Scottish Broadcasting Commission

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The Scottish Broadcasting Commission (Scottish Gaelic: Coisisean craolaidh na h-Alba, Scots: Scots Braidcastin Commeesion) was established by the Scottish Government in August 2007.[1] Its purpose is to conduct an independent investigation into television production and broadcasting in Scotland, and to define a strategic way forward for the industry. All commissioners are to be unpaid.

## Members

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The commission is to be chaired by Blair Jenkins, former Head of News and Current Affairs at BBC Scotland and former Director of Broadcasting at STV.

The ordinary members are:

* Chris Ballance, former Green MSP, playwright, member of the Scottish Society of Playwrights and the Writers' Guild of Great Britain
* Norman Drummond, former BBC National Governor for Scotland and Chairman of the Broadcasting Council for Scotland
* Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, former Conservative MP, former Lord Advocate, convener of the Fraser Inquiry
* Murray Grigor, writer and film director
* Henry McLeish, former Labour First Minister
* Ray Michie, Baroness Michie of Gallanach, a Gaelic-speaker and a member of An Comunn Gàidhealach, former Vice-Chairman of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
* Professor Seona Reid, Director of Glasgow School of Art and former Director of the Scottish Arts Council
* Elaine C Smith, actress
* David Wightman, chief executive of computer games company Edgies, member of the Screen Industry Summit Group

The Scottish Broadcasting Commission published their final report on the Morning of 8 September 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

## See also

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* Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland

## References

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1. ^ "Creative Industries: Scottish Broadcasting Commission". Scottish Government. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

## External links

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* final report

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