" of Skye.

The opening night aired simultaneously on BBC Two Scotland between 9:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. A launch celebration was held at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh to mark the launch of the television channel, which was covered by the new broadcaster's news program An Là (The Day).

Acceptance and reception of the new television channel

A study commissioned for the new television channel found that 650,000 people in Scotland had watched BBC Alba a week in the first two months since it opened, even though it could only be received by a third of the population. After the BBC Trust had checked the TV channel again and a recommendation was also received from Audience Council Scotland, the BBC Trust decided on December 27, 2009 to broadcast the TV channel on "Freeview" in large parts of Scotland. In 2010 the service was digitized and broadcast beyond the core area of ​​the Gaelic-speaking areas, so that around 250,000 Scots could receive the program. Since June 8th 2011 the program can be received across Scotland. Virgin Media (Scotland only) began broadcasting on May 18, 2011 and BBC Alba can be received in Scotland via Virgin Media and Sky (since November 6, 2012).

Transmission range

BBC Alba is broadcast from Pacific Quay in Glasgow. BBC Alba is broadcast via satellite on Freesat and Sky for seven hours a day in the UK. The cable provider is Virgin Media and Freeview is the digital terrestrial provider for all of Scotland. Programs can also be viewed live on the Internet through the service of BBC iPlayer. Some programs are available seven days after they have been broadcast.

financing

BBC Scotland and MG Alba are funding the program. MG Alba, in turn, is funded by the Scottish and UK governments. The BBC spent £ 8 million on the television channel, of which £ 5 million was spent on the program. 2011/12 MG Alba spends the majority of its budget (12.4 million in 2008/09) on the Gaelic-speaking digital service.

Location of the transmitter

BBC Alba owns four studios in Scotland, namely in Stornoway , Glasgow , Inverness and Portree . The head office and responsible management is on Lewis in Stornoway, while the news broadcasts are based in Inverness. A short recorded program Dè Tha Dol (How are you) is produced in Stornoway and is broadcast daily at 7:55 p.m. The BBC Scotland headquarters on Pacific Quay in Glasgow is responsible for broadcasting the programs. The first minister, Alex Salmond, opened the new BBC Alba studio in Portree in August 2008, where a message for the launch of the channel was recorded.

Program content

BBC Alba combines television, radio and online programming. The station tries to have a positive influence on all branches, increasingly also in the artistic and technical areas. The economic area is to be expanded and parents are to be encouraged to take an interest in Gaelic-language education in the media. One tries, therefore, to please the adult Gaelic speakers and Gaelic learners and to consolidate their use of the language. The program content is intended to promote positive attitudes towards Gaelic and to support the acquisition and maintenance of the language. As a result, BBC Alba broadcasts more sports than other channels, with over three hours of football , rugby and shinty a week. A 30-minute news program An Là is also broadcast every day. Children's programs are dubbed in Gaelic.

broadcasts

MG Alba and the BBC have announced that there will be around 90 minutes of new television material every day. The station shows news, breaking news, sports, drama, documentaries, entertainment, education, religion and children's programs. All of these programs are broadcast daily between 5 p.m. and midnight. Two hours of children's programs are broadcast daily (between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.). The Eòrpa program and the children's magazine Dè a-nis? (What Now?) Is broadcast on Thursday evenings on both BBC Alba and BBC Two Scotland. The news program, An Là , airs for half an hour at 8 p.m. with Angela Maclean and Iain Maclean. Spòrs on Saturday evening sums up the sporting events of the week. A program for learning Gaelic "Speaking our Language" will be shown at 7.30 pm. Derek Mackay hosts the weekly talk show Cnag na Cùise .

Subtitling

Most adult programs on BBC Alba have English subtitles. Live broadcasts and news are usually not subtitled. Children's programs are synchronized and are not subtitled. English dialogues are not subtitled in Gaelic.

Web links

• Official website
• News in Scottish Gaelic

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Launch date for Gaelic TV channel ". BBC News. 2008-08-13. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
2. ^ "Commissioning - BBC Alba". BBC. 2009-10-12. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
3. ^ "Trust approves BBC Alba carriage on Freeview". BBC Trust. 21 December 2010.
4. ↑ http://www.mgalba.com/downloads/reports/annual-report-12-13.pdf
5. ^ "Audience Council Scotland - Meetings". BBC. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
6. ^ "Viewer figure boost for Gaelic TV". BBC News. 2008-10-27. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
7. ^ "Trust approves BBC Alba carriage on Freeview". BBC. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
8. ^ "BBC Alba to Begin Broadcasting on Virgin TV". allmediascotland. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
9. ^ "The BBC Executive's Review and Assessment" (PDF). Annual Report and Accounts 2011/12. BBC. 2012. pp. 2-64. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
10. ^ "MG Alba - Frequently Asked Questions". MG Alba. 2009-09-19. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
11. ↑ "MG Alba Fios Naidheachd". Mgalba.com. 2008-09-19. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
12. ^ "Media Briefing". www.scotland.gov.uk. August 25, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
13. ^ Ferguson, David. "Scottish clubs agree to BBC Alba showing ten games live - Scotsman.com Sport". Sport.scotsman.com. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
14. ↑ "Alba Eòrpa (English)". BBC. Retrieved March 23, 2010