Rufus Radcliffe: television is going everywhere (pic: DB Media Services) The top TV executive tells TERRY MURDEN how the company is responding to changes in the industry There are a couple of important milestones coming up for Rufus Radcliffe. Next month marks his second year at the helm of STV, and in 2027 the company […]
Burnham putting the people in control
Can the new PM win business support for his vision of a more caring society, asks TERRY MURDEN First he gave us hope, then a list of promises. Now we await delivery. Andy Burnham’s big moment lasted more than an hour as he slowly read from a battery of autocues suspended above the packed Labour […]
Wishbone Ash: melody makers of rock
Andy Powell with trademark Gibson Flying V and Mark Abrahams (pic: Terry Murden) One of the long-playing legends of rock have been back in Scotland with a new Glasgow-born drummer, writes TERRY MURDEN ✭✭✭ With a catalogue of 24 studio albums stretching back to 1970 there is no shortage of material for one of rock […]
Was Scotland’s state bank blinded by the light?
The collapse of Pure LiFi is a blow to Scotland’s tech sector, but there had been warnings about the technology, writes TERRY MURDEN Breakthrough ‘li-fi’ technology, using light rather than radio waves to transmit data, appeared to have established itself alongside other Scottish innovations such as the telephone and television. Developed at Edinburgh University, it […]
Interview: Andrew Noble, PXN Group
Andrew Noble: opportunities need more capital The venture capitalist tells TERRY MURDEN that the north’s early stage companies face a funding battle with the Golden Triangle As a former Olympian, Andrew Noble knows what it takes to hit the heights of success. But he’s concerned that Team spin-off in the north of Britain is not […]