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TV ratings - August 27: 6.5m watch Jerry Springer trace his roots
From Media Guardian. Posted August 28 2008, 11.26am
Jerry Springer's appearance on BBC1 genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? got the better of ITV1's Champions League coverage. By Tara Conlan (more)

In pictures: Hugo Blick's career in television
From Media Guardian. Posted August 28 2008, 11.17am
A look at the career of TV writer, producer, director - and occasional actor - Hugo Blick, whose The Last Word Monologues have won critical praise, adding to an already impressive comedy CV including Marion & Geoff (more)

SMG 'on track' despite tough TV market
From Media Guardian. Posted August 28 2008, 10.24am
Scottish media company SMG has posted a pre-tax profit of £4.2m in the first half of 2008. By Mark Sweney (more)

West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin to write Facebook movie
From Media Guardian. Posted August 28 2008, 9.20am
West Wing co-creator Aaron Sorkin is to write a film about the creation of Facebook - and has launched a group page on the site. By Oliver Luft (more)

Summer of Sport boosts High Definition Penetration throughout Europe
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted August 28 2008, 9.00am
-High Definition TV reaches one third of European Households- August 28th, 2008 ? Euro 2008 and The Olympics has generated a surge in the penetration of High Definition technologies throughout Europe , according to DEG Europe, a non-profit, pan-industry body to educate consumers on the visual home entertainment paid-content choices available to them. According to DEG Europe and based on GfK Retail tracking, it is predicted that by the end of summer 2008, one third... (more)

Content Plans Ahead of Schedule at 'Very Different' SMG
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted August 28 2008, 8.06am
Plans announced last year by the owners of stv, to increase the number of hours devoted to programmes made in-house and to encourage more people to its website, are ahead of target, according to the company’s latest figures. This morning, SMG revealed its interim results to the Stock... (more)

Melissa McEwan: Groundhog Clinton day in Denver
From Media Guardian. Posted August 28 2008, 7.30am
Melissa McEwan: How bad can American cable news coverage of politics get? TV pundits reading emails off their Blackberrys, that's how bad (more)

BBC fiction director Jane Tranter looks to next role
From Media Guardian. Posted August 28 2008, 6.10am
Speculation has been mounting over the summer about the future of BBC controller of fiction Jane Tranter. By Tara Conlan and Leigh Holmwood (more)

BBC fiction controller Jane Tranter looks to next role
From Media Guardian. Posted August 28 2008, 6.10am
Speculation has been mounting over the summer about the future of BBC controller of fiction Jane Tranter. By Tara Conlan and Leigh Holmwood (more)

James Murdoch paid £5.23m as chief of BskyB
From Financial Times. Posted August 28 2008, 3.00am
James Murdoch, who resigned as chief executive of British Sky Broadcasting last December, was paid a total of £5.23m by the satellite broadcaster, according to the... (more)

Mark Lawson's TV matters: Wogan's Perfect Recall
From Media Guardian. Posted August 28 2008, 12.13am
Mark Lawson: Wogan's Perfect Recall is the first quizshow in which knowledge is optional (more)

Watch this: Fossil Detectives | SuperDoctors | The Wrong Door | Comedy Lab: Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits/Pappy's Fun Club
From Media Guardian. Posted August 28 2008, 12.10am
Fossil Detectives | SuperDoctors | The Wrong Door | Comedy Lab: Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits/Pappy's Fun Club (more)

Avon benefits as women look for second jobs
From Daily Telegraph. Posted August 28 2008, 12.01am
It became famous in the 1960s with its "Ding-Dong Avon Calling" television advertisements, but the US cosmetics company Avon is experiencing a renaissance thanks to the credit crisis. (more)

Julia Raeside meets the entrepreneurs who triumphed after the Dragons' Den grilling
From Media Guardian. Posted August 27 2008, 11.10pm
Julia Raeside: Those brave souls who do parade their wares in that dread attic usually meet with short shrift from the panel of sneering millionaires (more)

Question time: Mica Paris
From Media Guardian. Posted August 27 2008, 11.09pm
Mica Paris on the trials of teenage fame and how she overcame bankruptcy, paranoia and a damaging cycle of yo-yo dieting (more)