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EX-RUGBY PLAYER JOINS S4C AS SPORTS ADVISER
Former Welsh rugby international and BBC Wales head of sport Gareth Davies has joined S4C as a sports adviser on a part-time basis. Reporting to S4C director of programmes Huw Eirug,
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S4C WALES LURES RASUL FROM PANASONIC
S4C Wales has lured Panasonic Broadcast Europe's head of systems engineering, Arshad Rasul, to become its director of engineering and technology. Rasul, who is expected to join S4C officially towards the
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Siriol to create animation of kids' book classic for S4C
S4C has commissioned Cardiff-based production firm Siriol to make an animated version of the classic Welsh-language children's book character, Sali Mali, writes Lexie Goddard.
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S4C INTERNATIONAL SELLS EGYPT TO NHK IN JAPAN
S4C International has made its first major sale to Japan, with the licensing of John Gwyn Productions' documentary series Egypt (left) to state broadcaster NHK. The 5 x 60-minute series, which
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BROADCAST RATINGS - TX
APPLE OPERABroadcaster: BBC 2Producer: BBC features (Bristol)Start: 21.50, 27 JuneLength: 10 x 10-minutesSeries producer: Jeremy HoweDirector: Wiz HokApples may not sound like the most enticing of subjects to kick off the
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Brits triumphant at Banff
UK producers have scooped five of the 16 prizes at the 1999 Banff Rockie Awards in Canada, including best overall programme, which went to BBC Northern Ireland/Parallel Films drama Amongst Women,
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CELTIC C0-PRO TO AIR IN THREE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Scottish Television Enterprises (STE) has started work on a co-production with RTE in Ireland and the Gallic Broadcasting Corporation. The 3 x 60-minute series, with the working title Celtic States, is
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TOP 30 BBC 2, CHANNEL 4 & CHANNEL 5 Title Day Time
TOP 30 BBC 2, CHANNEL 4 & CHANNEL 5 Title Day Time
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INDIE TAKES ON BBC WALES CURRENT AFFAIRS SLOT
BBC Wales has commissioned an indie to produce current affairs output for the first time. The Welsh-language documentary, Dathliad Gwag? (Empty Celebration?), will look at the work of human rights organisation
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AGENDA GOES ALL-DIGITAL WITH D-9 FORMAT
Agenda, one of the UK's largest regional production companies, has converted almost entirely to JVC's D-9 tape format. The company, one of the key programme-makers for S4C, recently moved to new
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ANIMATION - Toon planning
The UK animation sector is witnessing a surge in production but pressure on funding heralds problems ahead.
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RTS COUNCIL ELECTS JONES
S4C chief executive Huw Jones has been elected to the Council of the Royal Television Society (RTS). The move comes three months after he was awarded the RTS Fellowship.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Satellite slowdown
Despite making bullish noises, cable and satellite channels are picking up new customers at a slower rate and discovering their existing audience can be fickle in its viewing habits.
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INTERVIEW - The Assembly line
The extra£6 million BBC Wales has been given to spend on news is the first benefit of devolution. There will be others, says controller Geraint Telfan Davies, who is convinced Wales has a growing role to play in the BBC.
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BBC to pay SDN to carry Knowledge
The BBC is planning to pay digital terrestrial (DTT) operator S4C Digital Networks (SDN) for carriage of its licence fee-funded education channel, BBC Knowledge.BBC sources have confirmed that the corporation is
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FILM FESTIVAL HIRES HEULYN
Next year's Celtic Film & Television Festival will be produced by media marketing consultant Menna Heulyn. Until last year Heulyn was S4C's head of marketing, responsible for the channel's branding and
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S4C signs to joint development deal
Welsh public service broadcaster S4C has tied up a co-development deal with the French broadcaster La Cinquieme to produce documentary and children's programming.Under the terms of the deal, signed at Mip-TV
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ELIZABETH TRIUMPHS AT UK ACADEMY AWARDS
FilmFour-backed movie Elizabeth scooped a clutch of awards at the 51st British Academy Film Awards on Sunday (11 April). Elizabeth took five prizes, including the Alexander Korda award for the outstanding
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LATEST BANFF ROCKIE NOMINATIONS DOMINATED BY UK
British entries dominate the nominees for the 20th Banff Rockie Awards, with 24 of a total 81 shortlisted programmes from the UK - more than from any other country. The BBC
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WELSH INDIES WIN FOUR AWARDS AT CELTIC FESTIVAL
UK broadcasters and producers scooped 10 of the 15 awards at the twentieth annual Celtic Film & TV Festival on the Isle of Skye. Welsh indies triumphed in four categories, with