All S4C articles – Page 38

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    S4C to screen second Fireman Sam series

    2004-01-08T08:30:00Z

    Animated children's show Fireman Sam is set to return to S4C for another Welsh-language series in 2005. The channel is currently screening the first series of the programme - its first new series since 1994. In addition, the BBC will screen English-language versions of both ...

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    Jones stays on as BTDA chair.

    2003-12-12T16:23:08Z

    Granada International general manager Ian Jones has been voted in as chairman of the British Television

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    BBC on top with eight kids Baftas.

    2003-12-12T16:22:54Z

    The BBC swept the board at this year's British Academy Children's Film and Television Awards, winning a total of eight awards, writes Lisa Campbell.

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    Jones stays on as BTDA chair

    2003-12-11T08:30:00Z

    Granada International general manager Ian Jones has been voted in as chairman of the British Television Distributors' Association (BTDA) for the second year running.

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    BBC on top with eight kids Baftas

    2003-12-04T08:30:00Z

    The BBC swept the board at this year's British Academy Children's Film and Television Awards, winning a total of eight awards.

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    Production - S4C Chooses Pro-Bel.

    2003-11-24T09:40:35Z

    Welsh broadcaster S4C has placed an order with switcher and router manufacturer Pro-Bel for new presentation

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    S4C chooses Pro-bel

    2003-11-20T08:30:00Z

    Welsh broadcaster S4C has placed an order with switcher and router manufacturer Pro-Bel for new presentation switchers. The system will be used for S4C's digital service, which goes out on both Freeview and Sky. In addition, S4C has bought a router which will be used on its analogue terrestrial service. ...

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    Ofcom outlines key areas of PSB.

    2003-11-14T09:48:18Z

    Ofcom has outlined to broadcasters the key areas under review as part of its wide-ranging investigation

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    Ofcom outlines key areas of PSB

    2003-11-13T08:30:00Z

    Ofcom has outlined to broadcasters the key areas under review as part of its wide-ranging investigation into the future of public service broadcasting.

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    Ofcom calls on public for PSB review

    2003-11-07T09:52:32Z

    Ofcom is to survey 6,000 households as part of its review into public service broadcasting in what will be one of the most far-reaching consultations of its kind.

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    Blunt animated after double act

    2003-11-06T08:30:00Z

    Canned Heat is the first of two S4C commissions for Blunt Pictures, a division of Siriol Pictures set up to produce adult animation. It is described by the producers as 'a humorous exploration of prejudice and intolerance featuring animated cans of soup which prove that despite our differences, we all ...

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    PRODUCTION - Let me entertain you... please!

    2003-11-05T10:26:52Z

    Kevin Hilton asks the OB market whether anyone still wants to produce live events and music and how they go about it.

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    PRODUCTION - SPECIAL: CARTOON FORUM - The top of the class.

    2003-11-05T10:26:32Z

    Reporting from last month's 14th annual Cartoon Forum in Italy, Bob Swain selects his top 10 most promising European animation projects for the future.

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    FORMATS & DEALS - RAFT OF SALES FOR THE KOALA BROTHERS.

    2003-11-05T10:26:04Z

    Spellbound Entertainment has made several new sales of its debut pre-school series The Koala Brothers. The

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    Raft of sales for the Koala Brothers

    2003-09-25T08:30:00Z

    Spellbound Entertainment has made several new sales of its debut pre-school series The Koala Brothers. The 52 x 10-minute series, made by UK animation studio Famous Flying Films, will be shown on kids channel TiJi in France, TVP in Poland, TV3 in New Zealand and ...

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    S4C's Grace retires

    2003-09-11T08:30:00Z

    Chris Grace, one of the founders of S4C and a key figure in animation production in Wales, is to retire from the channel later this year, writes Gavin Stamp.

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    S4C appoints new programming chief.

    2003-07-17T16:12:43Z

    S4C has hired a new director of programmes just weeks after announcing its programming budget was to be squeezed for 2004, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Channel Report - Setanta's Irish eyes are smiling.

    2003-07-14T10:30:13Z

    Setanta Sport began life broadcasting Irish football games to crowds in London, but has since expanded with sports channel launches in the UK and US. The company's next move is a major sports offering on Freeview.

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    Digital costs force S4C to cut 2004 programming spend

    2003-06-26T08:47:05Z

    Welsh language broadcaster S4C has been forced to cut its programming budget for 2004 by 2.5%, writes Penny Hughes.

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    Cicada to look at pre-roman civilisation

    2003-06-26T08:30:00Z

    Indie Cicada Films is making a 50-minute programme about a new archaeological site in northern Italy that reveals how the Etruscans, a pre-Roman civilisation, funded their hedonistic life. The Etruscans, for Discovery Channel and Welsh language broadcaster S4C, is executive produced by Frances Berrigan and directed by Ian Denyer for ...