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EXCLUSIVE: Thames, the Fremantle-owned producer behind Too Hot To Handle and Britain’s Got Talent, is one of a number of UK production outfits inserting controversial coronavirus clauses into crew contracts that could leave freelancers out of pocket and out of work for up to three weeks if a shoot is…

British broadcaster ITV has canceled the 2021 season of Simon Cowell’s entertainment juggernaut Britain’s Got Talent because producers were not convinced that cast and crew could be kept safe amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Syco Entertainment and Thames show was delayed earlier this month, but now it has been…

ITV has delayed production on its blockbuster entertainment show Britain’s Got Talent as coronavirus rampages across the UK. The Simon Cowell-created Syco Entertainment and Fremantle talent show was due to commence filming later this month, but this has now been postponed indefinitely amid a Covid-19 surge that has…

BBC One’s Little Mix The Search has become the latest entertainment show to grind to a halt in the UK after an outbreak of coronavirus. The show, fronted by girl group Little Mix and made by ModestTV, has postponed this weekend’s episode after a “small number” of crew members tested positive for Covid-19. It will…

EXCLUSIVE: Syco Entertainment and Fremantle have halted plans to shoot a Britain’s Got Talent Christmas special for ITV after three members of the crew tested positive for coronavirus, Deadline can reveal. The one-off spectacular was due to film at LH2 Studios in London on Tuesday, but cast and crew were told last…

Simon Cowell has put pen to paper on a new five-year deal for Britain’s Got Talent with UK broadcaster ITV. It represents ITV’s longest commitment to the variety show since it launched in 2007 in the UK, and comes as America’s Got Talent is mired in controversy amid an NBC investigation into working conditions. Britain…

Simon Cowell is on the brink of inking a record deal for Britain’s Got Talent, as NBC investigates the workplace culture on the U.S. version of the show, America’s Got Talent. A source said Cowell is in the final stages of talks with ITV over a new five-year agreement for the variety show, which will be the longest…

Magic Mike Live is finally heading to London after creator and star Channing Tatum revealed the news live on the final of Britain's Got Talent. The high-profile live show, which is based on the 2012 film starring Tatum and Matthew McConaughey and directed by Steven Soderbergh, will land in London in November at the…

UPDATED with show being pulled: ITV has pulled its hit show Saturday Night Takeaway this coming weekend after co-host Ant McPartlin was involved in a suspected DUI yesterday. The presenter will now return to rehab, the broadcaster said. No decisions have been made about the final two episodes of the show, due to be…

ITV has moved the Britain's Got Talent finale from Sunday night to Saturday night (June 3) so it won't clash with Ariana Grande's upcoming benefit concert for victims and families of the Manchester attacks. The One Love Manchester concert, which will feature performances from Grande, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry…

ITV has signed a new three-year deal with Simon Cowell's production banner Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia UK for hit shows Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor. The new partnership will commence in spring 2017 with Britain's Got Talent and the The X Factor in the fall. "Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor…

UPDATE, AUGUST 17: Fitting for the dog days of summer, the case of Britain's Got Talent and the canine finale-act switcheroo has reared its head once again. After a detailed investigation into the events of the May 31 Season 9 ender, British media regulator Ofcom today ruled that ITV was in breach of Rule 2.14 of the…