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| Detail call on Gaelic media plans | Detail call on Gaelic media plans |
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| The BBC Trust has withheld approval of plans for a new Gaelic Digital Service until more evidence of its wider appeal has been demonstrated. | The BBC Trust has withheld approval of plans for a new Gaelic Digital Service until more evidence of its wider appeal has been demonstrated. |
| The trust also said further evidence of educational benefits must be shown. | The trust also said further evidence of educational benefits must be shown. |
| The service has been planned in partnership between BBC Scotland and the Gaelic Media Service (GMS). | The service has been planned in partnership between BBC Scotland and the Gaelic Media Service (GMS). |
| Giving its provisional conclusions, the trust said the new channel could deliver public value but that more information was required. | Giving its provisional conclusions, the trust said the new channel could deliver public value but that more information was required. |
| But I agree with the BBC Trust's findings that the new GDS needs to produce more Gaelic speakers rather than simply enhancing the service Ted Brocklebank MSP Gaelic version:Dearbhadh a dhìth air an Urras | But I agree with the BBC Trust's findings that the new GDS needs to produce more Gaelic speakers rather than simply enhancing the service Ted Brocklebank MSP Gaelic version:Dearbhadh a dhìth air an Urras |
| The television, radio and online service would cost £24.8m annually assuming it launched on Freeview in 2010 and would involve funding from the BBC and GMS. | |
| The figure breaks down into £10.1m from GMS and £14.7m from the BBC. | The figure breaks down into £10.1m from GMS and £14.7m from the BBC. |
| In turn, the BBC funding includes £7.2m it already spends on Gaelic content with the other £7.5m comprising £2.5m new spending on content and £5m on distribution. | In turn, the BBC funding includes £7.2m it already spends on Gaelic content with the other £7.5m comprising £2.5m new spending on content and £5m on distribution. |
| The service would include 35 hours of Gaelic language programming. | The service would include 35 hours of Gaelic language programming. |
| The trust, which monitors how the corporation spends the licence fee, said it believed the service could deliver substantial public value and that there was a great deal of support for the channel from the public. | The trust, which monitors how the corporation spends the licence fee, said it believed the service could deliver substantial public value and that there was a great deal of support for the channel from the public. |
| However, National Trustee for Scotland Jeremy Peat said the proposal was lacking details. | However, National Trustee for Scotland Jeremy Peat said the proposal was lacking details. |
| The BBC and GMS partnership now has until the 19 December, when public consultation ends, to provide more evidence on the educational and wider audience benefits. | The BBC and GMS partnership now has until the 19 December, when public consultation ends, to provide more evidence on the educational and wider audience benefits. |
| A final decision will be taken in January, although the government-funded GMS has already promised to press on with plans for the new channel with or without the BBC. | A final decision will be taken in January, although the government-funded GMS has already promised to press on with plans for the new channel with or without the BBC. |
| Earlier this month, a public value assessment concluded that the service must offer more to justify the level of spending needed. | Earlier this month, a public value assessment concluded that the service must offer more to justify the level of spending needed. |
| Tory culture spokesman Ted Brocklebank said his party were committed to the principle of a dedicated Gaelic digital service. | Tory culture spokesman Ted Brocklebank said his party were committed to the principle of a dedicated Gaelic digital service. |
| He added: "But I agree with the BBC Trust's findings that the new GDS needs to produce more Gaelic speakers rather than simply enhancing the service." | He added: "But I agree with the BBC Trust's findings that the new GDS needs to produce more Gaelic speakers rather than simply enhancing the service." |