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A powerful piece of work by STV Creative for Aberlour Children's Charity, showcasing the heartbreaking reality for many children across Scotland.

100% of STV Growth Fund members saw a boost in brand awareness—could your business be next? We recently headed to Aberdeen and Dundee to catch up with some of our long-standing advertisers to hear how the STV Growth Fund has powered success for their local businesses. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿   Here's what they had to say. ⬇️ Check out their full stories at https://lnkd.in/eUhFR4ap and watch out for them on the big screen. 📺 Source: Growth Fund Impact Research 2024 – Fieldwork from 1st Aug to 31st Oct, based on insights from 23 Growth Fund Members. #STVClientStories #TVAdvertising #ScottishBusiness Atholl Palace Hotel Brodie Countryfare Ltd Keith Builders Merchants Ltd

⚽ Big news for STV Player this week: a new partnership with Premier Sports is bringing together all the heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat moments that unite live sports, TV drama and soaps - in one place. For the price of a standalone Premier Sports package, viewers who sign up via STV Player will also become STV Player+ subscribers. They’ll be able to access three 24/7 live Premier Sports channels (Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports 2 and LALIGATV), plus thousands of hours of UK and international TV shows ad-free and downloadable. https://lnkd.in/dgSNT8Fp

🇳🇿 An iconic New Zealand medical drama that has become a national institution in its native country is set to launch in the UK on STV Player. STV Player is the first-ever UK streaming service to air brand new episodes of Shortland Street, produced by South Pacific Pictures Ltd, in line with its New Zealand broadcast. Three new episodes will land on the platform every Monday from 17 February. It’s returning to UK screens as part of STV Player’s new deal with distributor, All3Media International. An earlier deal saw STV Player become the first streaming service to relaunch much-loved British soap, Brookside, from the very start. https://lnkd.in/eVXGuS_Z

Last night, STV’s Pride peer group partnered with LEAP Sports Scotland for an event to highlight the Football v Homophobia month of action. Held at STV’s HQ in Glasgow, and attended by representatives from organisations across the sector, sports reporter Ronnie Charters chaired a fantastic panel discussion shining a light on the importance of LGBTQ+ representation and inclusion in football. A brilliant night of celebration and discussion, thanks to everyone who attended. STV’s network of peer groups strive to ensure STV is an inclusive place to work and reflects the communities we serve both on and off-screen. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e56s4Mb4

Looking for a deliciously warm and entertaining new series to watch on a Saturday morning? Look no further than Nisha Katona's Home Kitchen - a brand new cookery show, produced by STV Studios Entertainment, which launches on ITV and STV at 11:40am on Saturday 8 February. TV personality and founder of Mowgli Street Food, Nisha Katona, is inviting viewers into her family home in the stunning Wirral countryside and sharing her love of hearty food with big flavours 🍛 https://lnkd.in/epiBDhmE

Scotland’s largest dedicated online research panel, ScotPulse, has unveiled a new website and STV ad campaign aimed at the Scottish business community. ScotPulse is seeking to inform business decision makers of how its diverse panel of 44,000 people can be utilised to provide vital information and insights for organisations across all sectors. https://lnkd.in/eBJrrJAC

We're excited to announce the launch of Reposit's Borrow Cup, The UK’s first returnable drinking cup scheme, now available across 40 locations in the city. ☕   This forward-thinking brand is making huge strides in reducing single-use waste and championing sustainability. Their efforts were recently recognised with a win at the VIBES Awards, where they secured £30k of gifted STV airtime through the STV Green Fund Award.   We’re proud to support Reposit’s mission toward a greener future. Keep an eye out for their fantastic new advert by STV Creative airing on STV this March. 📺   Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eRZ9AStN Reposit | Returnable Packaging Platform | B Corp Stuart Chidley Hubbub #Sustainability #STVGreenFund #Reposit #BorrowCup #CircularEconomy

It was brilliant to take part in the Taste of Scotland event at Dover House this week, hosted by the Secretary of State and Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and attended by parliamentarians and media. We were proud to showcase commercials from lots of Scotland’s food and drinks brands that we work closely with, bringing their stories to our audiences on STV and STV Player. A wonderful celebration of some of Scotland’s finest - lots of which we also enjoyed sampling!

It's almost time to wrap up 2024 🎁 We'd like to thank you for your innovation, collaboration and partnership throughout this year. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. Here's to achieving even more success together in 2025!