{"id":7417,"date":"2019-12-12T03:12:35","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T08:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/itv-strikes-new-five-year-deal-simon-cowells-syco-thames\/"},"modified":"2019-12-12T09:47:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T14:47:35","slug":"itv-strikes-new-five-year-deal-with-simon-cowells-syco-thames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/itv-strikes-new-five-year-deal-with-simon-cowells-syco-thames\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV Strikes New Five-Year Deal with Simon Cowell&#8217;s Syco &amp; Thames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ITV has secured a new five-year commissioning deal with Syco Entertainment and Thames, which will see Simon Cowell and his shows appear exclusively on the channel until at least 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership will ensure <em>Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/em> continues on ITV until 2024 and also sees <em>The X Factor<\/em> return in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Cowell said: &#8220;I am thrilled our relationship with ITV is to continue for the foreseeable future. ITV has always been home to <em>Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/em>, <em>The X Factor<\/em>\u2014and me!\u2014and this long-term commitment shows the mutual respect in our partnership.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI would, of course, like to thank Carolyn and Kevin for their ongoing support plus all the teams at ITV, Syco and Thames for their hard work and dedication.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kevin Lygo, ITV\u2019s director of television, said: \u201cWe are delighted to have secured Simon for another five years with ITV.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cHis track record speaks for itself. He creates shows that bring the nation together, celebrating the talent and diversity of modern Britain and giving ordinary people with extraordinary talent the chance to find fame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Amelia Brown, managing director of Thames, added: \u201c<em>The X Factor<\/em> and <em>Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/em> are shows full of heart, enjoyed by the whole family. Both celebrate talent of all kinds, from all walks of life and after 15 and 13 years, respectively, we\u2019re proud to make programs which are much-loved staples of the ITV schedule. We are thrilled to continue our long-standing relationship with the network to bring these shows into people\u2019s homes across the U.K.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITV has secured a new five-year commissioning deal with Syco Entertainment and Thames, which will see Simon Cowell and his shows appear exclusively on the channel until at least 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":7418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1962,377,491,856,1011,1648],"class_list":["post-7417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-britains-got-talent","tag-itv","tag-simon-cowell","tag-syco-entertainment","tag-thames","tag-the-x-factor","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ITV Strikes New Five-Year Deal with Simon Cowell&#039;s Syco &amp; 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