All S4C articles – Page 44

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    S4CI puts£6m in cartoon venture

    2001-08-24T00:00:00Z

    S4C International (S4CI) is pumping£6m into animation following the launch of a children's strategy group chaired by former BBC head of children's television Anna Home, writes Penny Hughes.The Welsh broadcaster

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    S4C pumps£6m into animation

    2001-08-23T14:13:00Z

    Welsh broadcaster starts search for new animation projects following launch of a children's strategy group chaired by former BBC head of children's television Anna Home

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    S4CI ad sales deal

    2001-08-09T10:41:00Z

    S4C International has signed a four-year deal with Granada Enterprises to sell all the channel's advertising and sponsorship airtime until 2005.

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    BBC wins rugby role

    2001-08-03T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has beaten off competition from three unnamed independent production companies to produce S4C's rugby coverage for the next two years. The contract, which comes into effect immediately, covers live

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    News Analysis - Hobson's choice

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    What future can there be for producer choice, after BBC director general Greg Dyke blocked a£1m outside broadcast contract with an independent facilities company last week in order to give it to Resources?

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    S4C to make celebrity co-pro

    2001-07-06T00:00:00Z

    S4C International has bagged another two co-production deals with Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) and German public broadcaster ZDF, writes Penny Hughes.

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    S4C lands two more co-production deals

    2001-07-05T11:51:00Z

    S4C International has bagged another two co-production deals with Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) and German public broadcaster ZDF, writes Penny HughesFor DNE's Travel Channel, the Welsh broadcaster is producing 4 x

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    UK triumphs at Promax US

    2001-06-29T10:24:00Z

    BBC dominates but Dunlop, BSkyB, Ortmans Young and Drum all come away with awards

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    CARE SCOOPS FIVE AWARDS AT BAFTA CYMRU

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Care, the BBC's drama about abuse in Welsh children's homes during the 1970s and 1980s won five Bafta Cymru awards on Sunday (24 June). It took the best drama award while

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    UK firms win top awards at Promax

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    UK broadcasters triumphed at the Promax and BDA 2001 awards in Miami last Thursday, writes Mark Banham.

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    Ofcom board to be streamlined

    2001-06-27T12:49:00Z

    Ten full time and six non-executive directors will sit on new super regulator's board in attempt to 'create a tight-knit group of people who can work together' says strongly tipped chief-to-be Patricia Hodgson

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    Gameplan for Ofcom

    2001-06-22T00:00:00Z

    The board of Ofcom will be made up of 10 full-time directors and six non-executive directors, with no guaranteed board-level representation for the nations and regions, according to Independent Television Commission (ITC) chief executive Patricia Hodgson,

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    S4C cuts hurt independents

    2001-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Welsh language station S4C has admitted it has 'stretched' its relationship with indies by cutting its programming budget to accommodate a doubling of its broadcast hours, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    S4C BAGS LIONS AUSTRALIA TOUR DEAL

    2001-06-15T00:00:00Z

    Welsh public broadcaster S4C has signed a last-minute licence deal with BSkyB for coverage of the British Lions' rugby tour of Australia. A package of 'as live' matches and highlights will

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    BBC Wales chiefs go it alone

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Two former BBC Wales executives have set up their own independent in Cardiff and have already bagged two commissions, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    C4 orders morality stories for children

    2001-06-07T13:26:00Z

    Channel 4 commissioning editor, schools and programmes John Richmond has ordered five-part series The Beaconsfrom Cardiff-based indie Wild Dream Films.The 15-minute morality tales, which aim to further

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    Interactive TV polls are a waste of time

    2001-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Britain's leading pollster has slammed broadcasters for their use of online and interactive TV (iTV) polls in the run up to the election, branding the services 'crap'.Mori Polls chairman Professor Bob

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    JONES ADDRESSES EBU

    2001-05-18T00:00:00Z

    S4C chief executive Huw Jones warned on Thursday (17 May) that public service broadcasters need the commitment and support of national governments if homegrown programming in Europe is to meet the

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    And finally ..

    2001-05-04T00:00:00Z

    S4C commercial managing director Wyn Innes thinks it's wrong to shoot people with crossbows ...If you weren't in TV what would you be up to?Acting - aged 14 I starred in

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    RUGBY EXTENDED ON S4C

    2001-04-20T00:00:00Z

    S4C is extending its rugby coverage after securing exclusive coverage of the first match in The Barbarians Scottish Amicable Tour against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 20 May.