I think I will avoid BBC Scotland and STV on Hogmanay and bring in the bells with either Queen + Adam Lambert on BBC 1 England with fireworks from London or Jools' Hootenanny on BBC 2.

Jackie Bird and Phil and Ally really do my box in

I've got my sky box all set up to record Queen and AL on BBC1 NI as they are showing it in HD (as are BBC Wales) Every other BBC region will be showing this concert except BBC Scotland. We have to put up with 'Only An Excuse' which is ironic, because showing something different to the entire UK just because we are in Scotland really is only an excuse!

BBC 1 HD England (without regional news ) are showing the concert too.

I dont know why BBC Scotland dont show the Queen + Adam Lambert concert after the BBC 1 Scotland programme at 12.30 am.

I think next year Still Game will be back I actually think it might be announced at the end of the documentary on Hogmanay. So Hogmanay 2015 could be a new Still Game and Only an Excuse? which would be good

I don't know why the Still Game live show wasn't kept back till tomorrow. I can only assume the BBC thought it was as bad as I thought it was and decided to show it earlier.

The live show was shown on bbc 1 before the DVD was released which was probably part of the terms of the bbc showing it

STV has been going downhill the last few years for the last new hours of Hogmanay and there Hogmanay type show has really gone downhill in the last 5 years or so.
BBC1 Scotland is still ok but even they are not the same as they used to be a few years ago.
Jools' Hootenanny on BBC2 is worth a watch for a sort while every Hogmanay but I could not watch the whole show.

Darren

Only an Excuse has became a shadow of its former self - BBC Scotland need to axe it - i'm all for a Still Game special for new year next year but why can't BBC Scotland repeat Rev I M Jolly that was the best thing to bring in New Year - I only seen a few before Rikki Fulton, BBC Scotland need some new ideas but I can't see STV doing any better they seem to be spending less on doing anything LIVE for Hogmanay its all prerecord why in this day and age STV not doing a LIVE show to bring in New Year, its like the channel hardly has any money to do anything special no matter what its all cheap telly with that lot!

Happy New Year to all - here's the first STV OPT OUT update of 2015:-

THUR. 8TH:-
STV - SCOTLAND TONIGHT, NIGHTSHIFT, NIGHTSCREEN, ITV - Ade At Sea/Gambling/Jeremy Kyle (x2).

FRI. 9TH:-
STV - NIGHTSHIFT, ITV - Gambling/Jeremy Kyle/Nightscreen.

SAT. 10TH:-
STV - NIGHTSHIFT, ITV - Off Their Rockers/Gambling/Jeremy Kyle.

SUN. 11TH:-
STV - NIGHTSHIFT, NIGHTSCREEN, ITV - The Store/Jeremy Kyle/Nightscreen/Jeremy Kyle.

MON. 12TH:-
STV - SCOTLAND TONIGHT, JEREMY KYLE (x2), NIGHTSCREEN, ITV - Gambling/Jeremy Kyle (x2).

TUE. 13TH:-
STV - ANIMAL 999, ITV - River Monsters - 7.30pm primetime.
STV - As Monday, ITV - Secrets From The Sky/Gambling/Loose Women/Jeremy Kyle.

WED. 14TH:-
STV & ITV - As Monday.

THUR. 15TH:-
STV - SCOTLAND TONIGHT, NIGHTSHIFT, NIGHTSCREEN, ITV - Ade At Sea, then as Monday.

FRI. 16TH:-
STV - As Sunday, ITV - Gambling/Jeremy Kyle/Nightscreen.

OPT OUTS still not been shown on STV :-

RIVER MONSTERS (Jan), COUNTRYWISE (Nov/Dec 2014), SECRETS FROM THE SKY (Nov 2014 & currently rpt. on ITV) , HOTEL IN THE CLOUDS (1 off, Nov 2014).

Was a small article in one of the papers a few days ago. I forget the exact numbers but head-to-head BBC One Scotland's Hogmanay show was something like 1.2 million viewers. STV's was 70,000.

My Mother In Law watched it and she said it was dreadful. And no wonder - a prerecorded newsy style programme reminding us of the year instead of an upbeat live entertainment show - a no brainer!

Why does STV bother with a pre-recorded New Year's Eve programme at all instead of broadcasting a live show? UTV stopped doing its pre-recorded New Year's Eve show a few years ago and has, since 2009 (as far as I can remember) shows the ITV schedule on that night.

STV is an utter malignancy. Mind you it'd probably be even worse if there had been a "yes" vote.

They'd have bought up every distinctly Scottish programme going. It would be, ITV in England has Broadchurch, STV would be re running Dr Finlay's Casebook, then STV News at Ten and a double bill of Take The High Road.

Does anyone know if ITV Border Scotland will be on sky and Freesat .
i was not please that ITV Border did not show some STV local programmes such as Scotland Tonight throughout 2014 in southern Scotland . .

