Editing ITV Border (section)

====Restoring a full regional service====
On 23 July 2013, proposals to reintroduce a full service of news and regional programmes for the ITV Border region were approved by [[Ofcom|OFCOM]]. In September 2013, ''[[ITV News Lookaround|Lookaround]]'' was restored as a full half-hour programme on weekdays with shorter daytime and weekend bulletins reintroduced during the month.<ref name="media.ofcom.org.uk">[http://media.ofcom.org.uk/2013/07/23/ofcom-sets-out-licence-terms-for-itv-stv-utv-and-channel-5/ OFCOM sets out licence terms for ITV, STV, UTV and Channel 5] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726234355/http://media.ofcom.org.uk/2013/07/23/ofcom-sets-out-licence-terms-for-itv-stv-utv-and-channel-5/ |date=26 July 2013 }}, OFCOM, 23 July 2013</ref> The programme continues to be broadcast from Gateshead with extra journalists recruited for newsgathering in the Border region, including a Scottish political editor in Edinburgh, a sports correspondent and district reporters.

ITV Border was also required to reopen its former opt-out service for southern Scotland, previously used to broadcast split news bulletins and select [[STV (TV channel)|STV]] programming. A minimum of 90 minutes a week of bespoke local programming is broadcast on ITV Border Scotland while viewers in Cumbria continue to receive network output. The opt-out service was launched on Monday 6 January 2014 and initially broadcast over Freeview only, with programmes also available on the ITV Border website.<ref name="media.ofcom.org.uk"/> From mid-March 2015, the split Border Scotland service became available to satellite viewers, replacing Border (England) in the relevant area.<ref>[http://www.a516digital.com/2015/03/itv-border-scotland-launches-on-sky-and.html?m=1 a516digital, 2014-03-04 ]</ref>