All S4C articles – Page 27

  • Arwel Ellis Owen
    News

    S4C exec admits 'I wasn't Newsnight editor'

    2010-08-20T11:09:00Z

    The man brought in as S4C’s interim boss has been forced to confirm he had not been the editor of Newsnight and Panorama, despite stating so on his company website.

  • Casualty
    Features

    Health threat for Welsh indies?

    2010-08-19T07:59:00Z

    With S4C facing a massive cut in funding, challenging times lie ahead for Welsh production companies. But network commissions offer a potential lifeline.

  • Welsh_National_Assembly_2.jpg
    News

    Assembly should 'control TV in Wales'

    2010-08-06T12:11:00Z

    Plaid Cymru’s leader has said the Welsh Assembly Government should take control of broadcasting in Wales.

  • Arwel Ellis Owen
    News

    S4C: cuts not yet finalised

    2010-08-04T12:29:00Z

    The new chief executive of Welsh language broadcaster S4C says that all options are open regarding its £101m annual government funding and that reports claiming its budget will be cut by a quarter are “hypothetical”.

  • Arwel Ellis Owen
    News

    S4C names interim chief exec

    2010-08-02T12:26:00Z

    Welsh language broadcaster S4C has appointed Arwel Ellis Owen as its interim chief executive following the abrupt departure of Iona Jones last week.

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    News

    BBC Alba boss wants more public money

    2010-08-02T12:14:00Z

    The BBC’s Gaelic language service has called for extra public funding to commission original content such as drama series, as regional public service channels face widespread cuts.

  • Rownd a Rownd
    News

    Regulator to work closer with S4C bosses

    2010-07-30T10:56:00Z

    The authority that oversees Welsh broadcaster S4C has pledged to work closer with the channel, following the departure of chief executive Iona Jones.

  • Iona Jones
    News

    S4C chief executive Iona Jones quits

    2010-07-29T08:00:00Z

    The chief executive of S4C has abruptly left her post after a meeting with the Welsh-language channel’s governing body.

  • Hana's Helpline
    News

    Calon TV folds after funding falls through

    2010-07-29T00:01:00Z

    Calon TV, the Cardiff-based producer of Five and S4C kids shows Igam Ogam and Hana’s Helpline, is to go into voluntary liquidation.

  • BBC iPlayer
    News

    iPlayer to link direct to rivals’ VoD services

    2010-05-27T08:58:00Z

    After the failure of Project Kangaroo and the scrapped plans to share iPlayer technology, the BBC has found a third way to partner with other PSBs online - and has invited Sky to join the fray.

  • Rownd a Rownd
    News

    S4C awards £7m indie contracts

    2010-05-17T12:31:00Z

    S4C has awarded two indies contracts worth more than £7m to produce children’s content over the next three years.

  • Digital Switchover
    News

    Wales first to go digital

    2010-03-31T00:01:00Z

    Wales has become the UK’s first digital nation with all analogue television signals switched off at midnight.

  • S4C Clirlun
    News

    S4C to launch HD channel

    2010-03-30T11:04:00Z

    Welsh broadcaster S4C is to launch a new high definition service.

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    News

    Five opts not to launch Freeview HD channel

    2010-03-15T16:31:00Z

    Five has delayed plans to launch its Freeview HD channel until 2012 due to the high costs involved.    

  • Boomerangjpg
    News

    Boomerang signs £4m deal with S4C

    2010-03-05T11:11:00Z

    Indie Boomerang Plus has signed a three-year £4m deal to produce content for S4C’s pre-school service Cyw.

  • News

    Boomerang profits fall but future looks rosy

    2010-02-25T16:44:00Z

    Boomerang Plus’s profits for the six months to 30 November tumbled to £490, 000, but the production company has £50m in commissions and revenues in the pipeline over the next few years.

  • Collision
    Features

    Peak performance for unstoppable ITV

    2010-01-28T10:38:00Z

    The BBC will have to find consolation with its dominant Christmas slot as its rival stole the show in the fi nal quarter. By Stephen Price.

  • Rownd a Rownd
    News

    S4C unveil kids TV plans

    2010-01-26T18:28:00Z

    Welsh broadcaster S4C has pledged to boost its home-grown children’s programming in the wake of a House of Lords report that called for an increase in shows for kids.

  • Britain's Got Talent: Susan Boyle
    Ratings

    Ratings: Top 100 of 2009

    2010-01-21T12:05:00Z

    Despite the economic meltdown, 2009 was a bumper year for ratings. But, as Stephen Price reveals, it was ITV that took the peaktime plaudits as talent show fever gripped the nation.

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    News

    TSL wins S4C HD facility deal

    2010-01-18T14:30:00Z

    Systems integrator TSL has been awarded a consultancy agreement that will see it play a key role in taking the Welsh language channel S4C to HD.