BBC Scotland cuts risk the whole funding model, union chief tells MSPs
Union leaders told a Scottish Parliament committee that BBC Scotland being pushed online without Ofcom's sign-off is "inexplicable", and warned a decade-long funding crisis now threatens the broadcaster's model. Ofcom says the BBC has mapped out only £200m of its £500m savings target.
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- The source published it on Nov 10, 2026 at 12:18 PM.
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Bectu's McGowan-Lowe told MSPs it was
inexplicable
that the BBC Scotland channel could be moved online without approval from the industry regulator Ofcom. He pointed out the channel was used by 80% of adults at least once a week on average last year. The problem, he argued, is money rather than reach:
It is a funding problem, not an audience problem, because the BBC and public broadcasters do a very, very good job.
He traced the
funding crisis
TopicsBBC · Bectu · Ofcom · BBC Scotland · Matt Brittin · Catherine Happer · Cristina Nicolotti Squires · BBC Three
Source: bbc.co.uk
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