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Drew McIntyre learns Welsh ahead of WWE Clash at the Castle

Ahead of the WWE premium live event, Clash at the Castle, in Cardiff this September, Superstar Drew McIntyre recently teamed with Welsh musician, Tara Bandito, for his very own Welsh language lesson. McIntyre brushed up on his Welsh language skills at none other than Cardiff Castle, learning Welsh language translations and pronunciations for words like […]

June 8, 2022By Nik Roseveare

4.6m watch Wales beat Ukraine on ITV

ITV’s coverage of the World Cup play-off between Wales and Ukraine on June 5th peaked with 4.6 million viewers. An average of 2.3 million viewers and 17 per cent audience share watched as a deflected Gareth Bale free kick won the game 1-0 for Wales, who now claim a place in the World Cup Finals […]

June 6, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Wales confirms first Screen Summit

Cardiff will play host to the inaugural Wales Screen Summit (WSS)/Copa Cyfryngau Cymru, on the 15thand 16th June 2022. This leading industry event will showcase the incredibly rich and diverse productions happening in Wales, as well as tackling some of the industry’s biggest issues and threats. Compelling panels featuring channel bosses, award-winning directors, commissioning editors and development producers will ensure the […]

May 26, 2022

Championship Boxing on BBC Wales, iPlayer

BBC Wales will present live coverage of  night of Championship Boxing, showcasing some of the best young fighters from around Wales, on May 28th. The fight night, which takes place at the LC Swansea, will feature three title fights, with coverage from the event presented by Jason Mohammad and Polly James broadcast live on BBC […]

May 13, 2022

Viaplay scores home nations football package in UK

Viaplay and UEFA have entered a four-year partnership in the UK for Viaplay to show at least 40 exclusive live matches featuring the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish men’s national football teams respectively. Starting in 2024, fans will be able to follow all European Qualifiers to the UEFA Euro and FIFA World Cup played by […]

April 27, 2022

Cardiff to host WWE PPV in September

WWE had confirmed long-running rumours that the first major WWE stadium event to be held in the UK in more than 30 years will emanate from Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on September 3rd. Located in the heart of Cardiff, the capital of Wales – the Principality Stadium is a state-of-the-art, multi-faceted event destination and […]

April 12, 2022By Nik Roseveare

BBC, ITV reveal World Cup 2022 schedule

The BBC and ITV have revealed their coverage plans for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar this winter. The BBC will show England’s opening match against Iran on November 21st, as well as the possible Home Nations group match against the final European qualifier, which will be one of Wales, Scotland or Ukraine. ITV will […]

April 7, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Bad Wolf to produce The Winter King

Bad Wolf has announced its first major new drama commission since joining Sony Pictures Television, The Winter King. Based on Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles, The Winter King is an epic but intimate 10 part returning series which will shoot in Wales and the West Country in 2022. Portraying a revisionist take on the well-loved Arthurian […]

April 5, 2022

Cheshire appointed Chair of Channel 4

UK telecoms and media regulator Ofcom has confirmed the appointment of Sir Ian Cheshire as the next Chair of commercial PSB Channel 4. He will join the broadcaster’s Board on April 11th 2022, succeeding the interim Chair Dawn Airey. Cheshire was Group Chief Executive of Kingfisher plc from January 2008 to early 2015. Before that […]

April 4, 2022By Colin Mann

Griffin-Williams S4C Chief Content Officer

S4C has appointed LLinos Griffin-Williams as its new Chief Content Officer. Her appointment will play a key part in the Welsh broadcaster’s wider strategy to make S4C more visible in the Global Market and drive the channel in a new direction in terms of talent and commercial opportunity. Griffin-Williams was formerly Creative Director of Cardiff based independent production […]

March 7, 2022