BBC Wales news has appointed a new Culture Correspondent, covering the arts, entertainment and culture in all its forms for TV, radio and online. Lorna Prichard, originally of Abergele, has been appointed to the new position and started her new role immediately. Prichard started her journalism career at the Cynon Valley Leader before working as […]

The BBC is marking one hundred years of broadcasting in Wales. On Februay 13th 1923, in a small room on the first floor in Castle Street, Cardiff, Sir John Reith, Controller of the BBC spoke the first words which were broadcast by the BBC in Wales. To celebrate this historic milestone, the BBC is offering […]

Senior leaders at S4C, ITV Cymru Wales and BBC Cymru Wales will be giving evidence to the Welsh Affairs Committee of the UK’s House of Commons as MPs hold a second evidence session exploring the future of broadcasting in Wales. From the role of public service broadcasting to the growth of on-demand and subscription services, […]

The Football Association of Wales and BBC Cymru Wales have announced a new broadcast partnership deal which sees the BBC have the rights to broadcast Wales’s international Women’s Football games for the next five years. This includes the remaining qualifying games for the FIFA World Cup finals, hosted in Australia and New Zealand, the next […]

The Welsh Affairs Committee of the UK House of Commons has launched a new inquiry looking at Broadcasting in Wales. Television remains the most-used news source for people in Wales. Seventy-four per cent of adults across Wales use television for their news, followed by websites/apps and radio. In 2020, broadcast television viewing in Wales bucked […]