蜜芽传媒

The full text of Sir Michael's letter is below. The letter is also in Welsh below. 

John Walter Jones

S4C Authority

Parc T欧 Glas

Llanishen

Cardiff

CF14 5DU

10 November 2010

Dear John

Following our constructive meeting this week I wanted to write to confirm the issues we discussed, both the continuation of our existing strategic partnership as well as the 蜜芽传媒鈥檚 position regarding the outcome of the recent spending review announcements by the UK Government.

On our existing strategic partnership to provide programming to S4C, I am confident that we can now move quickly to complete the renewal of this agreement for the next two years. Renewing this partnership is very important to the 蜜芽传媒 as our two organisations begin a journey towards greater collaboration.

Regarding the spending review announcement, Jeremy Hunt has made clear that having decided to reduce its own funding for S4C as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review, the Government decided that a new partnership model with the 蜜芽传媒 was the best way of securing the long term future of the service and this proposition was put to the 蜜芽传媒 in the context of discussions on a new licence fee settlement.

We now need to work together to take forward this policy. A new arrangement will see the 蜜芽传媒 build upon its commitment to the provision of a broad range of Welsh language services 鈥� with the new, additional responsibility for funding a large part of a high quality S4C service.

I want to be clear with you, and other members of the S4C Authority, that the 蜜芽传媒 has no ambitions to take over S4C. We are committed to a creatively independent S4C, which attracts revenue from a range of sources, including the licence fee. We share your determination that S4C should retain its strong relationship with the independent production sector in Wales.

Starting in April 2013 the 蜜芽传媒 will make a significant financial contribution to the operation of S4C, above and beyond our current supply of programming. For 2013/14 this addition investment will be in excess of 拢76m. The 蜜芽传媒 Trust is the guardian of the licence fee and as a result will need to have oversight of how this money is being spent. The licence fee settlement sets out in broad terms how this might be achieved. We both agreed that it would be useful to agree the detail of a new governance structure as soon as is practicable in order to provide certainty to both organisations.

My colleague Elan Closs Stephens, the 蜜芽传媒鈥檚 National Trustee for Wales, will oversee discussions on behalf of the 蜜芽传媒 Trust and we both look forward to an ongoing and productive working relationship with yourself and the S4C Authority, with the appropriate involvement of DCMS.

Given the public interest in this matter I plan to make the content of this letter public; I am also copying Jeremy Hunt.

Yours sincerely

Sir Michael Lyons

Chairman

John Walter Jones

Cadeirydd

Awdurdod S4C

Parc T欧 Glas

Llanisien

Caerdydd

CF14 5DU 10 Tachwedd 2010

Annwyl John

Yn dilyn ein cyfarfod adeiladol yr wythnos hon, roeddwn yn awyddus i

ysgrifennu atoch er mwyn cadarnhau鈥檙 materion a drafodwyd gennym, sef

parhad y bartneriaeth strategol sy鈥檔 bodoli rhyngom eisoes a safbwynt y

蜜芽传媒 yng nghyswllt datganiadau diweddar Llywodraeth y DU yngl欧n a

chanlyniadau鈥檙 adolygiad gwariant

Parthed y bartneriaeth strategol sy鈥檔 bodoli eisoes ar gyfer darparu

rhaglenni i S4C, rwy鈥檔 hyderus y medrwn bellach symud ymlaen yn

ebrwydd i adnewyddu鈥檙 cytundeb hwn ar gyfer y ddwy flynedd nesaf. Mae

adnewyddu鈥檙 bartneriaeth hon yn hynod bwysig i鈥檙 蜜芽传媒 wrth i鈥檔 dau

sefydliad symud tuag at gydweithio鈥檔 agosach.

Yng nghyswllt y cyhoeddiad ar yr adolygiad gwariant, mae Jeremy Hunt

wedi ei gwneud hi鈥檔 glir, o fod wedi gostwng ei gwariant ei hun ar gyfer S4C

fod y Llywodraeth wedi penderfynu taw model newydd o bartneriaeth gyda鈥檙

蜜芽传媒 oedd y ffordd orau o sicrhau dyfodol hir dymor y gwasanaeth, a

gwnaed yr awgrym hwn wrth y 蜜芽传媒 yng nghyswllt trafodaethau ynghylch

cytundeb newydd ar lefel ffi鈥檙 drwydded.

Rhaid i ni yn awr gydweithio er mwyn gweithredu鈥檙 polisi hwn. Bydd

trefniant newydd yn dangos 蜜芽传媒 sy鈥檔 adeiladu ar yr ymrwymiad sydd

ganddo eisoes i ddarparu ystod eang o wasanaethau Cymraeg 鈥� gyda鈥檙

cyfrifoldeb ychwanegol newydd dros gyllido rhan fawr o wasanaeth safon

uchel S4C.

Dymunaf fod yn gwbwl eglur, gyda chi ac eraill o blith Awdurdod S4C nad

oes gan y 蜜芽传媒 unrhyw uchelgais i draflyncu S4C. Rydym wedi ein

hymrwymo i S4C sy鈥檔 greadigol annibynnol, sy鈥檔 denu cyllid o amrywiol

ffynonellau, gan gynnwys ffi鈥檙 drwydded. Rhannwn eich penderfyniad y dylai

S4C barhau 芒鈥檌 pherthynas gref 芒鈥檙 sector gynhyrchu annibynnol yng

Nghymru.

Gan gychwyn ym mis Ebrill 2013 bydd y 蜜芽传媒 yn gwneud cyfraniad ariannol

sylweddol i gostau gweithredu S4C, yn ychwanegol at ein darpariaeth

bresennol o raglenni. Ar gyfer 2013/14 bydd y buddsoddiad ychwanegol hwn yn fwy na 拢76m.

听

Ymddiriedolaeth y 蜜芽传媒 yw gwarcheidwad ffi鈥檙

drwydded ac o ganlyniad bydd angen iddi gael tros olwg o鈥檙 ffordd y mae鈥檙

arian hwn yn cael ei wario. Amlinella鈥檙 cytundeb ar ffi鈥檙 drwydded yn fras

sut y gallasid cyflawni hyn. Rydym ill dau yn cytuno y byddai鈥檔 fuddiol i ni

gytuno ar y manylion ynghylch strwythur llywodraethu newydd cyn gynted

ag y bo hynny鈥檔 ymarferol bosib er mwyn darparu sicrwydd i鈥檙 ddau

sefydliad.

听

Bydd fy nghydweithiwr, Elan Closs Stephens, Ymddiriedolwr Cenedlaethol y

蜜芽传媒 yng Nghymru, yn llywio鈥檙 trafodaethau ar ran听Ymddiriedolaeth y 蜜芽传媒 ac

rydym ill dau yn edrych ymlaen at berthynas gwaith barhaus ac adeiladol

gyda chi ac Awdurdod S4C, gyda mewnbwn addas oddi wrth yr Adran

Ddiwylliant, Cyfryngau a Chwaraeon.

O ystyried diddordeb y cyhoedd yn y mater hwn bwriadaf ryddhau cynnwys

y llythyr hwn i鈥檙 cyhoedd; rwyf yn anfon copi hefyd at Jeremy Hunt.

Yn gywir iawn

Syr Michael Lyons

Cadeirydd