1999 in Scottish television

Events

January

  • 20 January – The UK government says no political pressure was applied to the BBC over its decision not to give Scotland a separate version of the Six O'Clock News.[1]

February

  • No events.

March

  • No events.

April

  • 30 April – Launch of the digital channel S2, the Scottish equivalent of ITV2.

May

June

July

  • No events.

August

  • No events.

September

  • No events.

October

November

  • 8 November – Border Television drops its famous 'chopsticks' logo which it had used since it launched in 1961 when it adopts the ITV 'hearts' idents.[3]

December

  • No events.

Debuts

BBC

Television series

Ending this year

Deaths

  • 1 October – Lena Zavaroni, 35, child singer and television presenter

See also

References

  1. "BBC 'not pressured' over Scottish Six". BBC News. BBC. 20 January 1999. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. McVeigh, Karen (8 May 1999). "BBC get viewers' votes and win by a landslide". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. Ident Central - Border Television
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