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STV to make first ever live broadcast of Scottish court hearing with Alistair Carmichael case

on Sep 1, 2015 | 0 comments

By Tony Connelly

STV will be the first broadcaster in the UK to televise a Scottish court hearing live and in full, following an agreement with the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.

The case against MP for Orkney and Shetland, Alistair Carmichael, will be live streamed on STV player and broadcast live from the Court of Session in Edinburgh on the STV Glasgow and STV Edinburgh channels.

The agreement will see special remotely-controlled cameras installed in Court 1 in Parliament Square; allowing STV to provide television pictures from the trial to other broadcasters and media organisations. The court will also allow journalists to use Twitter Read full story ›

Source: The Drum