All S4C articles – Page 20
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NewsBait Studio expands into animation and interactive
Cardiff-based VFX firm Bait Studio has launched two new divisions, including an animation unit that is working on projects rescued from animation studio Dinamo Productions.
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NewsBBC ‘to be asked to pay licence fees for the elderly’
The BBC may be asked to foot a £600m bill for free television licences for the elderly during charter renewal negotiations, according to a report.
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NewsTop-slicing back to haunt BBC
The spectre of top-slicing is back to haunt the BBC after ITV, Channel 4 and commercial broadcasting body COBA called for it to be seriously considered during charter renewal.
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CommentThe BBC in 2014: what's in store?
Expect 2014 to be a busy year for the BBC as it gears up for charter renewal and struggles to shake off the Savile crisis.
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NewsS4C pens investment deal with Wildseed
Welsh public broadcaster S4C has taken a stake in Wildseed Studios, becoming the digital content studio’s biggest single investor.
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CommentChange must come
Former RTS chief executive Simon Albury says the BBC must become the cornerstone of diversity
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NewsMosey: consider carving up BBC licence fee
Former BBC editorial director Roger Mosey has suggested the licence fee could be carved up for the benefit of audiences – and claimed the corporation veers to the left politically.
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NewsHMRC revamps law on NICs
UK production companies could save millions of pounds after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) revealed it will change the law to ensure they don’t have to pay National Insurance contributions (NICs) of 13.8% for actors and talent.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Escape Artist; Y Gwyll; Ross Noble: Freewheeling; American Horror Story
“A superior legal thriller that got creepier and creepier until it threatened to spill over into gothic melodrama.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsCBeebies' Cloudbabies heads to Germany
CBeebies pre-school series Cloudbabies is headed to Germany after Hoho Rights struck deals with two local broadcasters.
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UK broadcasters accept Super 16mm for HD channels
UK broadcasters have agreed to accept programmes originated on Super 16mm film for broadcast on their high definition channels.
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NewsCBBC orders first playalong gameshow
CBBC has ordered its first second-screen playalong gameshow – a futuristic spin-off of S4C show Y Lifft (The Lift).
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NewsTVCatchUp ordered to remove PSB digital channels
The High Court has ordered TVCatchUp to remove ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5’s digital channels from its online streaming service and pay £200,000 towards legal costs.
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CommentBritish drama makes its mark
Mipcom highlighted global demand for homegrown productions says Chris Curtis
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FeaturesSalford: commissioners wishlists
Commissioners told us what they want at Broadcast’s Salford briefing.
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NewsTriple win for Stella at Bafta Wales
Tidy Productions picked up the prize for best TV drama as Sky 1 comedy Stella grabbed three awards at Bafta Wales.Stella, which will return for a third series later this year, also won the best writer and editing award for Ruth Jones and Sara Parry Jones.Rondo Media and Avatar Production’s ...
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NewsITV to move Welsh base
ITV is to move its Welsh operations to Cardiff Bay after nearly 30 years in its current Culverhouse Cross home.
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NewsDPP adds 4K guidance to file-based delivery spec
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) is set to bolster its technical standards for the file-based delivery of programmes with the addition of guidance on the use of Ultra HD cameras.
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FeaturesC4 leads commissioning revival
C4 was the busiest broadcaster in Q2 as hours ordered increased across the board.