STV to launch Scotland Tonight
STV has announced that it is introducing a brand new nightly news, sport, politics and current affairs programme, called Scotland Tonight.
The programme, which will air live for half an hour every night from Monday to Thursday at 10.30pm, will be produced and presented from STV’s news centres in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen.
Scotland Tonight, which will launch later this year, aims to provide an in-depth look at the big news stories of the day along with sports, politics, business, art, entertainment, live studio guests and special features.
The programme will incorporate local bulletins with the top stories from across the country, as well as multi-platform content.
Gordon Macmillan, head of news at STV, said: “Scotland Tonight is a fresh and exciting new offering from STV, providing viewers with a round-up of all the big issues as well as in-depth analysis and discussion, four nights a week.
“This new addition to the schedule allows us to build on the success of our popular election programming by delivering news, sport and current affairs in an accessible and engaging style through dedicated on-air programming and digital content.
“We know that there is a real appetite for local news in Scotland and we will continue to serve our audience by delivering more local content as part of Scotland Tonight, STV News at Six and our growing network of hyper-local websites, STV Local.”