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ITV says Syco relationship as strong as ever
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 3 March 2011
ITV boss Adam Crozier has said that his company’s relationship with Simon Cowell’s Syco remains as strong as ever, and that both ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ and ‘X-Factor’ will return to their main channel this year. Although he conceded he did not know whether Cowell himself would appear on either.
As previously reported, while the Sony and Cowell owned music and media firm entered into a new three-year deal with ITV last year with regards its two talent shows, there have been rumours of tensions between the two companies because of Cowell’s commitments to the US version of ‘X-Factor’ and ITV’s reported decision to work with Universal rather than Syco on a new peak time pop music programme.
But Crozier said there were no tensions yesterday, telling reporters: “I understand why this is such a sexy story, for want of a better word, but our relationship with Syco has never been stronger, we have struck the first long-term deal for ‘BGT’ and ‘X-Factor'”.
He added that no decision had yet been made as to what Cowell’s personal involvement in the next series of ‘X-Factor’ would be, nor regards any possible replacements on the ‘X’ judging panel for Cowell and, possibly, Cheryl Cole, who is also reportedly defecting to the US version of the programme.
