All S4C articles – Page 44
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FIREMAN SAM ADDS MUSCLE TO GULLANE
Gullane has added to its children's TV character portfolio after buying 50 per cent of the rights to Fireman Sam from S4C International (SC4I), writes Steve Aston.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Govt to review digi spectrum
The Government has this week invited comments on the future of spectrum for digital terrestrial TV (DTT) over a three-month consultation period.The move follows publication of a digital action plan by
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Government to review digital spectrum
New review will gauge industry opinion on future spectrum allocation
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S4C to flush out new Welsh talent
S4C kid's commissioning editor Meiron Davies charged with finding new performers, writers and producers in the region
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Einstein signs space deal
Einstein Entertainment has sealed a deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a series on astronauts, writes Simon ElleryEuronauts will follow the prospective astronauts through their training, as well
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S4C BOOSTS CHILDREN'S
S4C is doubling its children's output to one hour in the afternoons and to 45 minutes from 30 minutes at lunchtime from January. The Welsh language broadcaster is extending its children's
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S4C'S JONES REORDERS TALCEN CALED
S4C commissioning editor for drama Angharad Jones has commissioned Ffilmiau'r Nant to produce a third series of drama Talcen Caled. The 6 x 60-minute series is being filmed in Gwynedd and
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Einstein goes into space
Einstein Entertainment has sealed a deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a series on astronauts, writes Simon Ellery.
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BBC takes digital to Wales
Corporation says new English language service BBC2W is 'most significant development in Welsh broadcasting for decades'
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BBC lines up Welsh service
The BBC is set to launch a new digital service for Wales which the corporation claims is the biggest broadcasting advance in the country since the launch of Welsh language channel S4C 20 years ago, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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S4C International invests in factual
S4C International, the commercial arm of the Welsh-language broadcaster, is pumping£8m into a factual co-production initiative that is expected to generate£16m worth of output over the next five years, writes Penny Hughes.
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Regionals boost Cardiff firm
Cardiff-based indie Green Bay has secured a raft of new commissions for the three major broadcasters in Wales, writes Leigh HolmwoodBBC Wales head of English language programmes Clare Hudson and commissioning
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BAFTA UNVEILS KIDS LIST
Bafta has revealed the shortlist for its sixth Children's Awards, with ITV dominating the nominations with 14 entries. The BBC has picked up 13 nominations while Channel 4 has garnered 11.
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TWO JOIN BFI BOARD
S4C chairman Elan Closs Stephens and documentary film-maker John Akomfrah have been appointed to the British Film Institute board. They join a 15-strong board chaired by writer and broadcaster Joan Bakewell
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NTL seeks 'terrestrial' coverage fee
NTL has called on the government to overhaul carriage obligations that force the cable operator to carry public service channels for free while its satellite competitors receive a fee, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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Historical work on Principal list
Principal Pictures has bagged a raft of commissions for The Learning Channel (TLC), Channel 4, Channel 5 and S4C.For TLC, the indie is making Escape From Saigon, a 90-minute film to
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WONDER STUFF
Channel 4 is rolling out its pop music video production scheme to Wales later this month, writes Penny Hughes. 4 Minute Wonders, launched in Scotland in June, has already produced a
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NTL calls for change to carriage rules
Cable operator wants to charge for carriage of public service broadcasters' channels
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Fflic talks its way into S4C slot
Welsh production company Fflic has received two commissions from S4C.Commissioner for factual programmes Cenwyn Edwards has ordered Welsh in a Week, a 15 x 30-minute series following 15 different people in