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UK TV: ‘DUMBED DOWN’ GMTV FACES AXE DUE TO POOR RATINGS

Via Mail Online ITV could axe GMTV over its poor ratings after it today became the sole owner of the breakfast TV franchise. The Coronation Street broadcaster already owns 75 per cent of the early morning TV show but has now bought the remaining stake from Disney for more than £22million. Now that it has complete control it is expected ITV will scrap the brand and replace it with its own breakfast-style offering. ITV executives have grown frustrated with GMTV’s poor ratings []

UK TV: BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT – SUSAN BOYLE, NATALIE OKRI AND DIVERSITY

The first ever live semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent took place last night (May 24th) on ITV 1. Susan Boyle (no surprise here) and dance troupe Diversity have both made it to the final. 10 year old singer Natalie Okri lost out to Diversity, burst in to tears and then was more or less pushed off the stage to make way for the finalists. Watch from mark 4.52 Well I’m afraid that’s showbiz for you luv. Merciless!  Check out the performances from each act below. []

VIDEO: BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT – 10 YEAR OLD NATALIE OKRI

10 year old Natalie Okri appeared on Britain’s Got Talent this past Saturday and as expected blew the audience and judges away with her rendition of  the Alicia Key’s hit single No One. Natalie is a cute little girl who has a decent singing voice for a 10 year old. Check her out. To be honest I’m not really a fan of Britain’s Got Talent and think that judge (former Daily Mirror Editor-In-Chief) Piers Morgan is wasted on this show. I have read all of his books (The best being The []

UK TV: X-FACTOR’S RACHEL HYLTON IN ‘GUN SIGN’ ROW

Some folk have way too much time on their hands…. LOL! This is a fuss about nothing. Photograph: Kent News The X Factor’s Rachel Hylton upset fans by making a gangster-style gun salute on the show. Angry fans complained to ITV and TV watchdog Ofcom after seeing Rachel, 26, point her fingers at rival Daniel Evans when they were revealed to be in the sing-off against each other on the live results show on Saturday night. A source told the Daily Mirror: “Some viewers []

UK TV: SINGER SIMON WEBBE JOINS ‘I’M A CELEBRITY GET ME OUT OF HERE 2008’

Former model and ex-Blue group member Simon Webbe, will appear as a celebrity contestent in this years ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here’. To view the entire list of ‘celebrity’ contestents, who will go up against each other to become King or Queen of the “jungle” click here  Simon lists his “jungle” skills as “being a strong alpha male”. OK I know celebrity reality vehicles pay well but when producers working for shows of this nature come knocking, you know your once bright star is now lying lifeless in the []