UK broadcasters trade ad airtime for advertisers’ shares
With advertisers slashing their spend, channels have found a new way to fill unsold ad space
January 2024
S4C chair tells UK government he will not stand for second term
Rhodri Williams had told MPs he wanted to keep job last week amid fallout from bullying scandal at broadcaster
Welsh politicians ‘astonished’ at culture secretary’s absence during S4C bullying scandal
‘Wholly unacceptable’ Lucy Frazer did not meet leaders of Welsh broadcaster despite repeated requests
Chair of S4C faces calls to be replaced after sacking of two female executives
Rhodri Williams accused of being ‘judge, jury and executioner’ as crisis deepens at Welsh broadcaster
November 2023
Sacked S4C chief calls for investigation into Welsh-language channel
Exclusive: Siân Doyle asks culture secretary to launch inquiry into taxpayer-funded channel and its chair
Beer, chips and camaraderie: Welsh TV drama has world premiere in miners’ hall
High hopes for bilingual drama Pren ar y Bryn (Tree on a Hill) after global success of ‘Welsh noir’ genre
The Guardian view on Welsh broadcasting: essential to keep a language alive
Editorial: One of Europe’s oldest languages will only thrive if its place on radio and TV is retained and its online presence greatly expanded
May 2023
Investigation launched over claims of bullying at Welsh TV channel S4C
Law firm brought in by board of publicly funded channel amid claims of culture of fear
April 2023
‘This is a real moment’: Netflix series cements rise of Welsh language drama
Forty years after marches and a hunger strike threat led to a dedicated Cymraeg channel, the launch of a Cardiff crime caper shows drama from Wales has come into its own
January 2023
‘A real moment’: Cymraeg’s the star as Netflix buys Welsh-language drama
Streaming service’s purchase of heist series Dal y Mellt shows Wales ‘can stand on world stage’
March 2022
Share price of Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital fall again after auditor delay
PwC’s postponement of financial audit without reason fuels further fall after 36% slump on Wednesday
July 2021
Other lives
Siân Orrells obituary
Other lives: Television drama scriptwriter who wrote episodes of A Touch of Frost and created the series Jack of Hearts
March 2021
From Magna Carta to Malcolm X: sites that shaped British civil rights
Pay tribute to brave campaigners, the first trade unionists, gay rights protesters and suffragettes at these landmark places around the UK
October 2018
Don’t let tech giants bury public service TV
Letters: Public service television shows must remain easy for audiences to find, say the heads of ITV, the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, STV and S4C
July 2018
Thailand rescue: we tried to dig our way out of cave, say boys – as it happened
12 Thai boys and football coach say they chose to enter cave and all can swim, in first press conference after being rescued from Tham Luang last week
Nils Pratley on finance
Ocado's share price boom is no indicator of long-term success
Nils Pratley
Value has risen on the back of smart tie-ups, but rapid expansion brings huge risks
WPP tells Sir Martin Sorrell it will block future payouts over takeover bid
Firm’s lawyers say Sorrell could ‘breach confidentiality obligations’ if he successfully bids for MediaMonks
September 2017
Welsh-English bilingual drama seeks to replicate success of Scandi noir
Creators of S4C crime drama series Bang, set in Port Talbot, hope it will win Welsh- and English-speaking audiences
February 2016
S4C: Welsh broadcaster £74.5m grant ringfenced by BBC Trust
