All S4C articles – Page 52
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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
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TX - BOB THE BUILDER
Producer: Hit EntertainmentBroadcaster: BBC 1Start: 15.45, 12 AprilLength: 26 x 10-minutesCommissioned by: Theresa Plummer-AndrewsExecutive producers: Kate Fawkes, Peter CurtisOriginal idea: Keith ChapmanDirector: Sarah BallBob the Builder is the latest character
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TAIR CHWAER SCOOPS SIX BAFTA CYMRU AWARDS FOR S4C
Gaucho-produced S4C drama Tair Chwaer scooped six awards from 11 nominations at the Bafta Cymru Awards last week, including best drama series, best director for Emlyn Williams and best actress for
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S4C creates new subsidiary outfit
S4C has created a new subsidiary company, bringing its distribution and other commercial operations under the S4C International (S4CI) banner.Launched in Cardiff on Tuesday (16 March), S4CI is already a familiar
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CORONATION STREET DIRECTOR POACHED FOR WELSH SERIES
Terry Dyddgen-Jones, a Coronation Street director, has been recruited by BBC Wales as a senior producer for the long-running S4C drama series, Pobol y Cwm. Dyddgen-Jones knows the drama well, having
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UK hopefuls line up for Montreux
British entries have again dominated the Golden Rose of Montreux Awards with the UK producing 31 of the 104 shortlisted entries.The US is the next closest with 24 entries, followed by
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BBC Wales and S4C unveil co-pros
BBC Wales and S4C are building on their recent animation joint-ventures with a slate of new co-productions, including a feature film version of the life of Jesus, writes Jason Deans.
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BBC AND C4 GAIN BRITISH FILM ACADEMY NOMINATIONS
The BBC, Channel 4 and S4C are behind several feature films that landed nominations in the 51st British Academy Film Awards this week. Three BBC Films writer/directors have been nominated for
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MARTIN FLIES TO S4C
S4C has appointed Steve Martin, 46, as its new secretary and director of policy. Currently principal establishment officer at the Welsh Office, Martin has worked in the civil service in Wales
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On Digital and SDN unveil PPV plans
On Digital and S4C Digital Networks (SDN) have unveiled plans to launch a joint digital terrestrial pay-per-view (PPV) service.The new venture, which is expected to launch this autumn, will offer digital
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C4 has picked up string of Oscar nominations
Channel 4 has picked up a string of Oscar nominations with 12 projects up for Academy Awards.