A group of young filmmakers in Glasgow will launch Scotland’s newest TV Channel early in 2012, if their current plans come to fruition.
Bad Pony Media’s Executive producers Michelle Martin and Frank McGowan have already had industry recognition for their work, including a BAFTA nomination for Looking After Mum on BBC Scotland.
But now they plan to make the most of the changing media industry and launch their own network to showcase young Glaswegian talent. Fully multi-media, they intend to deliver content to smart-phones, online, through Freeview in Scotland and possibly even reaching most of Europe with Freesat.
Mcgowan and Martin, who first found fame in indie rock band Stutter Bunny (Originally Eric and the Bunny Boilers), will launch the channel in beta next January with two new productions:
Ninety Eight Per Cent, which they describe as The Sopranos meets The L Word Is a drama set in urban Glasgow. Featuring an almost entirely female cast led by a ‘sociopathic drug-dealing lesbian’, it hopes to offer new look at the usually male dominated Glasgow Gangster genre.
They are also planning a make over show, All Dolled Up, helping those unlucky in love find someone special. This will include one-to-one sessions with life coaches before the participants go out on an all-expenses-paid date.
You can find out more about Bad Pony TV on their Facebook page or follow @badponytv on Twitter.
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