All S4C articles – Page 24
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NewsAnt & Dec take on Charlie Brooker at RTS Awards
Ant & Dec will be fighting it out with Charlie Brooker and Graham Norton in this year’s RTS Programme Awards, with the three acts all vying for the Entertainment Performance prize.
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News
S4C protesters begin newsroom sit-in
About 15 demonstrators have occupied a BBC newsroom in protest at changes to the funding of the broadcaster’s Welsh language channel.
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Behind The ScenesWyneb Glyndwr (The Face of Glyndwr), S4C
When director Stuart Clarke set out to reveal the face of a Welsh hero who vanished 600 years ago, he needed a unique way to bring his search to life.
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NewsS4C scoops KidScreen award
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has picked up a prize at the KidScreen Awards for its pre-school film about a lost chick.
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NewsiPlayer links to VoD rivals
Commercial broadcasters and VoD aggregators are set for a boost in traffic following the introduction of third-party links from the BBC iPlayer.
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NewsSounds in Motion closes
Sounds in Motion, one of Wales’s oldest post-production facilities, has closed.
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FeaturesUncertain times for Welsh indies
As the biggest commissioner of content from Welsh production companies, changes to the way S4C is funded are causing concern throughout the sector. Adrian Pennington reports.
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FeaturesCardiff takes on the capital
New technology is making it easier for Welsh post houses to compete for work with Soho, but super-indies taking facility work in-house is a growing concern. George Bevir reports.
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The Broadcast InterviewRuth Jones: keeping everything Tidy
Sky 1 asked for ‘the British Roseanne’, but Tidy Productions’ first major commission snowballed into something bigger. Ruth Jones tells Robin Parker about taking control.
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FeaturesCrunch time for S4C
As S4C grapples with seismic changes, Catherine Neilan talks to interim vice-chair Rheon Tomos about the politics of independence.
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RatingsAnnual ratings round-up: 2010
Audiences were up overall, with The X Factor overtaking BGT to claim top spot, while strong ratings for Downton Abbey and Sherlock proved the case for drama. Stephen Price reports.
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NewsLicence fee bid for Scottish digital channel
Plans to set up a new digital TV channel for Scotland should be funded through a “fairer redistribution” of licence fee cash, according to a group of media experts.
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NewsWelsh broadcaster axes S4C2
Beleaguered Welsh broadcaster S4C has announced it plans to shut down its second channel S4C2, in light of the 25% cut to its budget that will be brought in over the next four years.
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NewsMwnci boss dismisses S4C plan
Proposals for S4C to take post-production in-house have been dismissed by the managing director of Wales’s largest post house, Mwnci.
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NewsBBC extends S4C partnership
The BBC Trust and S4C Authority have inked a deal that includes a commitment to HD production and inclusion on iPlayer, as part of a two-year extension of its partnership - that includes a £4.1m budget cut.
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NewsS4C begins complete review of business
S4C is conducting a root-and-branch review of every aspect of the business, starting with the commissioning process, with a view to creating a strategy before a permanent chair and chief executive are in place.
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NewsS4C bosses explain CEO sacking
MPs have been told that the former chief executive of S4C was fired following a disagreement over the separation of the Welsh channel’s management and its governing authority.
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NewsS4C postpones search for chief exec
The S4C Authority has called off its search for a new chief executive in light of yesterday’s announcement that chairman John Walter Jones was stepping down immediately.
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NewsS4C chairman steps down early
John Walter Jones has left S4C with immediate effect, despite having agreed with culture secretary Jeremy Hunt that he would remain in post until March, in a move that points to serious friction within the authority.
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NewsS4C chair will "stand aside now"
S4C chairman John Walter Jones has said he will “stand aside now” rather than work his notice period to March, in a letter to staff at the Welsh broadcaster.