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    Commissioner's Q & A - Phil Jones.

    2005-01-24T16:10:09Z

    Extreme Sports Channel managing director Europe Phil Jones is looking for broader lifestyle coverage for existing viewers and thinks that Gumball 3000 opened the way to bringing in new audiences.

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    Commissioning - Double order for September.

    2005-01-24T16:10:09Z

    Indie September Films has landed two new commissions, including a primetime special for ITV1 about nightmare nannies, writes Susan Thompson.

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    Tsunami triggers NGTI documentary sales.

    2005-01-24T16:10:09Z

    National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has made several sales of documentary Tsunami: Killer Wave, in the wake of the Asian disaster, writes Michael Rosser.

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    Van Outen in drama.

    2005-01-24T16:10:09Z

    Former Big Breakfast presenter and West End musical star Denise Van Outen is to join the

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    Varying fortunes of ITV1's late news.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

    The popularity of ITV1's nightly news, while to some extent affected by that day's events, has

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    Princess gains bumper C4 order.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned Princess Productions to make 75 hours of a new gardening show as

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    Freeview reaches 5m.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

    The sale of Freeview boxes reached record numbers in the run-up to Christmas pushing the platform

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    Five signs Sunset for another three years.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

    Indie Sunset + Vine is to make 1,500 hours of programming for Five after the broadcaster renewed its contract with the company for sports content until 2007, writes Michael Rosser.

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    BBC political role.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

    The BBC has created a new role in its news division combining the leadership of its

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    BBC moments vote.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

    Broadcast is asking readers to vote for their favourite BBC moment from the 1930s to the

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    BBC/Five tie up for tsunami gig.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

    The BBC and Five have struck an unprecedented deal to share live coverage of this weekend's

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    RDFR in first-look deal with ZKK.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

    RDF Rights (RDFR) has signed a first-look all-rights deal with factual indie ZKK that will see the Wife Swap producer provide development funding for new programming and staff, writes Maria Esposito.

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    Woolfe named as Flextech director of TV.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

    Flextech has promoted Living TV and Bravo director of programmes Richard Woolfe to the new role of director of television, writes Susan Thompson.

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    London figurehead ousted in Disney shake-up.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

    Disney International has signalled a shift in power back to Los Angeles after its London-based president David Hulbert was ousted as part of a management shake-up, writes Susan Thompson.

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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.