Hogmanay ceilidh craic, with Cathy Macdonald and Niall Iain Macdonald. BBC Alba is a Scottish Gaelic-language free-to-air television channel jointly owned by the BBC and MG Alba. BBC Alba combines television, radio and on-line programme content. Programmes are also available to watch on the Internet live through services including the BBC iPlayer and some programmes are available for seven days after broadcast on this service and on catch up services of some other services. BBC Alba is a Scottish Gaelic-language free-to-air television channel jointly owned by the BBC and MG Alba.The channel was launched on 19 September 2008 and is on-air for up to seven hours a day with BBC Radio nan Gàidheal simulcasts. People, culture, news, sport, television shows and radio programmes from BBC Alba. The BBC informs, educates and entertains - wherever you are, whatever your age. A number of independent companies have been commissioned to produce content for the channel, or have productions currently[when?] The channel is financed from the BBC Scotland budget and by MG Alba, which itself is financed by the Scottish Government and UK Government. BBC ALBA, an t-seanail telebhisean Gàidhlig; co-bhanntachd eadar am BBC agus MG ALBA. Performing on the show will be Peat & Diesel, Glenfinnan Ceilidh Band, the trio Sian and ceilidh band Trail West. BBC Alba concentrates on four sports: football, rugby, shinty. To celebrate its 10th birthday on Wednesday 19th September 2018, BBC Alba refreshed its on-screen look and introduced specific presentation for CBeebies and CBBC on Alba on Monday 17th. Ceòl agus craic air Oidhche Challainn, le Cathy NicDhòmhnaill agus Niall Iain Dòmhnallach. There are interviews with Dickson - who recounts the transition from folk hero to pop star and the rise to fame that followed - as well as, Eddi Reader, Clare Grogan, Lorraine McIntosh, KT Tunstall, Emma Pollock, Amy Macdonald, Lauren Mayberry, Be Charlotte and newly emerging talent Kitti. It launched on the 19th of September 2008 and the headquarters could be found was Pacific Quay (Glasgow) and Stornoway. Feedback Have you insider information on upcoming presentation, or maybe you have seen something new? Read about our approach to external linking. Following the BBC Trust consultation in November 2007, the Audience Council Scotland recommended their support for the creation of the service on 7 December 2007, stating that the Trust should pursue carriage of the service on digital terrestrial television and that the existing "Gaelic zone" programming on BBC Scotland should remain after the launch. Ceòl agus craic air Oidhche Challainn, le Cathy NicDhòmhnaill agus Niall Iain Dòmhnallach. BBC ALBA, an t-seanail telebhisean Gàidhlig; co-bhanntachd eadar am BBC agus MG ALBA. From Wikipedia: This article is about the BBC's Gaelic-language television channel.The channel was launched on 19 September 2008 and is on-air for up to seven hours a day. See all episodes from Cèilidh na Bliadhn' Ùire. On 19th September 2008, at 9pm, BBC Alba was launched, with a launch video featuring a new rendition of the Runrig song, Alba. The station also altered their coverage of Scottish Premiership highlights, showing one hour highlights of two non-televised matches on a Saturday and Sunday night at 22:00. This is the 30 second video - other shorter edits are also shown. Home > BBC > BBC Alba > 2018- > Christmas 2019 and 2020. The Gaelic television channel, a partnership between BBC … The name “Alba” is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. [20], BBC Alba also struck a deal with the Scottish rugby authorities to show one live rugby, Scottish Premiership Division One match every weekend.[21]. 4,597 talking about this. [25] The criticism resulted in MG Alba announcing publicly in the West Highland Free Press that the 'red button option' for English language commentary would not expand to other sports or areas of the channel.[26]. [citation needed] The model is, however, both common and intentional as it is on comparable channels such as the Irish language channel TG4, the Basque broadcaster EITB or the Welsh channel S4C. They are the Scottish Gaelic versions of the CBBC and CBeebies channels. BBC Alba broadcasts more Scottish sport than any other channel, with over three hours a week of football, rugby and shinty. BBC Alba has in-vision continuity during peak time - here presented by Fiona MacKenzie. