Cyw
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Network | S4C |
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Launched | 23 June 2008 |
Country of origin | United Kingdom (Wales) (programming within from various sources) |
Format | Children's programming block |
Running time | 6 hours |
Cyw(Welshfor "Chick",Welsh pronunciation:[kɨʊ]) is the name of aWelsh-languagechildren's television block fromS4C(Channel 4 Wales), which launched on 23 June 2008.
Primarily aimed at children in the 3 to 6 age group, Cyw operates from Monday to Friday from 6am to 12pm, and includes programmes which have been previously broadcast by S4C in thePlaned Plant Bach(Little Children's Planet) slot, such as "Bla Bla Blewog (Ha Ha Hairies) Sam Tân (Fireman Sam) Tomos a'i Ffrindiau (Thomas and Friends) andBob y Bildar(Bob the Builder) as well as shows being transmitted for the first time in Welsh such asDafydd a Bitw ac Owain a Henri,Heini,Y Brodyr Coala(The Koala Brothers),Y Teulu Mawr(The Large Family),Rapsgaliwn,Dona Direidi,Caio(Caillou) andBen a Mali a'i byd bach o hud(Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom).
Programmes
[edit]Current programmes
[edit]- Ben Dant
- Asra
- (Welsh version ofBing)
- Dwylo'r Enfys
- Hafod Haul
- Jen a Jim a'r Cywiadur
- Patrôl Pawennau (Welsh translation ofPAW Patrol)
- Octonots(Welsh translation ofOctonauts)
- Shwshaswyn
- Cacamwnci
- Dona Direidi
- Rapsgaliwn
- Llan-ar-goll-en
- Cyw a’i Ffrindiau
- Blociau Rhif(Welsh translation ofNumberblocks)
- Cywion Bach
- (Welsh version of Abadas)
- Sam Tân (Welsh translation ofFireman Sam)
- (Welsh version of Odo)
- Y Brodyr Coala(Welsh translation ofThe Koala Brothers)
- Anifeiliaid Bach y Byd
- Timpo(Welsh translation ofTinpo)
- Blero'n Mynd i Ocido(Welsh translation ofMessy Goes to OKIDO)
- Ahoi!
- Peppa (Welsh translation ofPeppa Pig)[1]
- Ben a Mali a'u Byd Bach O Hud(Welsh translation ofBen & Holly's Little Kingdom)[1]
- Blociau Lliw (Welsh translation ofColourblocks)
Upcoming programmes
[edit]Former programmes
[edit]- Bob y Bildar(Welsh translation ofBob the Builder)
- Dic a Dei a Delyth(Welsh translation ofDig & Dug with Daisy)
- (Welsh translation ofBoj)
- (Welsh translation ofPingu)
- (Welsh translation ofTeletubbies)
- (Welsh translation ofTweenies)
- Meees
- Mona Y Fampir (Welsh translation ofMona the Vampire)
- Tecwyn y Tractor
- Y Dywysoges Fach (Welsh translation ofLittle Princess)
- Bach a Mawr (Welsh translation ofBig & Small)
- Y Teulu Mawr (Welsh translation ofThe Large Family)
- Fflic a Fflac[2]
- Bibi Bêl
- Triongl
- Smot y Ci (Welsh translation ofSpot (franchise))
- Un Tro (Welsh translation of Tellytales)
- Pen-blwydd Pwy? (Welsh translation ofPic Me)
- Bobi Jac (Welsh translation ofBaby Jake)
- Rhacsyn a'r Goeden Hud
- Dwdlam
- Ribidirês
- Ari Awyren (Welsh translation ofJay Jay the Jet Plane)
- Nodi (Welsh translation ofNoddy (TV series))
- (Welsh translation ofPostman Pat)
- (Welsh Translation ofMr. Men and Little Miss)
- 123[3]
Channel presentation
[edit]Idents and graphics
[edit]The channel logo was built of the word Cyw in the Elementary SF Sans font, the C being in red, the y in yellow and the w in blue. Cyw is a non-commercial block, in a different format from its parent, S4C.
Mascots
[edit]The channel features six characters, created as part of the channel's global identity, which are used as short animated bumpers into programmes.
The network mascots are the small titular female chick Cyw ( "Chick" ), a lion named Llew ( "Lion" ),[4]an elephant named Plwmp ( "Direct/Blunt" or "Plump" ),[5]a smallfuchsia-coloured bird named Deryn ( "Bird" ),[4]a giraffe named Jangl, a dog named Bolgi ( "Glutton",[4]and a play on the Welsh word for dog), and a three-legged femaledachshundnamed Triog.
On October 4, 2018, Hoho Entertainment signed a co-production deal with S4C to create a localised version of Cyw's segments, titledChickpea and Friends,with the Cyw character being renamed as the titular Chickpea.[6]This series' VOD rights were later pre-sold to Canadian streaming site Kidoodle.TV in most countries andTencent Videoin China.[7]
Cyw's characters were originally from Planed Plant Bach before it was replaced by Cyw.
Presenters
[edit]Presenters currently are Cati Rhys, Griff Daniels, Elin Haf and Dafydd Lennon.
Future
[edit]In a press release,S4Cannounced that the plan would be eventually for Cyw to launch as a standalone channel. This was believed likely to occur during the switchover toDVBandDTTin the UK, which took place between 2007 and 2012. However, the launch never took place, and Cyw still remains as a block onS4Cto this day.
Stwnshhas since replacedPlaned Plant,providing two hours' of programmes every weekday evening.
References
[edit]- ^abHwyl y Nadolig ar Cyw! | What Cyw has in store for you this Christmas! | Welsh programmes for Kids,retrieved16 February2024
- ^"Y lliw melyn sy'n cael sylw Fflic, Fflac ac Elin yn y Cwtch yn y rhaglen heddiw!".Twitter.Retrieved7 August2023.
- ^Awn am dro hudol gyda Dili'r Dylwythen Deg i fyd y rhifauBBC
- ^abcGweiadur Pawb(Welsh-English / English-Welsh on-line dictionary);Archived9 December 2017 at theWayback Machine(registration required)
- ^"plwmp",Geriradur Prifysgol Cymru - Dictionary of the Welsh Language,p. 2830,retrieved27 August2018
- ^"Hoho, S4C strike co-pro deal".
- ^"Tencent puts Chickpea & Friends on menu".