STV8 May 2026STV news strike takes election coverage off airJournalists and technical staff are taking industrial action in a pay dispute with the broadcaster.8 May 20267 May 2026STV staff to strike on election results dayReporters and some technical staff will not broadcast any election coverage in a dispute over a pay freeze.7 May 20261 May 2026'I don't walk about every day saying, I'm John MacKay'After three decades on STV's News at Six, John MacKay tells Scotcast how he became best known for saying his name.1 May 202622 Apr 2026STV staff to strike on Scottish election results dayMembers of both the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Bectu are set to walk out on Friday 8 May.22 Apr 202618 Mar 2026STV staff back strike action over planned pay freeze The broadcaster is facing the prospects of widespread strikes which could disrupt coverage of the Scottish election campaign.18 Mar 202613 Mar 2026Ofcom delays decision over STV news programme cutsThe TV regulator said the decision would now be made after May's Holyrood election - not before Easter as planned.13 Mar 202618 Feb 2026STV could face further strikes as unions to ballot over pay freezeThe row over a planned pay freeze comes amid a separate dispute over changes to news programmes which led to a journalists' strike in January.18 Feb 20269 Feb 2026Consultation ends over STV news programme cutsRegulator Ofcom now has to decide whether to accept the broadcaster's plan for its northern news service.9 Feb 202621 Jan 2026Scottish government urges Ofcom to reject STV's news shake-upSTV is proposing to end the separate service for the north and reduce the amount of purely local news it shows.21 Jan 2026...
