This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2012.
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March
- 5 March – ITV and STV sign a deal which (if approved by Ofcom) could see more networked programmes appearing on television in Scotland. The agreement would end a three-year hiatus which has seen many major ITV programmes absent from schedules in Scotland.[1]
- 14 March – 60th anniversary of BBC One Scotland.
- 28 March – Debut of Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of TV in Scotland, a BBC documentary series celebrating the best of television in Scotland as television in Scotland celebrates its 60th anniversary.
April
- 18 April
- 27 April
- A poll conducted by Scottish Legal News indicates that two-thirds of Scottish lawyers, advocates and academics are in favour of allowing television cameras into courtrooms after 65% of those who responded to the survey responded positively to the idea.[4]
- STV's Edinburgh operation is moved from George Street in the city centre to a new studio at Fountainbridge.
July
- 6 July
- 19 July – The Scottish Football League approaches broadcasters with a package to show up to 25 live Rangers matches during the 2012–13 season. However, any deal cannot be finalised until the Scottish Football Association grants a transfer of membership to a new company, which replaced The Rangers Football Club Plc after it went into liquidation earlier in the year.[12]
- 31 July – BSkyB signs an agreement for coverage of the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League for the next five seasons.[13]
September
- 4 September – A£30m Scottish Government campaign to raise cancer awareness will include the first ads in the UK to show real pictures of women's breasts that have been affected by cancer.[17]
October
- 2 October – One of Scotland's leading QCs, Donald Finlay warns MSPs he is "totally and always will be against" television cameras filming criminal trials in Scotland.[18]
December
- 8 December – STV becomes the first broadcaster to air singer Rod Stewart's Christmas Special a day ahead of its ITV counterparts after securing the worldwide premiere of the show.[20]
- 25 December – The annual Royal Christmas Message is broadcast in 3D for the first time.[21]