Newyddion

Newyddion
Newyddion 9 titles
Original language(s)	Welsh
Production
Producer(s)	BBC Cymru
Location(s)	Cardiff
Running time	Main bulletin: 30 minutes
Release
Original network	S4C
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV)
Original release	1 November 1982 – present
Chronology
Related shows	BBC Wales Today Ffeil ITV News Cymru Wales

Newyddion (English: News) is a Welsh-language news programme consisting of Welsh, UK, and international news, produced daily by BBC Cymru Wales and broadcast on S4C.

Overview

The main evening programme is broadcast each weekday evening between 9 pm and 9:30 pm, with shorter editions airing at varying times on Saturday and Sunday evenings.

In 2009, a new service of short weekday bulletins were introduced. Five-minute updates air at lunchtime (1:00 pm), mid-afternoon (2:55 pm) and early-evening (6:30 pm).

Dewi Llwyd, who presented the programme for almost 30 years, was dropped from the presentation team in 2013.^[1] Having previously been broadcast at 7:30pm, the programme relaunched in its new 9pm slot on 22 April 2013 with Bethan Rhys Roberts and Rhun ap Iorwerth^[2] presenting on alternate nights. Mr ap Iorwerth later left the BBC to successfully stand for Plaid Cymru in the Welsh assembly by-election for the seat of Ynys Môn.^[3]

S4C weather forecasts are broadcast before or after each bulletin as well as before closedown and produced by Tinopolis in Llanelli.

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 September 11th attacks.^[4]

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.^[5]

Ratings

Viewing figures for Newyddion range from 7,000 to 22,000 according to S4C's weekly ratings report.^[6]

On-air team

N.B. Persons marked with an * are also a stand-in presenter/newsreader.

Anchor

• Bethan Rhys Roberts
• Rhodri Llywelyn

Additional presenters

• Aled Huw
• Rhodri Llwyd

District correspondents

North Wales Sion Tecwyn – North West Dafydd Gwynn – North West Dafydd Evans – North East Elen Wyn – North East

South Wales Owain Evans – Cardiff Ellis Roberts – Cardiff/Business Alun Thomas – South Wales Valleys

Mid and West Wales Craig Duggan – Mid Wales Sara Gibson – Mid Wales Aled Scourfield – West Wales

Specialist correspondents

Owain Clarke – Health Aled ap Dafydd – Political Steffan Messenger – Environment Huw Thomas – Arts and Media

Bethan Lewis – Education Vaughan Roderick – Welsh Affairs Editor James Williams – Westminster

References

1. "S4C thanks Dewi Llwyd".
2. "Newyddion 9 to tell the full story to S4C’s viewers".
3. "Plaid Cymru's emphatic Ynys Mon by-election win". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
4. "BBC success at Bafta Cymru awards". BBC. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
5. Thomas, Huw; Correspondent, Media. "Bafta Cymru: Welsh news award given to wrong programme". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
6. "S4C - Viewing Figures". www.s4c.cymru. Retrieved 2016-04-08.

External links

• Newyddion at BBC Online
• Newyddion catch-up at BBC Online
• S4C.co.uk (available in Welsh & English)