{"id":7039,"date":"2016-09-16T10:15:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T14:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/britains-got-talent-the-x-factor-to-remain-on-itv-until-2019\/"},"modified":"2016-09-16T10:15:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T14:15:11","slug":"britains-got-talent-the-x-factor-to-remain-on-itv-until-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2016\/09\/16\/britains-got-talent-the-x-factor-to-remain-on-itv-until-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s Got Talent & The X Factor to Remain on ITV Until 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
LONDON: ITV has inked a new three-year deal for Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/em> and The X Factor <\/em>that\u00a0will see the shows remain on the commercial channel until at least 2019.<\/p>\n The agreement, with Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia UK, extends ITV\u2019s long-standing relationship with Simon Cowell for a further three years. The new partnership will commence with Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/em> in spring 2017 followed by The X Factor<\/em> in the fall.<\/p>\n Kevin Lygo, ITV\u2019s director of television, said: \u201cBritain\u2019s Got Talent<\/em> and The X Factor<\/em> are both big, brilliant, wonderful shows and I am delighted that they will continue to take up their place as an important part of our schedule for the next three years. They are defining shows for us, ones that we are very proud to have as part of our entertainment slate, and they continue year after year, for months at a time, to be amongst the most popular and hugely entertaining formats on television.\u201d<\/p>\n Cowell said: “I want to thank ITV for continuing to be fantastic partners. I’m delighted for the shows and, in particular, for all the talented people who work on them with us.\u201d<\/p>\n Richard Holloway, the managing director of Thames TV and interim CEO of FremantleMedia UK, said: \u201cI\u2019m delighted that we are continuing our successful relationship with ITV for a further three years. We are immensely proud of Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/em> and The X Factor<\/em> and we look forward to entertaining viewers for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LONDON: ITV has inked a new three-year deal for Britain\u2019s Got Talent and The X Factor that will see the shows remain on the commercial channel until at least 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":7040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[829,146,830],"class_list":["post-7039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-britains-got-talent","tag-itv","tag-the-x-factor"],"yoast_head":"\n