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Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli has replaced David Walliams on Britain’s Got Talent. In a video circulating on Twitter of a rehearsal, hosts Ant and Dec, who have just signed a three-year ITV contract, introduced Tonioli alongside fellow judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon…

Former Dancing with the Stars and The X Factor EP Andrew Llinares has replaced the retiring Rob Clark at Fremantle. Llinares takes on the Director of Global Entertainment post at the super-indie vacated by Clark next month, who is exiting after two decades with the company. He takes on…

Yet another London studio quietly opened this week, hosting Simon Cowell’s ITV format Walk The Line, with plans to launch Leeds and Manchester sites next year. Versa Studios says it will cover 330,000 sq ft once the three sites are up-and-running. Versa London opened its doors last Sunday to host ITV format Walk The Li…

Simon Cowell is to be replaced by Take That singer Gary Barlow on upcoming ITV entertainment format Walk The Line. The genre-bending show from Cowell’s Syco Entertainment and ITV Studios’ rebranded Lifted Entertainment division was unveiled with fanfare over the summer and would have represented Cowell’s on-screen…

Simon Cowell’s dance competition series The Greatest Dancer has been canceled by BBC One after two seasons. The Syco and Fremantle show sees dancers competing by performing a routine in front of a mirror, which opens up to reveal the audience if they secure enough votes. It was hosted by Alesha Dixon and Jordan Banjo…

Fremantle and Syco Entertainment’s BBC One dance format The Greatest Dancer is being remade in China after the production companies inked a deal to adapt the format at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Fremantle and Simon Cowell’s Syco have teamed with Shanghai Media Group to develop The Magnificent Dancer for…

EXCLUSIVE: Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes is developing a royal drama based on the Queen's art collection with The X Factor producer Syco. Fellowes, who has written the forthcoming movie based on the ITV period drama, is working on a series about The Royal Collection, which is the art collection of the British…

Got Talent and The X Factor producer Syco and superindie Fremantle are rolling out Matthew Morrison-fronted format The Greatest Dancer and are looking to replica the global success of its previous entertainment behemoths. Nigel Hall, Global Head of TV at Simon Cowell's company, tells Deadline that he is showing the…

Simon Cowell is finally heading to BBC One after the X Factor impresario secured his first deal with the British public broadcaster. The network has ordered The Greatest Dancer from Cowell's Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia's Thames. The broadcaster has ordered eight episodes of the entertainment format for…

ITV is extending its relationship with Simon Cowell for another three years. The British network has pacted with Cowell and Sony's Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia UK to keep reality competition series The X Factor UK and Britain's Got Talent on the air through the end of 2016. Britain's Got Talent will return to…

FremantleMedia and Simon Cowell and Sony’s Syco Entertainment are launching one-stop-shop YouTube channels for the Got Talent and X Factor franchises. Although the various versions around the world — 55 for Got Talent and 25 for X Factor — have their own dedicated channels, the new outlets will draw fans to a single…

FremantleMedia and Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment are hitting a milestone with the latest local adaptation of their Got Talent format. In what the companies claim is a record for a talent show, the franchise will launch its 55th version in Afghanistan in the fall. Afghanistan’s Got Talent will air on 1TV Media, a…