01-12-2023, 09:24 PM
Another issue that's been brought up in Doyle's DCMS letter (she also done an interview with WalesOnline which has just been published - a case of not just burning your bridges, but napalming them)
The question of the role of the 'Big Five' indie companies - Tinopolis (owners of Sunset & Vine), Cwmni Da, Afanti, Boom (owned by ITV) and Rondo - and how much they contribute to S4C's output, which Doyle was seemingly looking to reduce.
IIRC, HTV was originally required to provide seven hours a week when S4C launched - as well as providing sales and playout for ads - but towards the end of the franchise period, that quota was virtually removed, opening up for more indie commissions.
The mid-late 2000s saw a general consolidation of the indie sector - and around that time, S4C was putting elements of its service - and programme commissions - out to tender (i.e. children's Pres went to Boom, while Tinopolis produced the weather)
Not surprisingly, Doyle's comments on supposedly 'breaking the status quo' have attracted more ire. Newyddion also reported tonight on calls by, among others, Maggie Brown (the author of two books about Channel 4) to allow the BBC to take control of the channel.
www.bbc.co.uk
The question of the role of the 'Big Five' indie companies - Tinopolis (owners of Sunset & Vine), Cwmni Da, Afanti, Boom (owned by ITV) and Rondo - and how much they contribute to S4C's output, which Doyle was seemingly looking to reduce.
IIRC, HTV was originally required to provide seven hours a week when S4C launched - as well as providing sales and playout for ads - but towards the end of the franchise period, that quota was virtually removed, opening up for more indie commissions.
The mid-late 2000s saw a general consolidation of the indie sector - and around that time, S4C was putting elements of its service - and programme commissions - out to tender (i.e. children's Pres went to Boom, while Tinopolis produced the weather)
Not surprisingly, Doyle's comments on supposedly 'breaking the status quo' have attracted more ire. Newyddion also reported tonight on calls by, among others, Maggie Brown (the author of two books about Channel 4) to allow the BBC to take control of the channel.
www.bbc.co.uk