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This morning rapped.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has upheld a complaint against ITV's This Morning after actress and model Caprice Bourret used an offensive term on the daytime show in January. Although only
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OFF THE RECORD - Will power that talk shows lack.
So, Pop Idol winner Will Young is gay. No surprise there then. But seriously, who cares? Well just about every live daytime chatshow going that's who. The double A-side single 'Anything
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Jowell keynote speech.
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has agreed to give a keynote speech for the second year running at the Radio Festival, which this year will be held from 1 to 3 July
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Windfalls for Scots indies.
Channel 4 and Scottish Screen have unveiled the six Scottish indies to benefit from cash gifts of up to #40,000 under their Scottish Factual Development Fund, writes Penny Hughes.
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INTERVIEW - Small screen idol.
With a string of entertainment successes already under his belt, Thames chief executive Alan Boyd knew a hit when he saw it with Pop Idol. Just how does he do it?
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GWR sells mercury.
GWR has sold its Mercury FM radio stations at Medway and Tonbridge to KM Radio, a subsidiary of the Kent Messenger Group. KM Radio already owns Neptune Radio 96.4 FM, TLR
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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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Trust help for freelancers.
The Rory Peck Trust is stepping up its bid to establish a dedicated insurance scheme for freelancers and is conducting a worldwide survey to discover how many freelancers there are, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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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 - 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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Elephant moves from kids to factual.
Elephant Productions, co-producer of Grisly Tales for Gruesome Kids, is moving into factual by producing three new documentaries without a broadcast commission. The first looks at the life of artist and
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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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ITV Digital may sue NDS.
ITV Digital is considering legal action against News Corporation-controlled NDS, which this week became embroiled in a $1bn (#730m) lawsuit in the US after allegations that it had supported piracy, writes Simon Ellery.
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TX - Digging up history.
As part of the BBC 2 real-life recreation The Trench, the production team from BBC documentaries was asked to build an authentic first world war trench in northern France.The trench was
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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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DCMS willing to help producers.
Broadcasting minister Kim Howells has called for indies to approach the Department for Culture, Media & Sport with ideas about how the government can promote better trading conditions for producers, writes Steve Aston.
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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.