World in Action output. For the first 35 years of its existence, ITV had a near-monopoly of television advertising revenue. Roy Thomson, who ran Scottish Television famously described ITV as a "licence to print money". In return for this income, the broadcasting regulator insisted that the ITV companies broadcast a proportion of their programmes as public service TV. Out of this was born the network's reputation for serious current affairs, eagerly grabbed by programme makers under Granada's founder Lord Sidney Bernstein. Some of the most prominent figures in 20th-century British broadcasting helped to create "World in Action", in particular Tim Hewat, "the maverick
Television in Scotland BBC announced plans for a dedicated part-time television channel to serve Scotland, replacing the current regional feed of BBC Two; as part of these plans, it was announced that the proposed service would feature an hour-long news and public affairs programme broadcast and produced out of Scotland, echoing the Scottish Six proposals. The Commons Scottish Affairs Committee is due to examine this in spring 2017. Stealing a march on its traditional rival, STV used the opportunity of its STV2 channel to launch an hour-long news programme, "STV News Tonight" airing each weeknight at 7pm and incorporating Scottish, UK and international