Ian Jones (television executive)

Last updated

Ian Jones (born 14 January 1959) is a Welsh television executive who served as the chief executive of S4C from 2011 to 2017. [1]

Contents

Personal life and education

Jones was born in Morriston, Swansea in 1959 to Margaret Jones and Lyle Jones. Educated at Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera, he studied economics at Aberystwyth University.

Career

Jones was a commissioning executive and was part of the launch team at S4C in 1982, remaining at the channel until 1985 when he joined ITV as a unit manager in its entertainment division.

From 1987 to 1989 Jones was an independent television producer, before returning to S4C as director of its business and international arm.

Jones left S4C again in 1996 to become director of STV's international division, and in 2000 was briefly STV's chief operating officer. Jones left STV later in 2000 to become deputy managing director of Granada's international division until 2004.

From 2004 to 2007 Jones was president of National Geographic TV International, and subsequently held roles at Target Entertainment Group and A&E Networks before being appointed S4C's chief executive in October 2011.

Ian Jones left S4C in October 2017 and was succeeded by Owen Evans. [2]

Public appointments and awards

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">S4C</span> Welsh-language public-service television channel

S4C is a Welsh language free-to-air public broadcast television channel. Launched on 1 November 1982, it was the first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience. S4C's headquarters are based in Carmarthen, at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David's creative and digital centre, Yr Egin. It also has regional offices in Caernarfon and Cardiff. As of 2022–23, S4C had an average of 118 employees. S4C is the fourth-oldest terrestrial television channel in Wales after BBC One, ITV and BBC Two.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aberystwyth University</span> University in Wales

Aberystwyth University is a public research university in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding member institution of the former federal University of Wales. The university has over 8,000 students studying across three academic faculties and 17 departments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Wales</span> University in Cardiff, Wales

The University of Wales is a confederal university based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded by royal charter in 1893 as a federal university with three constituent colleges – Aberystwyth, Bangor and Cardiff – the university was the first university established in Wales, one of the four countries in the United Kingdom. The university was, prior to the break up of the federation, the second largest university in the UK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guto Harri</span> Welsh broadcaster, writer and communications consultant

Guto Harri is a Welsh broadcaster, writer and strategic communications consultant. He most recently served as Downing Street Director of Communications, having been appointed by Boris Johnson in February 2022.

R. Merfyn Jones CBE is a Welsh historian and broadcaster, was vice-chancellor of Bangor University and a governor of the BBC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nigel Owens</span> Welsh former International Rugby Union referee

Nigel Owens, is a Welsh former international rugby union referee, who retired in December 2020 after a 17-year career. He previously held the world record for the most test matches refereed and is one of five international referees listed as professional within the Welsh Rugby Union, alongside Craig Evans, Adam Jones, Dan Jones and Ben Whitehouse. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest rugby referees of all time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aneirin Hughes</span> Welsh actor and singer

Aneirin Hughes is a Welsh actor and singer known for playing Chief Superintendent Brian Prosser in the BBC4 Welsh police drama Hinterland. He won a Best Actor BAFTA Cymru for his appearance as Delme in Cameleon (1997), a Welsh language film.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ysgol Gyfun Gymunedol Penweddig</span> Secondary school in Aberystwyth

Ysgol Gyfun Gymunedol Penweddig is a Welsh-language, community comprehensive school situated in Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, Wales. The school was established in 1973. The school was the first Welsh language secondary school in Ceredigion and is named after the cantref of Penweddig, the northern part of the Kingdom of Ceredigion, between the rivers Dyfi and Ystwyth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Celtic Media Festival</span> Music festival gathering in various locations

The Celtic Media Festival, formerly known as the Celtic Film and Television Festival, aims to promote the languages and cultures of the Celtic nations in film, on television, radio and new media. The festival is an annual three-day celebration of broadcasting and film from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, Galicia, Cornwall and Brittany. The festival was founded in 1980.

Pontypridd High School is an English-medium comprehensive school in the village of Cilfynydd near Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aled Gruffydd Jones</span>

Aled Gruffydd Jones FRHistS FRSiaticS FLSW is a Welsh historian and academic. He was Librarian of the National Library of Wales between 2013 and 2015.

Iona Jones is a Welsh television executive, the former head of Welsh language channel S4C.

Owen Edwards was a Welsh broadcaster, and the first chief executive of the Welsh-language television channel S4C, the fourth television channel in Wales, a post he held from 1981-89.

Dame Elan Closs Stephens is a non-executive director and member for Wales on the BBC Board since 2017, and became its Acting chairwoman from 27 June 2023. She specialises in cultural and broadcasting policy. She is also the Electoral Commissioner for Wales; Pro Chancellor of Aberystwyth University; and chair of the UNESCO’s International Prize for the Creative Economy jury.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">STV Group</span> Scottish media company

STV Group plc is a media company based in Glasgow, Scotland. Beginning as a television broadcaster in 1957, the company expanded into newspapers, advertising and radio; after completing a restructuring in 2010, STV Group is active in broadcast television, video-on-demand and television production. The company is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.

<i>Hinterland</i> (TV series) Welsh police procedural TV series (2013–2016)

HinterlandY Gwyll in the original Welsh language version — is a Welsh noir police procedural series broadcast on S4C in Welsh. The main character, DCI Tom Mathias, is played by Richard Harrington. On 27 November 2013, a second series was announced by S4C. The English-language version, with brief passages of Welsh dialogue, aired on BBC One Wales. When it was shown on the BBC in 2014, it was the first BBC television drama with dialogue in both English and Welsh. A third series of the show began filming in January 2016 and debuted on S4C on 30 October.

Geraint Stanley Jones was a Welsh television executive. From 1981 to 1989, Jones was the Controller of BBC Wales, from which he oversaw the launch of S4C, the Welsh-language public-service television channel, in 1982. Jones also served as the chief executive of S4C from 1989 to 1994.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Berwyn Rowlands</span> Welsh producer

John Berwyn Rowlands is a Welsh creative producer who founded and continues to lead the Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival. Previously he was chief executive of Sgrîn, Media Agency of Wales from 1997 to 2006 and director of the Welsh International Film Festival from 1989 to 1997.

Owen Evans is a Welsh civil servant.

References

  1. "S4C chief executive Ian Jones to step down". BBC News. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. "Owen Evans appointed as new S4C chief executive". BBC News. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2019.