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  • News

    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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

  • News

    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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    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.

  • News

    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

  • News

    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.

  • News

    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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    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

  • News

    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

  • News

    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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    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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    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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    BBC moments vote.

    2005-01-24T16:10:08Z

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