Editing S4C (section)

==Programming==
S4C's remit is to provide a service which features a wide range of programmes in the Welsh language. Like [[Channel 4]], S4C does not produce programmes of its own; instead, it commissions programmes from [[BBC Cymru Wales]] and independent producers<ref>{{cite book|title=The Celtic World|page=800 |chapter=Language and Identity in Modern Wales|last=Green|first=Miranda|publisher=Routledge|year=1995|isbn=978-0-415-05764-6}}</ref> (although the quantity purchased from [[ITV Wales & West|ITV Cymru Wales]] has greatly reduced since the early years of S4C), and much like Channel 4 during its heyday, it has developed a reputation for commissioning animation, such as ''[[SuperTed]]'', ''[[Wil Cwac Cwac]]'' (shown on ITV), ''[[Fireman Sam]]'' (also broadcast by the [[BBC Television|BBC]]), ''[[Rocky Hollow]]'', ''[[The Blobs]]'' (also broadcast by [[Scottish Television]]), ''[[Gogs]]'', ''[[Shakespeare: The Animated Tales]]'', ''[[Animated Tales of the World]]'' and the 1992–1996 French co-production ''Natalie''.

[[BBC Cymru Wales]] fulfils its public service requirement by producing programmes in Welsh, including ''[[Newyddion]]'', S4C's news bulletin, and a soap opera, ''[[Pobol y Cwm]]'', and providing them to S4C free of charge. It has also provided (or licensed) Welsh-language versions of English-language programmes, such as the original ''[[Teletubbies]]''. On the analogue service, S4C showed programmes produced for Channel 4 in the rest of the United Kingdom – either [[simulcast|simultaneously]] or time-shifted – outside of peak hours. These programmes were provided to S4C by Channel 4, free of charge.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Making of Channel 4|first=Peter|last=Catterall| author-link = Pippa Catterall | page=51|publisher=Routledge|year=1999|isbn=978-0-7146-4926-9}}</ref>

To make content more accessible to English speakers, all Welsh-language programming carries English subtitles. Originally these were on [[Sbectel]] teletext page 888, with Welsh subtitles on page 889, with both subtitle languages now also available on digital television platforms. For speakers of English who are learning Welsh, certain programmes, particularly children's programmes ''Planed Plant Bach'' (now [[Cyw]]) and ''Planed Plant'' (now [[Stwnsh]]), carry subtitles featuring Welsh subtitles with additional English translations in brackets next to more difficult Welsh-language words. TV films produced for S4C have received some good foreign reviews; ''[[Hedd Wyn (film)|Hedd Wyn]]'' was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best Foreign Language Oscar]] in 1994<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1994 | title = The 66th Academy Awards 1994 | website = oscars.org | date = 4 October 2014 | publisher = Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | location = Los Angeles, California | access-date = 27 August 2016 }}</ref> and ''[[Solomon & Gaenor]]'' was nominated in 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2000 | title = The 72nd Academy Awards 2000 | website = oscars.org | date = 22 April 2015 | publisher = Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | location = Los Angeles, California  | access-date = 27 August 2016 }}</ref>

The S4C analogue signal also spilled over on to the east coast of Ireland. In the past it was rebroadcast in a number of areas there on [[ultra high frequency|UHF]] terrestrial signals by so-called '[[Television in the Republic of Ireland#Deflectors|deflectors]]'. Up until the 1990s, S4C was also carried by some Irish [[cable television|cable]] and [[MMDS]] providers before being replaced by Channel 4.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.askcomreg.ie/other/pay_tv.25.LE.asp |title=Ask Comreg - Pay TV}}</ref> The S4C channels continue to be available in the Republic of Ireland via the Freesat satellite service.

Up until 2009, S4C ran its own [[teletext]] service, [[Sbectel]] (''"Sbec"'', Welsh for "a peek" or "a glimpse", and a reference to an S4C schedule insert formerly included in the ''[[TVTimes]]'' issues for the [[ITV Wales & West|HTV Wales]] region).
In 2010 when the analogue signal for S4C was switched off all Channel 4 progammes stopped broadcasting on the channel and were replaced by its own programmes and some from the BBC Cymru Wales catalogue.

===Distribution===
S4C's self-owned programmes are distributed internationally through S4C International (''S4C Rhyngwladol CYF'').<ref>{{cite web | url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03542938 | title=S4C RHYNGWLADOL CYF overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK }}</ref>

S4C formerly owned a selection of animated programmes, but on 2 October 2017, Hoho Entertainment acquired the broadcaster's animation back catalogue.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.awn.com/news/hoho-acquires-s4c-animation-back-catalog | title=Hoho Acquires S4C Animation Back Catalog }}</ref>