Bbc and Stv's Pounds 13m Snub to Scots Viewers ; Culture Boss Demands Answers to Programme Cuts [Scot Region]

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BBC and STV were last night accused of snubbing Scots viewers after slashing the amount they spent on programmes by a fifth.

Last year's Pounds 13million cut north of the Border was the largest in the UK, according to a report due out this morning.

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Bbc and Stv's Pounds 13m Snub to Scots Viewers ; Culture Boss Demands Answers to Programme Cuts [Scot Region]

Comedies, dramas and news programmes all suffered, sparking condemnation from Scottish ministers.

Culture Minister Michael Russell will today demand an urgent meeting with BBC bosses to discuss the crisis.

It comes as ailing broa...