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ITV New Programme Contracts; ***ALSO AVAILABLE AS FS120667110*** ENGLAND: London: ITN Studios: CS Vaughan Thomas SOF: (Lead in Q: What has your Consortium to offer to make the Authority prefer it?) I think basically we came from the area, this was very important, we were people who are Welsh and from the West of England who lived in the area, who knew about the area, who perhaps were closer to the area, our office is in Cardiff, we'll be in Cardiff and Bristol we didn't have an office in London, and basically we represented, we think, the aspirations of the area, Wales and the West don't forget, I think probably a little better than the present incumbants. (Q: What are your ideas on programmes you put to the Authority?) Once again we like them to come from the area, and don't forget we have this extra bonus, and it is a bonus, of these remarkable international artists, from the Burtons to Geraint Evans, Stanley Baker who after all is on the Board with us, and Harry Secombe who is doing original programmes with us. These are artistes from the area who feel profoundly that they want to serve the area, and probably this explosion of talent had something to do with it too. (Q: Do you think you will be able to give any help to the people who are going to be made redundant by this change?) We hope nobody is going to be made redundant by the change. We are most anxious, and in fact th Authority has asked us, and we will scrupulously fulfil the Authority's requirements that we should very much look after the technicians, the people who have served, and served very well the present company": NEG: 16mm: ITN(King): 1.19mins: 50ft: 12.6.67 / 8.55pm: