All S4C articles – Page 18
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NewsIfans to star in S4C adaptation of Under Milk Wood
Welsh broadcaster S4C has commissioned a film version of classic radio drama Under Milk Wood that will star Rhys Ifans.
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NewsTony Hall: email to staff
Click to read the director general’s email to staff about BBC3’s online move.
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NewsCwmni Da strikes first-look deal
Scandinavian distributor Nordic World has struck a first-look deal with Welsh indie Cwmni Da as it extends its links with UK producers.
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NewsOxford Media Convention: Tony Hall speech in full
Click to read Tony Hall’s speech at the Oxford Media Convention on 26 February in full.
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NewsThompson nearly resigned over 2010 licence fee deal
Former BBC director general Mark Thompson nearly resigned in 2010 over a government threat to make the corporation foot a £556m bill for free television licences for the elderly, it has emerged.
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NewsBait Studio expands into animation and interactive
Cardiff-based VFX firm Bait Studio has launched two new divisions, including an animation unit that is working on projects rescued from animation studio Dinamo Productions.
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NewsBBC ‘to be asked to pay licence fees for the elderly’
The BBC may be asked to foot a £600m bill for free television licences for the elderly during charter renewal negotiations, according to a report.
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NewsTop-slicing back to haunt BBC
The spectre of top-slicing is back to haunt the BBC after ITV, Channel 4 and commercial broadcasting body COBA called for it to be seriously considered during charter renewal.
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CommentThe BBC in 2014: what's in store?
Expect 2014 to be a busy year for the BBC as it gears up for charter renewal and struggles to shake off the Savile crisis.
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NewsS4C pens investment deal with Wildseed
Welsh public broadcaster S4C has taken a stake in Wildseed Studios, becoming the digital content studio’s biggest single investor.
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CommentChange must come
Former RTS chief executive Simon Albury says the BBC must become the cornerstone of diversity
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NewsMosey: consider carving up BBC licence fee
Former BBC editorial director Roger Mosey has suggested the licence fee could be carved up for the benefit of audiences – and claimed the corporation veers to the left politically.
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NewsHMRC revamps law on NICs
UK production companies could save millions of pounds after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) revealed it will change the law to ensure they don’t have to pay National Insurance contributions (NICs) of 13.8% for actors and talent.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Escape Artist; Y Gwyll; Ross Noble: Freewheeling; American Horror Story
“A superior legal thriller that got creepier and creepier until it threatened to spill over into gothic melodrama.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsCBeebies' Cloudbabies heads to Germany
CBeebies pre-school series Cloudbabies is headed to Germany after Hoho Rights struck deals with two local broadcasters.
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UK broadcasters accept Super 16mm for HD channels
UK broadcasters have agreed to accept programmes originated on Super 16mm film for broadcast on their high definition channels.
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NewsCBBC orders first playalong gameshow
CBBC has ordered its first second-screen playalong gameshow – a futuristic spin-off of S4C show Y Lifft (The Lift).
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NewsTVCatchUp ordered to remove PSB digital channels
The High Court has ordered TVCatchUp to remove ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5’s digital channels from its online streaming service and pay £200,000 towards legal costs.
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CommentBritish drama makes its mark
Mipcom highlighted global demand for homegrown productions says Chris Curtis