All S4C articles – Page 29

  • News

    Cardiff spectrum bid won by Cube

    2009-02-25T12:54:57Z

    Bafta-winning multimedia company Cube Interactive has won the bid for a new spectrum licence in Cardiff from Ofcom.

  • News

    Speech: Sir Michael Lyons 23-02-09

    2009-02-24T08:13:39Z

    Sir Michael Lyons, BBC Chairman: Shaping a businesslike BBC. Speech to Cardiff Business Club on 23 February 2009.

  • News

    Battle for final Freeview HD slot kicks off

    2009-02-20T11:29:54Z

    Five is going head to head with a channel combining Film4 and S4C for an HD channel slot on Freeview.

  • News

    Telesgop wins commissions worth£1.8m

    2009-02-12T16:06:22Z

    Welsh indie Telesgop has secured contracts worth more than£1.8m including a new series for Discovery Channel and a recommission of long-running S4C farming series Ffermio.

  • Ratings

    Top 100 of 2008

    2009-01-21T17:00:30Z

    Last year's ratings reflected epic battles between the entertainment giants, innovative dramas, sporting excitement - and an overall rise in viewing hours. Jon Rogers reports.

  • News

    Calon plans animation with Osmonds singer

    2009-01-20T10:02:57Z

    Calon TV, the indie behind Five and S4C children's show Hana's Helpline, is developing an animated project with the lead singer of The Osmonds.

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    Features

    Production: Facilities in 2008

    2008-12-17T17:53:44Z

    After a year of high-profile business failures in post, facilities are looking to 2009 with caution. Yet some are upbeat and even expecting to grow, as Adrian Pennington discovers.

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    News

    Shortlist unveiled for Broadcast Awards 2009

    2008-12-10T17:53:15Z

    BBC2, BBC3, Channel 4, ITV2 and Sky 1 will square off in the channel of the year category for the Broadcast Awards 2009.

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    Comment

    Blog: The times are changing for Welsh indies

    2008-12-05T11:14:44Z

    Welsh indies are in danger of becoming overly dependent on their nation's favourable commissioning structure at a time when the world is changing, writes Robin Lyons.

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    Features

    Production: What next for Wales?

    2008-11-13T08:26:43Z

    Boosted by Doctor Who, Torchwood and big BBC plans, the nation's TV industry is in an optimistic mood. Kate Large talks to some of the big players in Welsh media

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    News

    A million ponder Russell Brand

    2008-10-31T11:47:05Z

    The ‘Sachsgate' controversy surrounding comedian Russell Brand helped his Channel 4 show Ponderland last night to its highest ever audience.

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    News

    Heroes exec to school scriptwriters

    2008-10-22T11:12:14Z

    A Hollywood producer/director with credits ranging from Heroes to Buffy and the co-creator and writer behind Life on Mars are to school scriptwriters at a workshop in Wales next month.

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    News

    C4 and ITV to launch HD Freeview channels

    2008-10-17T09:00:27Z

    Channel 4 and ITV will both be allocated slots on Freeview to provide HD services, Ofcom has confirmed.

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    News

    Dylan Thomas tale animated for Christmas

    2008-10-14T14:40:00Z

    MIPCOM: Dylan Thomas story A Child's Christmas in Wales is to be brought to life in a new animated film narrated by Brother and Sisters star Matthew Rhys - who also played the famous Welsh poet in The Edge of Love.

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    Video

    Video: S4C's passage to India

    2008-10-01T12:07:25Z

    Amanda Rees, the series producer behind epic new S4C series Yr Afon, reveals how she captured HD footage of the world's most important rivers - and what happened when she picked up a nasty bug in India.

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    News

    Wales 'disappoints' with response to PSB review

    2008-09-12T13:21:04Z

    Ofcom contents and standard partner Stewart Purvis has spoken about about the “disappointing” responses from Wales to the first phase of the regulator's public service broadcasting review.

  • News

    RTS Wales PSB Event

    2008-09-12T12:37:43Z

    Speech given by Stewart Purvis, Partner, Content and Standards, Ofcom, at the University of Glamorgan in Cardiff (12 September).

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    News

    Medieval kids gameshow ordered by S4C

    2008-08-27T12:54:40Z

    A new children's adventure gameshow inspired by the legend of King Arthur has been commissioned by Welsh-language channel S4C.

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    Features

    Wil Stephens, 26, founder, Cube

    2008-08-20T20:35:14Z

    Stephens founded an interactive production company specialising in broadband and cross-platform productions three years ago.

  • Money
    Comment

    Can the broadcasters afford to provide HD services?

    2008-08-20T07:57:01Z

    As C4 and ITV put in their Freeview HD applications, Will Strauss wonders if the figures actually add up.