It has moved to Swansea to the creative hub in Carmarthen whose main tenant is Welsh language channel S4C
Telesgop staff at Yr Egin.
Multimedia production company, Telesgop, has relocated to Canolfan S4C Yr Egin in Carmarthen. As well as serving as a HQ for Welsh language channel S4C the hub is home to 11 other creative tenants.
Yr Egin, which was part funded with backing from the Swansea Bay City Region’s City Deal, is owned by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) and located at its Carmarthen campus.
Telesgop, which employs 20, has relocated from Bay Studios in Swansea to the 25,556 sq ft building, which is now fully let
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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’s 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.
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.”
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