Susan Boyle's Jet Set Weekend
Posted on Nov 21, 2009 @ 10:24AM - 5 comments
Susan Boyle is appearing on the UK's X Factor Saturday night... well, sort of. The singing sensation is now so busy promoting her debut album, I Dream a Dream, she had to pre-tape her appearance on the Simon Cowell-produced talent contest.
PHOTOS: Susan Boyle Goes To Studio To Pre-Tape Her X Factor Performance
REPORT: Simon Cowell's X Factor Heading To USA
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 @ 06:40PM - 1 comment
Simon Cowell is about to become even richer as his hit Brit TV show, X Factor, heads Stateside.
British newspaper The Daily Mirror reports that the American Idol creator and co-host has hammered out a deal with Fox that is worth an estimated $103 million.
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VIDEO: Simon Cowell Says X-Factor Hopeful Danyl "Best First Audition I Have Ever Seen!"
Posted on Aug 25, 2009 @ 07:13AM - 2 comments
Danyl Johnson won't need a little help from anyone if he can keep this up.
The 27-year-old teacher from from Reading, England, performed such a stirring rendition of The Beatles classic With A Little Help From My Friends on the British talent show, The X Factor, he immediately became the program's first talent to be offered an spot on American television; the praise he drew from one of the show's judges, music impresario Simon Cowell, speaks for itself.
EXCLUSIVE: TV Production Deal Would Keep Simon Cowell With Fox For Five Years
Posted on Jun 25, 2009 @ 09:15AM - Add a comment
Simon Cowell is negotiating a mega-bucks TV production deal with Fox that would keep him exclusively with the network for five years, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
The face and personality of American Idol has teamed up with British retail tycoon Sir Philip Green to develop a television business that will immediately have a big impact on Hollywood.
They have been in discussions for more than 10 weeks and sources close to the situation tell RadarOnline.com exclusively that a deal will likely take another eight weeks.
Cowell and Green have been close friends for years and Cowell wants Green to make sure that profits are maximized by merchandising each show to its fullest potential.
Negotiations with Fox are centered around Cowell and his new partner making more shows for them. It is highly likely that X Factor, Cowell's show in England, will come to U.S. TV by the second half of the new season, a source told RadarOnline.com exclusively.
Cowell and Fox are currently in negotiations to keep all of the shows of his new TV production company exclusive to Fox. That would include some imports, like X Factor as well as new shows. Talks have also raised the possibility of Cowell extending his role on Idol.
Sony still would be part of any new Fox deal that is finalized.
Cowell's contract with Idol is up after next season. Profits from the hit show go to Sony and Simon Fuller's company 19. But if Cowell concludes this deal he and Green will have the ownership stake in the new shows, a stake that could make them one of the biggest players in the U.S. TV market.
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