ScoTV

scoTV is the current Network SIX franchisee of the Eastern Scotland region. It is owned by Aquidia Holdings, which is made up of a consortium of Network SIX broadcasters. scoTV operates more services than the East Scotland Network SIX region.

History
scoTV started in August 2006 when a newcomer to Network SIX, fourtsnmedia, decided to bid for the North West England franchise. When this failed, fourtsnmedia bid on the re-round of the East Scotland franchise (after ThreeCastle Television becoming defunct) and won the franchise by a considerable margin. scoTV started operation on the 1st of September 2006. In 2007, scoTV moved from their temporary studios to permanent studios in Aberdeen called the City Studios.

Corporate Layout
scoTV exists as three entities which are all controlled by Aquidia Holdings Limited, which in turn is controlled by a syndicate of companies with the largest shareholder being fourtsnmedia. These companies have their own ownership arrangements. East Scottish Six Television Limited is the name of the company that holds the licence to broadcast scoTV. Assests are owned by scoTV Limited which is owned by scoTV Holdings Limited. This is for contractual regulations in case of the sale of scoTV - many things (including the building and its land) are leased from external companies (including shareholder fourtsnmedia) and the current arrangement provides flexibility to sell the lease with the company. Productions are not handled by any company per se, instead they come under the operations of scoTV Limited or Aquidia Holdings Limited.

Broadcasting
scoTV broadcasts its terrestrial signals from the Angus and Durris transmitters and their relays. Both analogue and digital terrestrial signals are broadcast, the digital signal being part of the jointly controlled Network SIX multiplex. The digital signal is rebroadcast via local cable and sattelite operators (ie. Virgin, Sky, Carte and 4Tel).

scoTV broadcasts a nightly one-hour long local newscast called scoTV Newshour. It provides coverage of local, national and international news and is produced in association with Taff Media. scoTV gathers news from around the region to be included in the newscast and provides time for transmitters to insert local opt-outs produced by scoTV.

From midnight to 6:00 AM, scoTV broadcasts UpLate, syndicated from Aquidia Playout 2 in Manchester. It contains replays of CTV and scoTV news, scoTEXT broadcast as a video signal, a live feed of the Taff Media News Channel, music videos and other programmes.

All other programs are broadcast live or recorded from the City Studios in Aberdeen.

News
scoTV has its own newsgathering department that works 24/7. Weekdaily, the following programmes are produced: Weekends are slightly different:
 * scoTV Early News (05:00)
 * scoTV Morning News (09:25)
 * scoTV Afternoon News (14:00)
 * scoTV Newshour (with Six News at 18:00)
 * scoTV Late News (22:30)
 * scoTV Early News (05:00)
 * scoTV Morning News (09:25)
 * scoTV Afternoon News (13:30)
 * scoTV Newshour (with Six News at 17:55)

Digital Channels
scoTV broadcasts the following channels on its multiplex.

A. Network SIX (scoTV/Six AM)

B. SSN

C. SIX News Channel

D. Six Mix

1. Arena

2. Sci-Tech

3. CMV

4. scoTWO (+1 Timeshift)

0. scoTEXT

scoTV used to broadcast one less channel to improve quality (scoTWO). Aquidia Radio is not broadcast on this platform as it is merely a simulcast for DAB and other non-visual services.

Operations
scoTV, besides its principal television service, also provides the following:
 * scoTV Productions - produces local programming. A division of Aquidia Studios but operated by scoTV.
 * scoTV Design - provides in-house design services for the channel. A division of Cerelia.
 * scoTel - provides East Scotland with telecommunications products re-sold from fourtelecommunications.
 * scoTV Technical Services - operates scoTEXT, playout and all other controls for the station (including but not limited to engineering).
 * SSB East Scotland - uplinks scoTV and East Scotland programming that is to be distributed nationally or sub-nationally.

In the future, scoTV planned to launch the following further broadcast channels: These plans were shelved however with the advent of VOD, SIX HD and various multichannels including those owned by Aquidia. The two radio channels fulfill the purpose of scoRadio.
 * scoTWO - digital multichannel with original and timeshifted programming from scoTV.
 * scoHD - high definition channel showing scoTV programming in high definition (with timeshifted and original programming filling in time where there is no HD programs being broadcast by scoTV).
 * scoRADIO - digital radio service providing news and music.