Six new jobs have been created with the launch of a television channel’s new digital news service.

Welsh language station S4C has launched the Newyddion S4C service, which includes a new app and website.

As well as publishing original stories, the service will also work in partnership with several other news sources including Golwg and ITV Wales, and publish stories from the S4C News programme produced by BBC Wales.

It is the first time a Welsh language news service has published and curated content from many different sources, according to the channel.

S4C has appointed a team of six journalists to work on the new news service, which will be edited by Ioan Pollard.

Ioan, pictured, said: “Working with partners means we can share expertise and resources, being at the forefront of local and national news feeds.

“It is vital for S4C as a public broadcaster to be able to offer viewers the latest news at their fingertips.

“The days of waiting to watch the channel’s main news programme at night are long gone and we need to be innovative in ensuring that we are able to offer a news service on a variety of platforms.

“We have designed the app so that users can get their news from many different sources in one place.

“As we are in the midst of an election period and with so much emphasis on health and the economy, it is certainly a very significant time to launch a new news service.”

In recent weeks Newsquest has launched The National Wales, an English language service covering the entire country, while Herald News UK Ltd has announced the launch of bilingual digital service Herald.Wales.