The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has announced that multimedia production company, Telesgop, has joined its community of digital and media businesses based at Canolfan S4C Yr Egin.
Located on the university’s Carmarthen campus, Yr Egin is a cultural and creative hub where practitioners and entrepreneurs from diverse disciplines can share resources, develop their businesses and nurture talent. Eleven other companies are already based at the centre.
The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Elwen Evans KC, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Telesgop to Yr Egin. The company is highly respected in the industry and known to all of us for its quality output for radio and screen. The company is joining a thriving creative community, which has collaboration and co-production at its core. I have no doubt that Telesgop and its staff will be a great asset to that community and will make a valuable contribution to the university more broadly.”
Telesgop has built a strong reputation for producing high-quality programming across a range of genres. Its expertise includes documentaries such as Gronyn Gobaith / Peace Particle and Ryan Jones; specialist factual programmes including Ffermio and Cneifio; factual entertainment; coverage of major cultural events such as the YFC Eisteddfod and the Cerdd Dant Festival; and children’s programming such as Fferm Fach.
The company also has a long-standing reputation in radio production, producing over 700 hours of content annually for BBC networks, including BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio 2.
Productions range from weekly live magazine programmes such as Troi’r Tir, Y Bwletin Amaeth, Ifan Jones Evans and Country Focus, to documentaries including Women in Country: Her Voice, Her Story, Yfory Newydd and The Showstopper.
Telesgop also has extensive experience working in the corporate field and also produces digital educational materials.
Now headquartered in Carmarthen at Yr Egin, 20 members of staff will be based in the new office.
Ffion Rees, Managing Director of Telesgop, said:
“Telesgop has deep roots in west Wales, having started the company 33 years ago in Llandeilo, so moving our offices to Yr Egin is a natural and exciting step for us. The building has become an important hub for the creative industries, and we look forward to being part of that community. For us, moving here is more than just a change of office – it’s an opportunity to work alongside other creative companies, S4C, the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, develop new ideas and continue to create high quality content from West Wales.”
Geraint Evans, Chief Executive of S4C, added:
“It’s a pleasure to see Telesgop joining the community at Canolfan S4C Yr Egin. Yr Egin is a place that brings ideas, creative people and opportunities together, so it’s great to see an experienced company like Telesgop choose to settle here.
“Supporting talent and businesses across the whole of Wales is important to us, and it’s great to see Yr Egin developing into a place that creates a real opportunity for companies like Telesgop to flourish.”