I think you can manually tune in STV on your boxes (I don't know how) but I presume you'll find instructions somewhere on the net


Your not missing much on anything "local" as my area STV North has little output other than news - most of STV's programming these days comes from the Clyde (nothing more)

Have you tried contacting both parties ITV (Borders)/STV see if they can come to a compromise on showing programming in your direction?

They already do that (cough cough), well for High Road anyway its on the STV "local" channel STV Glasgow

Its quite simple really - the channel likes to be on the cheap no matter what they "produce" - they been doing "pre records" since the debacle with ITV - They even had a NY Eve prerecord with MEchelle McManus (who again??), if tried to make a half assed attempt at something I would give it a go but whats the point? The channel is going more back in reverse than forwards (OK give the recent reboot of Weirs Way on) the channel isn't producing the drama, let alone half decent regional programming which at times looks as if its been thrown on with dodgy HD or that they make their sets ie Appeal look more like Santa's Grotto, but I forgot this is a channel supposedly in profit but yet can't spend it on making programming or even taking risks on say competing with ITV or (working better with them), selling the programming to other UK channels or selling the programming outwith UK/Scotland - but of course they'll still flog to Joe Public in Scotland the likes of Rebus/Taggart to watch them on their STV Player whilst at same time you think they were brand new episodes! Let alone this is a channel that has also "nightshift" in the small hours repeating dated shows/interviews and friggin flyovers of the 1980's-1990's! (cities have changed since then!), a text line which costs roughly 60-65p (must be making a profit there somewhere) and then let alone if "nightshift" is not on they are barely repeating some ITV programming shown earlier that night but they are more than happy to repeat the likes of Kyle/The Cube on then have "nightscreen" on - surely it be better for them to close at 12am and save all the trouble? (this also goes to ITV as well) its pathetic its 2015 and these channels look more like they have gone back to the 1995!

Surprised STV didn't invite Dame Lorraine/MEchelle onto the programme - STV at new year is pointless, they may as well just hand over to ITV to bring in New Year, why STV can't do it LIVE is beyond me - I presume they have a party though on Hogmanay at STV Central where the shareholders have a good ol drink whilst watching ITV bring in the New Year (or BBC/Sky) whilst shoving on some crap programme for us to have on. STV in my mind are living in the past and by god they have managed to take the old Grampian now STV North with it

i know how to manually tune in to STV but itv has fall to put itv border Scotland on sky and freesat and fall to show STV programme such as STV's new years eve programme

Re The Nightshift, I think they should drop the f in the title as that would aptly depict this turd of a programme. I did catch some of it over the holidays - worse than awful - and can some clever clogs at STV please explain why they cover over guests names and other info. at the botom of the screen with their strapline for texting? Utterly dire, amateurish and dated CRAP

Maybe there was no deal to show some STV programming on ITV Border(s)? - ITV has not failed you on putting on ITV Border Scotland on Sky/Freesat - thats a carrier issue then not ITV as I say I think you have to manually tune the stations in on Sky and Freesat, As far as I know ITV Borders in 2014 done the Referendum morning show and that was worked with STV, again maybe you should contact the relevant parties and see if something can be changed in future?

If we want to place the blame game then its ITV/STV fault for removing their players from the PS3 but I read on ITV its off temporary so when its sorted I am putting it back on.

Why do you want STV programming shown in your area you ain't missing much! Let alone I am hardly catered for by STV in general anyway only output from North is news rest of Scottish output is from Clyde and other ITV programming from London, I see STV has failed me then on not catering much to me for my area since it seems its output is mostly Glasgow - whats so local about my STV there then? I forgot no one cares - I wouldn't mind more "local" output for my area and no this does not mean another STV "local" channel

They have it during the "news" as well - have never understood why they have it on - you can't see who they spoke to its utterly stupid!

STV Nightshift programming consists of.... The Hour (the Stephen Jardine/MEchelle era)
Teatime Classics (wtf? after midnight?) old STV cooking/interview shows (the videos when stretched look worse for wear!), they use to repeat some Weirs Way expect the recent reboot to appear soon!

ofcom said that ITV Border can show some STV programmes
but they only air STV's Referendum morning show means they did not air one or 2 local programmes from STV and yes i will e'mail itv about it

There is nothing that "local" about STV - I call STV more of a regional channel than a "local" channel, They cater more for Glasgow as at the same as ITV seem to cater more for London

As for airing certain programmes - maybe the reason ITV Borders don't want to show them as maybe not a lot of people are not that interested?? As I do seem to recall that STV are still missing certain dramas that have never been broadcast since the debacle with ITV but do STV seem that bothered about it? Nope but yet they could get them on the cheap

well Scotland tonight should be shown to itv border scotland