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"Simon Cowell has signed a new three-year deal with ITV to keep X Factor and Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent on the air until 2016. The current tenth run of The X Factor was rumoured to be the last, but in June ITV boss Adam Crozier restated the broadcaster&amp;#039;s commitment to what he called &amp;quot;a very important programme for ITV&amp;quot;.  Cowell said: &amp;quot;I am thrilled that we have extended our deal with ITV for Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent and The X Factor. &amp;quot;They have been fantastic partners and we have some exciting new plans to take the shows to the next level.&amp;quot; ITV Director of Television Peter Fincham added: &amp;quot;Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent and The X Factor are two of the most popular and most talked about shows on TV. They set the gold standard for entertainment production. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re pleased to announce this deal, which will see them continue to be an important part of ITV&amp;#039;s schedule.&amp;quot;  Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent will return to ITV next spring for its eighth series and The X Factor&amp;#039;s 11th run will begin in the autumn. Spinoff shows The Xtra Factor and Britain&amp;#039;s Got More Talent will continue on ITV2. FremantleMedia UK CEO Sara Geater said: &amp;quot;We are delighted to be continuing our relationship with ITV and Syco. &amp;quot;Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent and The X Factor are two of the UK&amp;#039;s most successful shows, which is a testament to the talented production teams behind both series, and we look forward to bringing viewers more world-class entertainment for a further three years.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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