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 4,188 talking about this. Filmed across a season, Gàrradh Phàdruig, follows newbie gardener Peter MacQueen. Some criticism had been levied over the channel's addition to Freeview, primarily due to the BBC's original plan (with acceptance from the BBC Executive) to remove all 13 BBC Radio channels from Freeview for Scottish viewers over the period that BBC Alba will be shown on Freeview (between 5 pm and midnight); however the criticism has not been directed at the BBC's decision to extend BBC ALBA to Freeview in principle. Thèid am prògram a lìbhrigeadh le Cathy NicDhòmhnaill agus Niall Iain Dòmhnallach agus bidh iad a’ guidhe ceud mìle fàilte dhuibh maille ri cèol is craic! As well as the final of the 2015-16 Scottish Junior Cup. The 45 minute programme is available on iplayer Titles such as Baile Mhuilinn, A’ Bhuth, Leugh le Linda, Aithne air Ainmhidhean and Saidheans Sporsail will be screened in the daily CBeebies and CBBC ALBA schedule with all programmes available through iPlayer after transmission. Controversially, no English dialogue on the channel is subtitled into Scottish Gaelic. Cathy Macdonald and Niall Iain Macdonald welcome you as they raise a glass at the bells to bid farewell to the old year and welcome in the New Year. ), a drama documentary produced by STV Productions, was shown at 10:30 pm before the opening night closed with the second half of the live cèilidh from Skye. Home > BBC > BBC Alba > 2018- > BBC Alba : 2018 Presentation. Other football coverage includes all Scotland U21s and Women's matches. The channel was launched on 19 September 2008 and is on-air for up to seven hours a day with BBC Radio nan Gàidheal simulcasts. the annual Hogmanay broadcast Bliadhna Mhath Ùr) have scripted elements that are subtitled, while interviews and ad-libbed lines are not. Saturday night features weekly coverage of a selected Scottish Premiership match and matches are regularly shown from the Scottish Women's Premier League and the friendlies and competitive matches involving the Scottish Women's National Team. BBC Alba is a Gaelic-language television channel produced in Scotland. Starting in 2018, a rebranding initiative has the first hour is presented as CBeebies Alba and the second hour as CBBC Alba. [10] The channel also launched on Virgin Media (Scotland only) on 18 May 2011,[11][12] and was made available nationwide on the Virgin Media and Sky platforms, the former on 6 November 2012. [19] The matches only included Gaelic commentary along with English subtitles. BBC ALBA, an t-seanail telebhisean Gàidhlig; co-bhanntachd eadar am BBC agus MG ALBA. The channel’s announcement follows a fabulous year of coverage of women’s sport, including the Women’s Six Nations, and landmark coverage of Scotland in […] For general Gaelic-language services from, the BBC's Scottish Gaelic language TV channel, English content and lack of Gaelic subtitles, List of television stations in the United Kingdom, http://www.mgalba.com/downloads/reports/annual-report-12-13.pdf, "Trust approves BBC Alba carriage on Freeview", "BBC Alba to Begin Broadcasting on Virgin TV", "The BBC Executive's Review and Assessment", "SFL's delight at joy sponsorship deal for Challenge Cup", https://www.scottishcurling.org/rccc-invests-to-secure-bbc-alba-live-curling-coverage/, "Geamaichean a' Phrìomh Lìog air an t-Seirbheis Dhidseataich", "Scottish clubs agree to BBC Alba showing ten games live - Scotsman.com Sport", "Celtic Rugby secure improved broadcast deal for Magners League coverage", "Women's Bundesliga nets UK coverage in BBC Alba deal", "English content on ALBA harmful to Gaelic development", "CnaG ¦ Census 2001 Scotland: Gaelic speakers by council area", "BBC change of heart on digital radio 'simple common sense, "I can hear it coming In the air tonight: the return of five radio stations in the evenings on Freeview in Scotland", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BBC_Alba&oldid=998267867, BBC television channels in the United Kingdom, Television channels and stations established in 2008, Articles with Scottish Gaelic-language sources (gd), CS1 Scottish Gaelic-language sources (gd), Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Scottish Gaelic-language text, All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Vague or ambiguous time from December 2018, Articles with failed verification from December 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2012, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 January 2021, at 16:04. airing. Breaking news, sport, TV, radio and a whole lot more. The name Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. As the home of Scottish women’s sport, BBC ALBA’s schedule will include a broad selection of live sport including international, European club and domestic football, international rugby and domestic shinty and curling. Official site: See the BBC Alba website. In 2010 BBC Alba bought the rights for Celtic League rugby jointly with public service broadcasters from