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Branwen Jones

'Swinging cuts are inevitable' The future of S4C and BBC Radio Cymru as licence fee frozen

The future of broadcasters S4C and BBC has become the subject of great public and political interest this week.

On Sunday, the UK Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, confirmed that the BBC's funding would be frozen for the next two years, remaining at £159 per household until April 2024.

Then on Monday, it was announced that the Welsh language channel, S4C, had secured an improved funding deal from the UK Government, which will include an additional £7.5m each year through the BBC licence fee to support its digital offering.

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