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- Oct 1, 2013
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"Jeremy Clarkson is expected to unveil a new motoring show to rival Top Gear in the next few weeks, with three broadcasters vying to sign up the presenter.
ITV and the US on-demand services Netflix and Amazon are understood to be the frontrunners to sign Clarkson, who was axed from the BBC2 show earlier this year after punching one of its producers.
Clarkson is set to be joined by both of his former Top Gear co-presenters, Richard Hammond and James May, with “three huge companies” competing to sign the stars. “They have had offers and they are close to making a decision about what they want to do,” an industry source said.
The presenters, along with the show’s former executive producer, Clarkson’s long-time friend and collaborator Andy Wilman, met ITV’s director of television, Peter Fincham, last month.
ITV was touted as the most likely UK broadcaster to pick up the trio after Channel 4 and Sky ruled themselves out.
ITV has suffered a ratings slump this year and needs more male-skewed shows after losing the rights to Uefa Champions League football coverage to BT. It is said to be keen to make the programme in-house or through a production company that is part-owned by its programme-making arm, ITV Studios."
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/19/jeremy-clarkson-set-to-unveil-new-motoring-show-within-weeks
ITV and the US on-demand services Netflix and Amazon are understood to be the frontrunners to sign Clarkson, who was axed from the BBC2 show earlier this year after punching one of its producers.
Clarkson is set to be joined by both of his former Top Gear co-presenters, Richard Hammond and James May, with “three huge companies” competing to sign the stars. “They have had offers and they are close to making a decision about what they want to do,” an industry source said.
The presenters, along with the show’s former executive producer, Clarkson’s long-time friend and collaborator Andy Wilman, met ITV’s director of television, Peter Fincham, last month.
ITV was touted as the most likely UK broadcaster to pick up the trio after Channel 4 and Sky ruled themselves out.
ITV has suffered a ratings slump this year and needs more male-skewed shows after losing the rights to Uefa Champions League football coverage to BT. It is said to be keen to make the programme in-house or through a production company that is part-owned by its programme-making arm, ITV Studios."
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/19/jeremy-clarkson-set-to-unveil-new-motoring-show-within-weeks
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