All Thames articles – Page 6
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NewsITV 'on brink' of signing £150m X Factor deal
ITV is on the brink of signing a £150m deal to keep The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent on-screen until at least 2019, according to reports.
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NewsThe Xtra Factor to go live in shake-up
X Factor’s ITV2 spin-off show The Xtra Factor is set to be broadcast live in a major shake-up to the show’s format.
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NewsCowell will take pay cut to secure X Factor's ITV future
Simon Cowell is prepared to take a pay cut to secure the future of Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor on ITV, and both shows have been backed by the channel’s director of television Kevin Lygo.
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PodcastTalking TV: Thames runners row & Storage Hunters
Runners’ rights are in the spotlight for the latest edition of Talking TV, while there is also an interview with the star and producer of Dave’s Storage Hunters.
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NewsBGT and X Factor in runners row
The treatment of as many as 40 runners on The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent over the past two years has prompted complaints to Thames TV and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Broadcast can reveal.
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RatingsBelow-par BGT thrashes The Voice UK
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent’s second lowest-rated launch on record still had enough to thrash the final episode of The Voice UK on BBC1.
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NewsDermot O’Leary returns to The X Factor
Dermot O’Leary will be back at the helm of The X Factor when the long-running format returns to ITV in the autumn.
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NewsKiss FM's Rickie and Melvin to front ITV gameshow
Kiss FM’s Rickie and Melvin are to front a Thames-produced gameshow for ITV.
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FeaturesBest entertainment programme: Britain’s Got Talent
The Thames/Syco juggernaut continued to rumble on, steamrolling the competition to climax with a peak audience of 13.4 million viewers – and a whopping share of more than 50%.
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RatingsThe X Factor live launch hits record low
SATURDAY: The X Factor finals got underway with a record low, as ITV’s entertainment show was thrashed by Strictly Come Dancing.
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RatingsThe X Factor debut hits nine-year low
SATURDAY: The X Factor returned with its lowest series debut audience in almost a decade after losing nearly 2m viewers on the 2014 launch.
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NewsITV to refund votes for BGT winner
ITV will refund viewers who paid to vote for the winner of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent after Ofcom found the show had misled the audience.
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NewsThe X Factor live director exits
Bafta-winning director Phil Heyes is to leave The X Factor ahead of its 12th series.
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NewsITV orders two Fremantle daytime formats
FremantleMedia has won picked up two ITV Daytime shows - a quick-fire Sean Fletcher-fronted gameshow and a quiz involving a circular ice table.
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NewsOfcom investigating BGT dog-swap
Britain’s Got Talent’s live final will be investigated by Ofcom to see whether voters were misled by the winning act.
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NewsBGT producers apologise over ‘stunt dog’
Britain’s Got Talent has come under fire after it was revealed that one half of the winning act, a dog called Matisse, was replaced with a stunt dog during part of its final performance.
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RatingsBritain’s Got Talent maintains form
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent maintained its 10m-strong audience while BBC1’s FA Cup semi-final coverage peaked with a crowd of almost 7m.
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RatingsBGT return helps ITV to 2015 high
SATURDAY: ITV pulled in its biggest audience of the year for the return of Britain’s Got Talent as its “Super Saturday” of entertainment delivered mixed results.
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NewsRugby has knock on effect for X Factor
The X Factor is to be moved to Sunday evenings later this year to avoid a clash with ITV’s coverage of the Rugby World Cup.
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NewsThames hires head of development
Fremantle Media UK indie Thames has hired Superhero Television founder Lucas Green as its new head of development.