06-11-2023, 10:43 PM
(06-11-2023, 09:49 PM)LargelyALurker Wrote: I never knew there was an equivalent of Newsnight Scotland in the other non-England nations. Is that definitely the case? Google isn't coming up with anything except complaints in Wales that one doesn't exist.Yes, national opt-outs for all three nations were launched in October 1999, opting out at the TOTH news summary that Newsnight then did. Not sure whether the Scottish opt originally had the same format and was only extended to the full 20 minutes later, but the Welsh and Northern Irish opts were only around 7 minutes and usually only contained a news summary and a single item before opting back in to the main programme. Not sure how long they lasted, but it was at least a good few months.
The Welsh opt was called Wales at Eleven rather than using the Newsnight brand. It initially used a version of the generic Wales Today branding, but lasted long enough to get its own titles. The Newsnight Wales brand was, however, used for one-off opt-outs during later election campaigns.
An article from Broadcast Now (I don't have access) from the time: www.broadcastnow.co.uk