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Doctor Who crowns year of "extraordinary success" for أغر؟´«أ½ Wales


Category: أغر؟´«أ½; Wales

Date: 13.07.2005
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Figures released yesterday reveal that Doctor Who led أغر؟´«أ½ Cymru Wales to one of its most successful twelve months ever during 2004-05.

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In the أغر؟´«أ½ Wales Annual Review 2004-05 - which presents a summary of the Broadcasting Council for Wales's assessment of أغر؟´«أ½ Cymru Wales's performance for the year - the Council hails a year of "extraordinary success of أغر؟´«أ½ Cymru Wales's productions for network" and "a string of amazing programmes and series."

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The value of programmes made by أغر؟´«أ½ Cymru Wales for the أغر؟´«أ½'s national networks rose from آ£16 million in 2003-04 to more than آ£30 million in 2004-05.

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The Review forecasts that أغر؟´«أ½ Wales's income from the networks will rise even further this year.

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Two more series of Doctor Who have been commissioned from أغر؟´«أ½ Cymru Wales, along with other major series such as Tribe (for أغر؟´«أ½ TWO); A Year at Kew (أغر؟´«أ½ TWO); Paparazzi (أغر؟´«أ½ ONE and أغر؟´«أ½ THREE); and The Curious House Guest (أغر؟´«أ½ TWO).

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The Review reveals that أغر؟´«أ½ Cymru Wales's triumphs on the UK stage were mirrored by the performance of its services for audiences in Wales.

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The highlights noted in the Review included:

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أغر؟´«أ½ Cymru Wales's television programmes made for audiences in Wales out-performed the network programmes they replaced. On average, when أغر؟´«أ½ Cymru Wales opted out of the national networks, its programmes were watched by a two per cent greater share of the viewing audience in Wales than the network programmes attracted in the rest of the UK.

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As an example, the Review highlights the particular success of أغر؟´«أ½ Cymru Wales's St David's Day celebrations, when it opted out of the peaktime أغر؟´«أ½ ONE schedule to show three programmes exclusively to Wales. The share of the audience attracted by Donny Osmond Coming أغر؟´«أ½, Cable Connects with Katherine Jenkins and People's Voice with Huw Edwards was up to 12 per cent higher than that achieved by the أغر؟´«أ½ ONE network programmes shown at the same time in the rest of the UK.

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أغر؟´«أ½ 2W's weekly audience of 250,000 made it the most watched أغر؟´«أ½ digital channel in Wales.

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أغر؟´«أ½ Cymru Wales continued to provide S4C with its most popular Welsh language programmes, led by the soap opera Pobol y Cwm which celebrated its 30th anniversary last autumn.

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The Review describes أغر؟´«أ½ Radio Wales's listening figures as "extremely positive" while أغر؟´«أ½ Radio Cymru achieved its highest ever number of listeners per week in the first quarter of 2004. The launch of a unique أغر؟´«أ½ Radio Cymru optout service for south west Wales - featuring Ray Gravell, Siأ¢n Thomas and Marc Griffiths - saw listening in the area increase by up to 50 per cent.

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Usage of أغر؟´«أ½ Cymru Wales online services - already the most popular in Wales - continued to rise spectacularly. The Welsh language service أغر؟´«أ½ Cymru'r Byd (bbc.co.uk/cymru) registered a 60 per cent rise in 'hits' while use of the English language pages (bbc.co.uk/wales) rose by a staggering 76 per cent.

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The Review commends أغر؟´«أ½ Cymru Wales's Here for You local community project as "a powerful exercise in connecting with communities, building public value and enriching output."

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"We have seen the engagement of the أغر؟´«أ½ in Wales with its audience go from strength to strength," says the أغر؟´«أ½ National Governor for Wales, Professor Merfyn Jones.

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Menna Richards, Controller أغر؟´«أ½ Wales, says: "أغر؟´«أ½ Wales staff and programme suppliers have continued to serve our communities with energy and dedication in a year marked by successes in which we can all take justified pride.

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"We can build on such achievements as we continue to strengthen our central role as a broadcaster in Wales and, through the network TV and radio services, as a provider of top class programmes to the whole of the UK."

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The أغر؟´«أ½ Cymru Wales Annual Review highlights two areas to which the Broadcasting Council of Wales says it will pay particular attention during the forthcoming year.

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"Council has enthusiastically supported the أغر؟´«أ½'s commitment to a new strategic partnership with S4C," says Professor Jones, "But concern was expressed about the possible implications of Ofcom's recommendations for the أغر؟´«أ½'s editorial control over its programmes on S4C and for the top-slicing of the licence fee.

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"The fundamental issue at stake is the future of Welsh language broadcasting and the provision of high quality services to the Welsh-speaking audience in the digital age.

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"Council is also concerned about the particular problems associated with the lack of availability of digital radio in parts of Wales, notably the lack of access to Radio Wales and Radio Cymru on DAB across vast areas of Wales.

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"It will continue to do what it can to place this issue high on the agenda of the أغر؟´«أ½ and the Government."


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Date: 13.07.2005
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