Darparu Gwasanaethau Mynediad ar S4C/Provision of Access Services on S4C

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S4C is the only Welsh language television channel and one of the UK's five public service television broadcasters. It is an independent broadcasting authority established under the Broadcasting Act 1981, and regulated by the Communications Act 2003 and the Broadcasting Act 1990.S4C provides a broad range of high quality and diverse programming in High Definition and Standard Definition. The channel airs over 115 hours of Welsh language programming each week. In addition to the above the S4C programme content is available to watch live on the S4C website via broadband and the S4C catch up service, via the BBC iPlayer and on YouView, Smart TVs, Sky, Freeview and many other platforms.S4C is uniquely funded through a mixture of grant in aid, commercial revenue and licence fee contribution from the BBC. In addition the BBC supplies ten hours a week of programming funded from the licence fee.S4C wishes to enter into one or more contract(s) for the following services. Tenders are being invited for individual lots (contracts) or for a specified combination of lots (packages) as set out below.The services are divided into the following lots (contracts):Lot 1 English subtitling service on general programmes (selected new series within the “Cyw” service, Welsh learners programmes and programmes within peak hours);Lot 2 English subtitling service for live programmes and programmes that are delivered close to TX (within 24 hours);Lot 3 Subtitles checking and Burnt in subtitling service (“BISTing”) and loading of files onto the Prostar automatic broadcasting system;Lot 4 Welsh subtitling service;Lot 5Audio description service;Lot 6On-screen signing (BSL) service.