S4C has announced a new mixed media children’s comedy series called Annibendod (‘Messy‘) that will air in January 2025. The Welsh language series has been developed to boost children’s Welsh language skills using comedy and simple to understand language. Annibendod is a 20 x 10-minute series produced by Twt Productions in collaboration with Boom Cymru, […]

S4C has appointed Beth Angell as the new Head of Entertainment and Factual Entertainment. She will start her new role with the Welsh language broadcaster in June. Angell is an experienced producer who has worked as a series producer and senior producer for several of Wales’ leading production companies. Her work spans numerous genres including entertainment, comedy and […]

Welsh language broadcaster S4C has announced the first deals to be struck by their Commercial Growth Fund and Commercial Content Fund. S4C’s Commercial Content Fund has backed The Peace Particle, a series with exclusive access to CERN as it celebrates its 70th anniversary. Also backed by the fund is teen drama Hafiach. S4C’s Commercial Growth […]

S4C will broadcast a Welsh language version of the hit TV series The Voice, that will be produced by Boom Cymru, part of ITV Studios, and will air in 2025. Y Llais as it is called in Welsh, will feature international opera singer Sir Bryn Terfel as one of the four Coaches from different musical […]

Research reveals that S4C’s economic contribution has resulted in 1,900 jobs and generated £136 million (€159m) for the Welsh economy. The research was carried out by Wavehill for the public broadcaster, to measure S4C’s economic and social impact on Wales and beyond for the 2022-23 financial year. The report shows that S4C, which broadcasts over […]

Mobile coverage in rural parts of Ceredigion has been significantly improved after EE upgraded or built more than ten 4G masts in the county. With more than a million tourists expected to visit mid-Wales this year, EE has strengthened its 4G connectivity along two of the county’s major roads, the A44 and the A487, as […]

BT Group has opened its new hub and Welsh HQ in Cardiff. The move represents a multi-million pound investment by BT Group in the city, and secures a new presence for the company in the Welsh capital. The new workspace and contact centre – located in the Capital Quarter development of the city centre – […]

Welsh language broadcaster S4C has secured two industry leading mentors to work with companies that receive investment through its Commercial Growth Fund, which launched in September 2023. Nick Catliff and Stuart Baxter both have held high profile positions across the entertainment industry. The mentors will work with the fund’s advisor Laura Franses, to identify and […]

S4C, the public broadcaster and only Welsh language television channel, has commissioned Boom Cymru (co-producers of the BBC’s Christmas feature length drama, Men Up) to produce Creisis, a six-part drama. Creisis uses dark humour and breaks the fourth wall to immerse the viewer in the life of psychiatric nurse Jamie Morris, who isn’t only struggling with the mental […]

S4C digital content studio and media network, Little Dot Studios, has announced a partnership to bolster the public service media provider’s YouTube offering. The move reinforces S4C’s commitment to future-proofing its output and showcasing Welsh language and culture. S4C has received £7.5 million of additional funding from the UK Government’s Department of Culture, Media, and Sport […]