The UK’s public service broadcasters have asked the government to guarantee the prominence of their linear and on-demand services in the face of mounting pressure from global giants like Netflix. In an open letter signed by the heads of the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, STV and S4C, the broadcasters urged broadcast regulator Ofcom to modernise […]
Welsh indie production body the TAC has welcomed the appointment of senior civil servant Owen Evans as CEO of the nation’s pubcaster, S4C. Evans will become chief exec of the public broadcaster on October 1, succeeding former A+E Networks and National Geographic exec Ian Jones. TAC chairman Iestyn Garlick welcomed the hire, saying: “We are […]
Ian Jones will leave his role running S4C at the end of the year. His exit after six years running the Welsh pubcaster comes amid debate about its future and funding. Announcing the exit, S4C said Jones will remain in the TV business “and is looking to split his work time between the UK and […]
UK public broadcaster the BBC has agreed to fix its level of funding of Welsh counterpart S4C until 2022. A letter sent this week by BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead to S4C Authority chairman Huw Jones confirms the BBC will provide S4C with £74.5 million (US$99.5 million) each year until the current licence fee agreement […]
Transmission services provider Arqiva has struck a deal with Welsh-language channel S4C to broadcast its recently launched HD service. S4C HD has been on air since June 7, broadcasting content including coverage of the Euro2016 football championship, in which the Welsh team reached the semi-finals, to an average 629,000 weekly viewers. The channel is available […]
Welsh-language channel S4C has joined the BBC iPlayer service. The move marks the first time that the BBC has integrated a third-party broadcaster into its catch-up platform. S4C is joining iPlayer on a 18 month trial basis with S4C editorially responsible for its commissioned content. At the end of this period, the BBC will evaluate […]
Welsh public broadcaster S4C has launched on streaming service TVPlayer, making its programming available on-demand to viewers in Wales and the wider United Kingdom. TVPlayer is a free app developed by tech company Simplestream that fully launched earlier this year. It allows consumers in the UK to watch UK channels on connected devices and claims […]
Welsh-language channel S4C is now available on the UK’s YouView connected TV platform. The service allows customers across the UK to watch S4C programmes on demand for up to 35 days following the original broadcast. YouView customers in Wales can already watch S4C programmes through the live service. S4C CEO Ian Jones said, “Launching S4C […]
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C will make all of its content available on the BBC iPlayer from the end of 2014, and is also set to launch an on-demand app on UK connected TV service YouView. The plans are part of a number of new initiatives that will “increase the opportunities to watch the channel in the […]
The BBC Trust and S4C have reached a deal to secure funding and accountability for the Welsh-language public broadcaster until 2017. From April 2013, the majority of S4C’s public income will be provided by the BBC from the licence fee. The S4C Authority will continue to be an independent statutory corporation, which will also receive […]
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