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STV and BBC officially sign deal to share resources

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By The Drum Team, Editorial

June 18, 2009 | 2 min read

STV and BBC Scotland have now signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the two broadcasters which will see them enter into agreement to share pictures, facilities, training, technology and archive programmes.

Rob Woodward, chief executive of STV met with Mark Thomson, director general of the BBC, and Ken MacQuarrie, controller BBC Scotland, at the STV headquarters at Pacific Quay to sign the Memorandum of Understanding as they consider how to work better together to provide better services for audiences in Scotland.

The deal will see both organisations explore collaboration in six areas: news pictures; facilities and resources; training; content and production; archive programmes and online.

Woodward said: “We’re delighted to welcome Mark and Ken to our Glasgow headquarters to mark the beginning of what we hope will be a very successful partnership, which we believe will be of benefit to both viewers and Scotland’s creative industry.”

Thomson said: “These discussions point the way to the future role of the BBC in the wider public service broadcasting sector, both in Scotland and across the UK. While both broadcasters will maintain their distinctive approaches to the delivery of news and other programme content, it makes sense for both to explore potential synergies and to consider what, sensibly, could be achieved by working more closely together.”

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