All S4C articles – Page 35

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    Commissioner's Q & A: Siwan Jobbins

    2005-11-10T08:30:00Z

    The commissioning editor, children's, at S4C has high regard for the yuck factor, Trevor Eve's crime-busting antics and C4's recent drama about David Blunkett's fall from grace.

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    S4C hands 20 years of programme rights back to indies

    2005-11-07T07:59:40Z

    8am: Welsh broadcaster S4C is handing rights in all its programmes made before the introduction of the terms of trade back to the independent sector.

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    Tinopolis steps up TV Corp bid

    2005-10-20T07:45:30Z

    Major shareholders in troubled indie TV Corp are pressuring the company's board to accept a takeover bid from Welsh producer Tinopolis.

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    Jamie's School Dinners grabs five Promax nominations

    2005-10-19T10:22:23Z

    Channel 4's Jamie's School Dinners promo has clinched five nominations for the Promax UK Awards to be held on 5 November, including Best Launch and Best Television Campaign.

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    Analysis - It's not just cricket!

    2005-10-14T15:02:10Z

    Channel 4 may have bolstered its ratings share with cracking coverage of the Ashes cricket, but this year's third quarterly figures show that terrestrial TV is continuing to lose ground to multichannel.

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    Tinopolis confirms talks with TV Corp

    2005-10-14T11:16:02Z

    Welsh indie Tinopolis, the producers of Lahore Law, has confirmed that it is in talks with producer Television Corporation over a possible acquisition.

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    Tinopolis bids for TV Corp

    2005-10-13T15:36:51Z

    3.30pm: Welsh indie Tinopolis has made a takeover bid for TV Corp, the troubled indie run by former BBC sport chief Peter Salmon.

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    It's not just cricket!

    2005-10-13T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 may have bolstered its ratings share with cracking coverage of the Ashes cricket, but this year's third quarterly figures show that terrestrial TV is continuing to lose ground to multichannel.

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    Tessa Jowell: RTS Cambridge keynote address

    2005-09-16T08:49:41Z

    Tessa Jowell, secretary of state for culture, media and sport 7pm 15 September 2005

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    Are you sure, Tessa?

    2005-09-15T08:00:00Z

    With the Border region lined up to be the first to go digital, doubts remain over whether the government and broadcasters have adequately prepared for, and funded, the upheaval of switchover, writes Jenny Smith.

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    Parthenon adds PBS titles to slate

    2005-09-12T14:11:57Z

    Factual producer and distributor Parthenon Entertainment is continuing its expansion drive in the run up to Mipcom, with the addition of nine hours of PBS programming to its catalogue.

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    OFT OK for SDN deal

    2005-08-18T08:30:00Z

    ITV's£134m acquisition of Freeview multiplex owner SDN has been cleared by the Office of Fair Trading following a two-month investigation. ITV massively boosted its DTT presence by acquiring SDN in May from United Business Media and S4C Digital Media, giving the terrestrial broadcaster control over 10 channels on multiplex A, ...

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    OFT clears ITV SDN deal

    2005-08-16T11:02:01Z

    ITV's£134m acquisition of Freeview multiplex owner SDN has been cleared by the Office of Fair Trading.

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    Inmedia Communications sells to Arqiva

    2005-07-14T08:30:00Z

    Arqiva, the company formerly known as NTL Broadcast, has bought Inmedia Communications from the Carlyle Group for£68.5m.

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    S4C hands out£1m development cash

    2005-07-13T09:34:17Z

    Welsh broadcaster S4C has handed out£1m in development funding to five local indies.

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    Welsh indies merge

    2005-07-12T10:37:36Z

    Welsh indies Cwmni Da and Tonfedd-Eryri are set to merge after securing a development budget of£300,000 from broadcaster S4C.

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    Arqiva buys Inmedia for£68.5m

    2005-07-11T10:57:22Z

    Arqiva - the newly rebranded NTL Broadcast - has bought Inmedia Communications from The Carlyle Group for£68.5 million.

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    Flooded with work... and uncertainty

    2005-07-07T08:00:00Z

    While a slew of national events and major concerts has kept the OB market afloat this summer, the 2007 sale of BBC Resources looks set to create a few waves. Kevin Hilton reports.

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    Superted producer goes it alone

    2005-07-06T10:17:37Z

    Robin Lyons, the writer and producer of kids' series Superted, has quit Welsh indie Siriol Productions to set up his own production company.

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    Analysis - Power to the nations?

    2005-06-27T09:16:43Z

    Ofcom's plans for Irish, Gaelic and Welsh language channels sound well intentioned, but with viewers turning off S4C and doubts about funding and broadcasters' commitment, how feasible are they? By Steve Clarke.