Newyddion S4C (S4C News) is a Welsh-language news programme broadcast on S4C and produced by BBC Cymru Wales, covering national and international news stories from a Welsh perspective.
| Newyddion | |
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 Newyddion S4C title card | |
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| Presented by | Bethan Rhys Roberts Rhodri Llywelyn (Main anchors) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom (Wales) |
| Original language | Welsh |
| Production | |
| Production locations | New Broadcasting House, Cardiff, Wales |
| Running time | 30 minutes (main bulletin) |
| Production company | BBC Cymru Wales |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One Wales (1971–1982) S4C (1982–present) |
| Release | 2 August 1971 – present |
| Related | |
| BBC Wales Today Ffeil ITV News Wales at Six | |
History
editWelsh-language television news on the BBC first aired on 6pm on 16 March 1956. Under the name Tele-Newyddion, this fifteen-minute bulletin was broadcast as an opt-out in the Wenvoe, Sutton Coldfield and Holme Moss transmitters, in the style of a newsreel, presenting news items from the past weeks at the time of broadcast.[1]
Before S4C started broadcasting in November 1982, Newyddion was seen as a five-minute regional opt-out programme on BBC One, usually broadcast around 7:00 pm,[2] where it replaced programmes in the schedule such as Tomorrow's World.[3] The first Newyddion on BBC One Wales was broadcast on 2 August 1971 at 18:55[4] with the last BBC One Wales bulletin seen on 29 October 1982 at 7:00pm, as S4C launched the following Monday.[5] In addition to the five-minute bulletin, there was a longer programme, Heddiw.
When S4C was being created, both BBC Cymru Wales and HTV Wales bid for the provision of a news service. In 1981 HTV withdrew from the bid, causing BBC Cymru Wales to win by default.[6]
In 2020, S4C launched a digital version of the Newyddion service, employing its own journalists and producing original stories, that would be repackaged for the television bulletin.[6]
Overview
editThe main evening programme (branded Newyddion) is broadcast each weekday evening at 7:30pm with shorter editions airing throughout the day and at varying times on Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Five-minute updates are broadcast at midday, mid-afternoon (2pm, 3pm), and evenings (8:55pm).
Dewi Llwyd, who presented the programme for almost 30 years, was dropped from the presentation team in 2013.[7]
S4C weather forecasts are now broadcast in the news programme after BBC Cymru Wales moved into its new headquarters in Central Square, Cardiff.[citation needed]
Awards
editNewyddion won the 2012 BAFTA Cymru Award for News Coverage for a special programme broadcast from New York to mark the tenth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks.[8]
At the 2013 BAFTA Cymru Awards ceremony Newyddion was mistakenly awarded the News Coverage award. The award was later correctly presented to ITV Cymru Wales.[9]
At the 2015 BAFTA Cymru Awards Newyddion 9 was awarded the News Coverage Award for a special programme on the Paris Attacks.
They also won the News Coverage Award at the 2016 BAFTA Cymru awards for a programme about the refugee crisis.
Ratings
editViewing figures for Newyddion ranged at one time from 180,000 to 250,000 according to S4C's weekly ratings report.[10]
References
edit- ^ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 16 March 1956.
- ^ "Search - BBC Programme Index".
- ^ "Schedule - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 2 August 1971.
- ^ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 29 October 1982.
- ^ a b Elain Price. Broadcasting for Wales: The Early Years of S4C Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2022.
- ^ "S4C thanks Dewi Llwyd" (Press release). S4C. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
S4C has thanked Dewi Llwyd for his "huge contribution to journalism" after the BBC announced changes to the Newyddion presentation team in the new year. Dewi will leave the programme after almost 30 years as a member of the team.
- ^ "BBC success at Bafta Cymru awards". BBC News. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ Thomas, Huw (2 October 2010). "Bafta Cymru: Welsh news award given to wrong programme". BBC News. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "S4C - Viewing Figures". S4C. Retrieved 6 April 2020.