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Morning Call: 05/02/2015

Louise White

05/02/2015

BBC Radio Scotland - Morning Call, 05/02/2015

Louise White asks if alcohol marketing is to blame for underage drinking.

Louise White asks if alcohol marketing is to blame for underage drinking and how important it is that major sporting events are shown on free-to-view TV.

Is alcohol marketing to blame for underage drinking?
Campaigners are calling for action to make sure children are not regularly exposed to alcohol adverts.
Alcohol Focus Scotland said current codes were failing to prevent under-18s from absorbing alcohol messages on TV, online and in the cinema.
The call came as a survey for alcohol concern groups suggested primary school children were more familiar with some beers than biscuit and crisp brands.

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The BBC has lost the rights to show live coverage of golf's Open Championship from 2017, when Sky will assume the rights. It ends 60 years of the Open being shown on free-to-air television. High-profile figures in golf have voiced their disappointment about the decision to switch from terrestrial television to a subscription network, expressing fears it will strike a further blow in terms of participation to a sport already dwindling in numbers, and suggesting the decision was simply money-driven.

How important is it that major sporting events are shown on free-to-air TV?


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