First, a very quick good news story plucked from the variable content in Insider today:

‘The television and film industry spent £95 million in Scotland last year – the highest since records began – according to new figures. Productions shot in the country in 2017 include Avengers: Infinity War , Outlaw King and Outlander . Spending also increased on the previous year by £26 million, while it has surged by more than 300% over the past decade.’

https://www.insider.co.uk/news/film-tv-spending-creative-scotland-13114148

In sharp contrast however, we read in the Times:

‘‘The SNP has accused the BBC of “squandering” Scotland’s creative broadcasting talent after figures pointed to a fall in programme spending north of the border. The report examines spending on BBC One and BBC Two shows such as Still Game and Scotland ’78: A Love Story — commissioned at a UK level to be first aired in Scotland before potentially going onto the UK network. This fell by £4.8 million in 2017 to £43.6 million (a 10% cut in real terms).’

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/scotland/bbc-spending-cuts-in-scotland-are-no-laughing-matter-says-snp-s-culture-spokeswoman-hannah-bardell-mcmqkh3t2

In 2015/16, the BBC raised £320.1m from the licence fee in Scotland but only spent 54.6 per cent of this revenue on programming in Scotland

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/bbc-ordered-stop-fleecing-scottish-10121639