All S4C articles – Page 47

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    S4C commission details on website.

    2001-02-09T00:00:00Z

    S4C, the Welsh arm of Channel 4, has posted details of the kind of programmes it is looking to commission on its website. The address for the bilingual site is www.s4c.co.uk.

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    S4C PLANS WELSH ANSWER TO THE X-FILES

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Welsh broadcaster S4C has unveiled details of its new year's schedule. The backbone of the schedule is a 6 x 60-minute spine-chiller drama series called Arachnid, which is being made by

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    GRIFFILMS MAKES S4C IDENTS

    2000-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Griffilms produced the on-screen Christmas idents for S4C. Animators Hywel Griffith, Dylan Jones and Eryl Jones based the sequences on drawings by the children of Maesybont primary school, animating them in

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    Einstein Channel to blast off in January on Sky

    2000-12-14T15:52:00Z

    Digital science broadcaster Einstein Channel has set 25 January for its UK launch date on Sky Digital, writes David Wood.The channel, which is spending£1.5 million on its UK roll

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    S4C plans welsh answer to X-Files

    2000-12-14T15:40:00Z

    Welsh broadcaster S4C has unveiled details of its new year's schedule.The backbone of the schedule is a 6 x 60-minute spine-chiller drama series called Arachnid, which is being made by

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    NEWS ANALYSIS - Setting an example

    2000-11-17T00:00:00Z

    As lethargy continues to dog digital take-up, Meg Carter asks whether the government should now step in and clarify the benefits, push sets and promote switchover to a confused, suspicious public.

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    WELSH TRAINING BODY WINS EUROPEAN FUNDS

    2000-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Welsh TV and film training body Cyfle has been awarded European funds to train eight young people across a range of disciplines. European Union Objective One funding has been allocated to

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    Attila the Hen nears completion

    2000-10-13T13:07:00Z

    Visionsound is in post-production with 2 x 20-minute animation specials called Attila the Hen for Channel 4 and S4C Wales. The animation features a group of chickens confronting environmental issues, such

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    ATTILA THE HEN IN FINAL STAGES AT VISIONSOUND

    2000-10-13T00:00:00Z

    Visionsound is in post-production with 2 x 20-minute animation specials called Attila the Hen for Channel 4 and S4C Wales. The animation features a group of chickens confronting environmental issues, such

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    BBC backs TiVo with four channels

    2000-10-06T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has unveiled details of an interactive and digital television strategy which places the newly launched personal video recorder (PVR), TiVo, at its core. Under a two-year deal, the corporation is

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    TV-Loonland buys Latin America specialist SALSA

    2000-09-29T00:00:00Z

    German children's animation producer and distributor TV-Loonland has bought European-based Salsa Distribution, which specialises in sales of television, video and merchandising to Latin America. Salsa's catalogue includes productions by Jim Henson

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    S4C TO SHOW FRENCH RUGBY SEASON ON DIGITAL

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    S4C has secured the rights to televise the domestic French club rugby season and will broadcast games on S4C Digital, which is available throughout the UK. Each week it will broadcast

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    Wild Dream brief for C4 school slot

    2000-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Wild Dream Films is to produce a 5 x 20-minute series for Channel 4 commissioning editor, schools John Richmond, writes Ashley Davies.

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    S4C seeks animators with local links

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    S4C is seeking submissions for 26 new animated films to be produced or directed by animators who have lived in, worked in, been educated in or were born in Wales, writes Ashley Davies.

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    WELSH COASTLINE GETS TWO DOCUMENTARY SERIES

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Andy Brice Productions is making two documentary series about the Welsh coastline, co-funded by Welsh broadcasters HTV Wales and S4C. For HTV the indie is producing a 12 x 30-minute series

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    S4C searches for animators with local links

    2000-08-17T15:43:00Z

    Broadcaster seeks submissions for 26 new animated films

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    S4C'S THE CELTS SOLD TO INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS

    2000-08-11T00:00:00Z

    S4C's new 6 x 60-minute documentary series The Celts (right) has been sold to a number of new territories by S4C International. The series will now be shown by Channel 4,

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    Griffilms has produced a series of 10 animated comedy sketches for a new Boomerang/S4C show poking fun at the National Eisteddfod cultural festival. The series of sketches, called A Thousand Things

    2000-08-04T00:00:00Z

    Griffilms has produced a series of 10 animated comedy sketches for a new Boomerang/S4C show poking fun at the National Eisteddfod cultural festival. The series of sketches, called A Thousand Things

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    Digital a hit in Welsh homes

    2000-07-14T00:00:00Z

    More than a quarter of Welsh-speaking homes have digital television, compared with 14 per cent of homes across the UK, according to S4C.The findings were highlighted in the Welsh broadcaster's annual

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    REGIONAL INDIES - Outlook poor for regions

    2000-07-07T00:00:00Z

    Despite fine words and promises, regional independent producers aren't getting commissions from mainstream broadcasters. And the situation is getting worse, says Naomi Marks.