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"Nigel Lythgoe could be returning to the judging panel for a second series of Popstars. The former controller of entertainment at LWT, the company behind the first series, left shortly after filming Survivor for a new position at 19 TV. He currently serves as executive producer on Pop Idol, which is to wrap in a couple fo weeks. Lythgoe is currently in talks, however, to return to LWT as a judge for the second series of Popstars, due to air in the Autumn. &amp;quot;It depends on the timing,&amp;quot; he told the Media Guardian. Besides working on the current run of Pop Idol, he is also negotiating a deal to sell its format off to a US network. &amp;quot;He could be back on the show,&amp;quot; an LWT spokeswoman said. &amp;quot;It would great if he is.&amp;quot; The format of Popstars 2 is currently being reworked to keep the audience interested through the entirety of its run. Production is due to begin in March, with the audition process following in May. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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