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| S4C budget cuts threaten jobs and programmes, Plaid says | S4C budget cuts threaten jobs and programmes, Plaid says |
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| Cuts to the Welsh TV channel S4C will undermine an industry supporting hundreds of jobs, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has said. | Cuts to the Welsh TV channel S4C will undermine an industry supporting hundreds of jobs, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has said. |
| Speaking at the National Eisteddfod at Meifod, Powys, she called for the channel to be protected and for powers over broadcasting to be devolved. | Speaking at the National Eisteddfod at Meifod, Powys, she called for the channel to be protected and for powers over broadcasting to be devolved. |
| Ms Wood said S4C programmes and coverage of Welsh life had suffered after its budget was "slashed" in 2010. | Ms Wood said S4C programmes and coverage of Welsh life had suffered after its budget was "slashed" in 2010. |
| The UK government said it remains "committed" to Welsh broadcasting. | The UK government said it remains "committed" to Welsh broadcasting. |
| S4C - which now receives most of its funding via the BBC - has been told it will be expected to find "reasonable savings" as part of the licence fee settlement announced in July. | S4C - which now receives most of its funding via the BBC - has been told it will be expected to find "reasonable savings" as part of the licence fee settlement announced in July. |
| Its funding reduced from £101m in 2009 to £82.8m in 2014/15. | Its funding reduced from £101m in 2009 to £82.8m in 2014/15. |
| The channel said the cost of its programmes had fallen from £15,200 an hour in 2010 to £10,700 in 2014/15. | The channel said the cost of its programmes had fallen from £15,200 an hour in 2010 to £10,700 in 2014/15. |
| However, the cost per user hour - a measure used by the BBC Trust to relate the cost of providing a service to the size of its audience - increased from £1.29 in 2009 to £1.54 in 2014/15. | However, the cost per user hour - a measure used by the BBC Trust to relate the cost of providing a service to the size of its audience - increased from £1.29 in 2009 to £1.54 in 2014/15. |
| The broadcaster blamed the increase in this measure on the effect of changes to the average size of the audience brought about by changes to its schedule, which included reduced primary sports coverage during peak hours and fewer episodes of Pobol y Cwm. | |
| Ms Wood claimed the channel's plight was "a perfect example of what happens when broadcasting for Wales is left in London's hands". | Ms Wood claimed the channel's plight was "a perfect example of what happens when broadcasting for Wales is left in London's hands". |
| She added: "S4C's budget was slashed by the UK coalition government back in 2010 and further cuts will lead to fewer programmes, lower quality and more repeats and inevitably fewer viewers. We can't allow this to happen." | She added: "S4C's budget was slashed by the UK coalition government back in 2010 and further cuts will lead to fewer programmes, lower quality and more repeats and inevitably fewer viewers. We can't allow this to happen." |
| On Monday, the UK government denied claims by First Minister Carwyn Jones that it did not care about Welsh language broadcasting. | On Monday, the UK government denied claims by First Minister Carwyn Jones that it did not care about Welsh language broadcasting. |