All S4C articles – Page 45

  • News

    Ofcom board to be streamlined

    2001-06-27T12:49:00Z

    Ten full time and six non-executive directors will sit on new super regulator's board in attempt to 'create a tight-knit group of people who can work together' says strongly tipped chief-to-be Patricia Hodgson

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    Gameplan for Ofcom

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    The board of Ofcom will be made up of 10 full-time directors and six non-executive directors, with no guaranteed board-level representation for the nations and regions, according to Independent Television Commission (ITC) chief executive Patricia Hodgson,

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    S4C cuts hurt independents

    2001-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Welsh language station S4C has admitted it has 'stretched' its relationship with indies by cutting its programming budget to accommodate a doubling of its broadcast hours, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    S4C BAGS LIONS AUSTRALIA TOUR DEAL

    2001-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Welsh public broadcaster S4C has signed a last-minute licence deal with BSkyB for coverage of the British Lions' rugby tour of Australia. A package of 'as live' matches and highlights will

  • News

    BBC Wales chiefs go it alone

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Two former BBC Wales executives have set up their own independent in Cardiff and have already bagged two commissions, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    C4 orders morality stories for children

    2001-06-07T13:26:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, schools and programmes John Richmond has ordered five-part series The Beaconsfrom Cardiff-based indie Wild Dream Films.The 15-minute morality tales, which aim to further

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    Interactive TV polls are a waste of time

    2001-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Britain's leading pollster has slammed broadcasters for their use of online and interactive TV (iTV) polls in the run up to the election, branding the services 'crap'.Mori Polls chairman Professor Bob

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    JONES ADDRESSES EBU

    2001-05-18T00:00:00Z

    S4C chief executive Huw Jones warned on Thursday (17 May) that public service broadcasters need the commitment and support of national governments if homegrown programming in Europe is to meet the

  • News

    And finally ..

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    S4C commercial managing director Wyn Innes thinks it's wrong to shoot people with crossbows ...If you weren't in TV what would you be up to?Acting - aged 14 I starred in

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    RUGBY EXTENDED ON S4C

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    S4C is extending its rugby coverage after securing exclusive coverage of the first match in The Barbarians Scottish Amicable Tour against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 20 May.

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    S4C seals two North American factual deals

    2001-04-13T00:00:00Z

    S4C has finalised two major North American factual production deals with a consortium of US PBS broadcasters and Canada's Alliance Atlantis, writes Penny Hughes.Secrets of The Inquisition, a 4 x 60-minutes

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    MIP-TV IN BRIEF - S4C'S SALI MALI BOUGHT BY NICKELODEON

    2001-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Nickelodeon UK has bought Sali Mali, a 26 x 5-minute animated pre-school show from S4C, narrated by Notting Hill star Rhys Ifans, to run on its Nick Jr pre-school channel from

  • News

    Anderson slams BBC current affairs re-jig

    2001-04-06T10:43:00Z

    ITV controller of news, current affairs, religion and arts accuses corporation of 'dumping' news and current affairs without consultation

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    S4C will avoid privatisation says Hague

    2001-04-06T10:43:00Z

    Conservative leader says plans to privatise Horseferry Road would not extend to S4C

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    BBC accused of 'dumping' news.

    2001-04-06T00:00:00Z

    ITV controller of news, current affairs, religion and arts Steve Anderson has criticised the BBC's reorganisation of its current affairs schedule and called for the corporation to be more accountable over decisions to move key programmes, writes Steve Ast

  • News

    News Analysis - The British abroad.

    2001-04-06T00:00:00Z

    As programme funding is increasingly tied to overseas sales, the British Television Distributors Association must get the promised backing of the government to develop the muscle it needs to fight the UK's corner.

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    Hague in S4C safety pledge.

    2001-04-06T00:00:00Z

    Opposition leader William Hague has pledged that Welsh channel S4C would survive Tory plans to sell off Channel 4 if the Conservatives confound pollsters and win the general election, writes David Rose.

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    LAST EVER PERFORMANCE REVIEWS: REGIONAL ITV AT A GLANCE.

    2001-03-30T00:00:00Z

    Anglia - First-run regional material was higher than ever before at 10 hours 15 minutes a week. Supplied 300 hours of programming to the network, including Trisha - its second highest

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    ITC faces accusations of going soft

    2001-03-29T15:56:00Z

    ITV almost escapes censure in regulator's final annual performance review, despite little change among some genres criticised last year

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    S4C expands activities.

    2001-03-23T00:00:00Z

    S4C is poised to expand its commercial activities and has appointed Eina McHugh to the newly created role of head of project development, S4C Commercial, writes Penny Hughes.