the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The channel's first independent commission, Peter Manuel – Deireadh an Uilc? For logistical reasons, live broadcasts (including the news) are not subtitled, although certain events (e.g. Children's programmes are shown for two hours every weekday, between 17:00 and 19:00. Nach tog sibh glainne còmhla rinn airson fàilte mhòr chridheil a chur air 2021. The BBC Trust has today given its approval for Gaelic-language service BBC Alba to be made available to viewers in Scotland on Freeview. BBC Alba continuity presentation and channel management is based in Stornoway, while the news services are based in Inverness. It also airs other shows. [6][7] On 28 January 2008, the BBC Trust gave the go-ahead for a Gaelic channel. Cinema Gadelica will be celebrating locations used in everything from James Bond and Harry Potter to … BBC Alba is a Gaelic language channel jointly owned by the BBC and MG Alba. 2018 Presentation Christmas 2019 and 2020 Christmas 2018. BBC Alba - Glasgow, UK - Listen to free internet radio, news, sports, music, and podcasts. [22], In May 2020, BBC Alba broadcast the last five matches of Women's Bundesliga.[23]. This channel is a joint venture between the BBC and MG Alba, and it was launched on September 19, 2008. [2][3][4], BBC Alba has an average viewership of 637,000 adults over the age of 16 in Scotland each week.[5]. These include: The Gaelic community, including writers Aonghas MacNeacail,[failed verification] Angus Peter Campbell,[failed verification] Lisa Storey and musician Allan MacDonald,[failed verification] have criticised the non-availability of Gaelic subtitles, and the emphasis on English language interviews and reportage in the channel's content for adults. The Gaelic television channel, a partnership between BBC … The decision to introduce 'red button facilities' to allow viewers to switch to English language sports commentary, first announced in August 2014 for rugby and the Guinness Pro12 series, was heavily criticised by the Gaelic community. [20] BBC Alba then started broadcasting First Division games, beginning with the match between Airdrie United and Clyde on 22 February 2009. Across the islands of the Outer Hebrides, voices from the past tell stories of the sea A nightly news programme, An Là, airs nightly throughout the week, usually in its regular slot of 8:00 pm. The Ident Gallery Idents and presentation graphics from a multitude of British television channels both past and present. Regional content: National channel with no regional content or variations. The presentation was created by Design is Central, based in Glasgow. Home Beethoven's links to Gaelic music unearthed in new BBC ALBA documentary BBC ALBA is set to mark the 250th anniversary of the historic German composer … In 2007, the BBC Trust opened a consultation for a Gaelic digital service in partnership with the Gaelic Media Service. BBC America1 | BBC Brit (South Africa) | BBC Canada2 | BBC Earth (Australia | Canada | Sony BBC Earth3 | South Africa) | BBC Entertainment | CBeebies (Australia and New Zealand) | BBC First | BBC Lifestyle | BBC Living | BBC … On 2 December 2013, it was confirmed that more radio stations were made available 24 hours in Scotland, but with some trade-offs. This was approved on 27 December 2010 by the BBC Trust[9] and the service launched on Freeview on 8 June 2011. [9][28] On 19 May 2011, it was reported that the BBC has backed down on the plans, after the BBC had "managed to reengineer facilities" to allow BBC Radio 1Xtra, 5 Live and 6 Music to continue to broadcast on a 24-hour basis. The first part of a live cèilidh from Skye, presented by Mary Ann Kennedy, was followed by a specially produced comedy drama entitled Eilbheas (Elvis), starring Greg Hemphill as Elvis Presley, at 9:30 pm. [18] The game selected was always one not covered by either live Sky Sports or on an on-demand basis by BT Vision and was shown three hours after the end of the match. The BBC spent £8 million on the channel, of which £5 million was used for programming, in 2011/12[13] MG Alba applies the majority of its budget (£12.4 million in 2008/09) to the Gaelic Digital Service. Plus 100,000 AM/FM … [24] Writers and authors were reported by the BBC Gaelic news service as setting up a campaign, GAIDHLIG.TV, to increase Gaelic content on BBC Alba. Output on the channel consists of news, current affairs, sport, drama, documentary, entertainment, education, religion and children's programming, broadcast on most days between 5 pm and 12 am. The horizontal variant above, however, remains in some situations. Most of the adult programming on BBC Alba contains on-screen English subtitles. 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