Production

Guidelines

• Technical

  • Technical Standards for Delivering Programmes to S4C
  • Technical Standards for Delivering Promotion and Presentation Items to S4C
  • Technical Information Requirements: Outside Broadcasts (OB's)
  • S4C Live Streaming - Good Practice
  • Actual Programme Length
  • S4C End Credits Guidelines
  • Obituary Tributes

• Financial

  • Program Tariffs
  • Budgetary Information

• Compliance

  • General Election 2024 Programme Guidelines
  • Programme Compliance, Conflict of Interest and Political Interests
  • Product Placement - 2023
  • Surreptitious Filming or Recording and Doorstepping
  • Offensive Language Guidelines
  • Undue Prominence Guidance

• Delivery

  • Delivery Requirements
  • Importance of Programme Content Warnings
  • Delivery Dates
  • Late delivery fees and redelivery of programmes
  • Shortform Content
  • Form to Request a Change on S4C's Platforms
  • Content Delivery Form - Cegin S4C

• Commercial

  • S4C International: The Commercial Content Fund
  • S4C Digital Media: The Commercial Growth Fund

• Brand

  • Strategy 2030 (More than a TV Channel)
  • S4C Brand Identity Guidelines
  • Cyw Brand Guidelines
  • S4C Logo
  • Hansh Brand Guidelines for YouTube
  • Stwnsh Brand Guidelines
  • End Credit Guidelines
  • Request for programme end copyright board

• Policies

  • Contributor Welfare Guidelines (2023)
  • Sharing Concerns Policy 2025
  • Vulnerable People Policy 2024
  • Child Protection Policy
  • Working With Children
  • Supplier Statement: Sexual Harrassment
  • Welsh Language Guidelines (2024)
  • Health and Safety Guidance
  • Procurement Guidelines (April 2025)
  • Anti-Bribery High Level Principles and Guidance
  • Reflecting Wales Strategy for 2022-27
  • Co-Production Guidelines
  • Social Media Policy
  • Explanatory Note (Social Media Policy, June 2024)
  • Modern Slavery Statement (June 2025)
  • Anti-slavery and human trafficking policy.

• Data Protection

  • Data Protection Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • GDPR Pan-industry Crew Data Protection Guidelines
  • GDPR Pan-industry Producer Data Protection Guidelines
  • Privacy Notice for Contributors

  
  

• Clips and Further Uses of Programmes

  • Using clips from BBC Cymru Wales' archive
  • Programme Material Requests
  • Policy on Early Release of Holdback
  • Clips and Rushes Policy
  • ITV Archive in Wales - Note for S4C Producers

  
  

• Embedding sustainability into the content production process

  BAFTA Albert Consortium

  • S4C partnership with the BAFTA Albert Consortium
  • How the process works
  • Albert online training (external link)
  • The albert carbon footprint form
  • Getting Started
  • The predicted carbon footprint form: non mandatory
  • Completing the final carbon footprint form: mandatory
  • Submitting the final carbon footprint form
  • Albert Certification
  • Contacts and further resources

  More from Albert here: wearealbert.org

• Interacting and Competing Guidelines

  • Guidelines for Interacting or Competing on S4C programmes
  • Contributor Callout
  • Social Media Guidelines
  • UK Calling – Ofcom Broadcasting Code

• Political Broadcasts

  • S4C Guidelines to Political Parties or Designated Organisations
  • Delivery of Political Broadcasts, Elections and Referendum Campaigns
  • Standard Declaration

• Miscellaneous

  • Glossary of Terms
  • APC Code of Practice
  • S4C - Screenskills (Q&A March 2024)