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Jerry Springer gets the wright stuff slot.
US TV presenter Jerry Springer is to appear on C5 talkshow The Wright Stuff to replace regular host Matthew Wright when he is away on holiday during the week beginning 10
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ITV orders daily nostalgia quiz
ITV controller of daytime Liam Hamilton has commissioned a nostalgic quiz show, which is expected to go daily, from Yorkshire Tyne Tees controller of features Bridget Boseley.The 40 x 30-minute show,
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Channel 5 factual unveils orders.
Channel 5 controller of factual entertainment Sue Murphy has unveiled her first set of commissions for the channel which includes another TV vehicle for The Wireless Group chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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C4 to look at race relations.
Channel 4 commissioning editor, multicultural Yasmin Anwar has ordered an autobiographical strand, Made in Britain, that confronts issues of race, sexuality and paternal consent.Kes Films' Sperm Bandits presents journalist and broadcaster
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ITV plans new dating format.
ITV controller of entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz has ordered Carlton Television to produce Elimidate, which is being billed as a new, 'sexy' dating show, writes Jon Rogers.
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Technology & facilities - Regular archiving is key to preservation.
Archiving should be a continual process and not a one-off activity, according to UK optical storage specialist K-Par Archiving Software, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Technology & facilities - Alias Wavefront closes US facilities.
Canadian 3D graphics specialist Alias Wavefront has closed two of its three production facilities but claimed no jobs will be lost as a result.Echoing the move made by rival Discreet last
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Technology & facilities - Tennis deal for Gearhouse.
Gearhouse Broadcast is to provide technical production facilities and crew in a multi-million pound, three-year agreement with Tennis Properties Ltd (TPL), the organiser of the Tennis Masters Series, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Technology & facilities - New direction for virtual studios.
The future of virtual studio technology could be in supporting feature film production rather than replacing traditional sets in television production, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Technology & facilities - RTL renames facility.
RTL Group has renamed its UK transmission and post-production facility, formerly Pearson Television. Now known as the London Playout Centre (LPC), the facility provides technical and creative services to broadcasters including
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Technology & facilities - Marantz/Denon tie-up.
Audiovisual specialists Marantz and Denon are to merge with the formation of a joint holding company - D&M Holdings - to control the pair. However, both brands will retain their independence.
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Technology & facilities - New head for hire firm.
Studios veteran Matthew Tomkinson has joined Shooting Partners to head the facilities hire business which provides camera, sound and display equipment. Tomkinson's career includes stints at Capital Studios, BBC Resources and
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Technology & facilities - New oasis business job.
Oasis Television has appointed Liz Hayward to the new role of business development manager for its video transfer facility, O2 Duplication. Hayward, who worked at Tele-Cine for 17 years, will work
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Technology & facilities - Liberty promotion.
4MC head of post sales Portia Napier has been promoted to head of post-production sales for the whole entertainment division of Liberty Livewire. The new role will see Napier co-ordinate sales
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Leader - ITV Digital more spinned against.
Now that intense speculation about the immediate future of ITV Digital has calmed down, Deloitte & Touche - the accountancy firm appointed two weeks ago to help restructure the pay-TV business
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Free to air - A class war at the BBC.
Chairman of the BBC governors Gavyn Davies made some interesting points this week about what he feels is the hijacking of the dumbing-down agenda. He grumbled that the white, middle class,
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Trade Talk - Plain sailing?
New BBC controller of daytime Alison Sharman has inherited a shipshape department, but will she rise to the renewed vigour of the opposition?
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In my view - Sarah Thane.
On the importance of looking beyond ratings to ask what viewers think of the TV they watch.
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On the box - Holding out for a hero.
Cramp Twins creator Brian Wood found Jennifer Patterson a hard act to follow but couldn't resist Hattie Jacques' special charms.
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News analysis - Running out of air.
As the government calls for the more efficient use of spectrum as part of its drive for digital switchover, we consider the pros and cons of charging the BBC and Channel 4 for the use of the airwaves they need to broadcast.