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    Featherstone to lead Flame global push.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

    Flame Television has promoted its head of production, Claire Featherstone, to managing director as it attempts a major push into the international market, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Scream! Get it off the schedule.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

    Poor-performing shows such as Scream! If You Want to Get Off - which has been pulled from this Saturday's ITV1 line-up - can have a knock-on effect across that channel's schedule, writes Jon Rogers.

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    On-demand launches.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

    Telewest Broadband and NTL have launched the first phase of their TV on-demand services, which they

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    Twofourtv's price.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

    Producer twofourtv has appointed Nick Price as head of branded content. Price, formerly head of programme

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    £5,000 buys personal ad on TV.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    Viewers looking for that special someone and who have£5,000 to spare are to be given the opportunity to star in a 15-minute profile of themselves on a new 24-hour dating channel, writes Susan Thompson.

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    ITV2 to air Branson reality show.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    ITV2 is set to secure the exclusive rights to Richard Branson's US reality show after outbidding rivals Living TV and F/X, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Bickley quits C4 for Betty.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    Sam Bickley, the Channel 4 commissioning editor behind Faking It, has quit the broadcaster after four years to join the indie sector, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Tinopolis aims for London indie.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    Tinopolis, Wales' largest independent production company, is to list on the London Stock Market and use the injection of cash to shop for a London indie, writes Michael Rosser.

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    ITV lines up all-night news.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    ITV viewers in London are to be given the chance to watch its flagship regional news programme, London Tonight, round the clock on a new on-demand channel, writes Maria Esposito.

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    SwitchCo launch set for April.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    SwitchCo, the independent body that will manage the switch from analogue to digital TV, is to

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    Root poaches bbc factual boss for Discovery Channel.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    Discovery Channel general manager Jane Root has poached the BBC's head of factual development Peter Lovering to become her 'point man' in the UK - looking for ideas and formats that could be produced for the US, writes Conor Dignam.

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    BBC staff get trauma help.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    The bbc is offering news staff trauma counselling in a bid to counter the often horrific

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    Granada factuals boss joins Shine.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    Indie Shine has poached deputy controller of Granada factuals north Sam Anthony to become its new

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    Comment - ITV is a buyer too.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    Rather than letting itself be a target, would ITV do better making acquisitions of its own, asks Conor Dignam, Editor.

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    Sky pushes set-top loyalty card.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    Sky subscribers will be able to shop, bet and earn loyalty points through a new credit

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    Chewing Gum wins development cash.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    Development company Chewing Gum has won£5,000 development money for the best interactive programme idea in

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    Pop idol-style dance show heads for US.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment is to make a Pop Idol-style reality show for Fox in the

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    Five looks for UK's own Desperate Housewives.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    Five has jumped on the Desperate Housewives bandwagon by commissioning a documentary looking at what goes on behind the twitching net curtains of Britain, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Tailor-made seeks injunction on VRT.

    2005-01-24T16:10:07Z

    Indie Tailor-Made Films is seeking an injunction to stop Belgium's VRT broadcasting an alleged copycat version

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    BBC in ban on taxis for freelance staff.

    2005-01-24T16:10:06Z

    The BBC has banned freelance staff from taking taxis and minicabs on expenses after working late