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"The company behind Footballers\u2019 Wives Shed Productions, is joining forces with Simon Cowell to produce a new drama series commissioned by ITV. Rock Rivals is a fictional look behind the scenes of a TV talent show, and is being produced in association with Cowell&amp;#039;s own company, Syco TV. Brian Park, managing director of Shed Productions, said: &amp;quot;Rock Rivals has a real buzz to it and promises to be a worthy successor to Footballers\u2019 Wives - a blitzy combination of wild characters and pacey plots set against a world of ruthless ambition.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;We are absolutely thrilled that Simon Cowell is on board as only he can provide that unique insight of what it is like to be at the epicentre of a world-wide phenomenon,&amp;quot; he added. The show will tell the story of two celebrity judges whose marriage falls apart and descends into a &amp;#039;War of the Roses&amp;#039; feud, on and off-camera.  Cowell said: &amp;quot;I am very excited about this show, the idea is brilliant and Shed Productions have a proven track record of making these type of shows very popular - think X Factor meets Dallas.&amp;quot; The series will be shot over the summer and delivered to ITV in late Autumn. With Cowell\u2019s high profile in the US, the producers hope there will be a US commission from the UK format. Talks are presently taking place with US studios. Sally Haynes, deputy controller of ITV Drama, said: &amp;quot;The ongoing appeal for this type of talent show presents a ripe opportunity for a modern fun drama that transports us backstage into the heady and fabulous extremes of the music business.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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