Newyddion S4C (S4C News) is a Welsh-language news programme consisting of Welsh, UK, and international news, produced daily by BBC Cymru Wales and broadcast on S4C.
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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 |
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| Network | S4C |
| Release | 1 November 1982 – present |
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| Wales Today Ffeil | |
Overview
The 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.[1]
S4C weather forecasts are now broadcast in the news programme after BBC Cymru Wales moved into its new headquarters in Central Square, Cardiff.
Awards
Newyddion 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.[2]
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.[3]
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
Viewing figures for Newyddion range from 180,000 to 250,000 according to S4C's weekly ratings report.[4]
On-air team
Anchor
- Bethan Rhys Roberts
- Rhodri Llywelyn
Daytime
- Sara Esyllt
- Ifan Gwyn Davies
- Lois Angharad
- Aled Huw
- Cennydd Davies
Additional presenters
- Aled Huw
- Rhodri Llwyd
- Janet Ebenezer
- Gwenllian Glyn
- Telor Iwan
- Nia Cerys
District correspondents
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North Wales
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South Wales
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Mid and West Wales
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Specialist correspondents
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References
- ^ "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.