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After becoming a huge hit for Fox in the U.S. across three seasons, The Masked Singer finally landed in the UK on Saturday — and it performed well for commercial broadcaster ITV. The celebrity singing contest, in which stars are disguised in elaborate costumes so that a panel of judges and the audience at home have to…

Meghan Trainor is to replace Jennifer Hudson as a coach on the British version of The Voice. The All About The Bass singer, who was a judge on Fox's The Four alongside Sean Combs and DJ Khaled will star in ITV's The Voice UK alongside Sir Tom Jones, will.i.am and Olly Murs. Hudson said that she had left the show as a…

In a move that had been widely expected after the BBC said earlier this month that The Voice UK's next season would be its last with the broadcaster, ITV has confirmed it is the new home of the competition show. Along with a three-year deal with format owner Talpa Global for The Voice, which will run on the flagship…

A shortfall in funding at the BBC means the corporation is being forced to cut £150M in expenditure by 2017. The deficit stems from an increasing shift to online viewing by Britons who are able to access programming through a loophole which allows them to avoid paying a license fee. That annual fee pays for the BBC…

The Voice UK‘s next season on the BBC will be its last because it’s been “poached by another broadcaster,” the network reported. The BBC, which has been under pressure to trim its costs, “wouldn’t get into a bidding war or pay inflated prices to keep the show,” said acting director of BBC TV Mark Linsey. Season 5…

The Voice UK has unveiled the lineup of judges for its fifth season on BBC. Returning judges Will.I.Am and Ricky Wilson will be joined by 1980s pop culture icon Boy George and soul singer Paloma Faith. Former judge Rita Ora jumped ship to ITV’s rival singing show X Factor to spice up the competition between the two…

When The Voice UK returns to BBC One in January 2015, singer/actress Rita Ora will have a seat in one of the spinning red chairs. Ora, who’s playing Christian Grey’s sister, Mia, in Fifty Shades Of Grey, will join coaches Tom Jones, will.i.am and Ricky Wilson for the singing competition’s fourth season. Blind…

With ratings bolstered in part by the current season’s schedule change, singing competition format The Voice UK has officially been ordered for two more runs on BBC One. The coaching lineup is to be confirmed. There have been reports that Kylie Minogue, who joined this year, may have a tour conflict, but the BBC has sa…

Warner Bros-owned Shed Media Group has named Leanne Klein CEO of its production subsidiary Wall to Wall as current chief and founder Alex Graham exits. Wall to Wall creative director Klein will take over from Graham who will remain connected to the company as an executive producer on TLC’s U.S. version of Who Do You Th…

Britain's Channel 4 has taken UK premiere broadcast rights to fall comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine. The series from Dan Goor and Michael Schur is being handled internationally by NBCUniversal International Television Distribution. Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher star. It debuts on Channel 4's E4 in January in the UK. The…

Pedro Almodóvar Set For Career Honor From European Film Academy Pedro Almodóvar will receive the European Achievement in World Cinema award at the 26th European Film Awards in December. The European Film Academy is feting the filmmaker for his body of work, including Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown — his…

It’s still missing a 4th mentor, but The Voice UK has confirmed the return of will.i.am and Tom Jones for Season 3. The show has also set pop icon Kylie Minogue for her first go-round in a red chair. The BBC One show had been seeking replacements for Jessie J and Danny O’Donoghue who exited after Season 2; the final…