1998 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1998.

Events

May

• 31 May – Sky Scottish closes after just over eighteen months on air, because the channel fails to meet its financial targets.

July

• 29 July – British Digital Broadcasting rebrand as ONdigital.

September

• 23 September – BBC Choice, the UK's first digital-only TV station, launches. The channel broadcasts around two hours each night of programming for Scotland as an opt-out from the main channel.

October

• 1 October – Digital satellite television launches in the UK, operated by Sky Digital. This sees the start of UK channels transmitting in 16:9 widescreen.

December

• 11 December – BBC governors reject a request to give Scotland its own Six O'Clock News bulletin. Instead an extra £20m will be spent on new jobs and programming in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Debuts

BBC

• Unknown – Looking After Jo Jo (1998)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–present)
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
• Grampian Today (1980–2009)
• High Road (1980–2003)
• Taggart (1983–2010)
• Crossfire (1984–2004)
• Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
• Fun House (1989–1999)
• Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
• Machair (1993–1999)
• Telefios (1993–2000)
• Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)

Ending this year

• 15 July – Top Club (1971–1998)
• 7 December – McCallum (1995–1998)
• 24 December – The Baldy Man (1995–1998)

See also

• 1998 in Scotland

References