6 more years of American Idol!
 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051129/...ia_fox_idol_dc

The producers of "American Idol" said on Tuesday they reached a deal with the Fox television network for up to six more seasons of the broadcaster's ratings mainstay.
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CKX Inc. owns 19 Entertainment, the British creator of the wannabe-celebrity series "Idol." The company said it reached a joint agreement with producer FremantleMedia, Fox, "Idol" celebrity judge Simon Cowell and record label Sony BMG to continue the series for four more seasons with an option to renew for an additional two seasons.

Cowell has agreed to stay on for at least five more seasons beginning with the next installment of the series in January.

CKX said its subsidiary as well as FremantleMedia will receive a "significantly increased" license fee from Fox in line with the higher advertising rates set for the coming season.

News Corp-owned Fox will build a dedicated Web site for the show, fed by content from 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia. The production companies have also granted Fox wireless rights to "Idol" material including show-related ringtones and video footage, CKX said.

Fox will also pick up at least two original shows created jointly by 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia in the next five years. Sony BMG remains the official record label for American Idol winners.

19 Entertainment said it also settled a lawsuit with Cowell over the acerbic judge's other program "The X Factor." 19 Entertainment CEO and British pop mogul Simon Fuller has said Cowell's show was a rip-off of his "Idol" concept.

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

Raph's Girl note: 5 more years of Simon Cowel!! WOOT!!! :evilgrin: *drools*

Oy... I truly have no more faith in TV anymore...

The only thing good about that show is Simon drilling into those losers. But that isn't enough for me to actually watch that crap of a series.




Death to reality TV.

OMG You're psychic!

Seriously, that's just about what I was gonna say...

NOooooooOOoooOOoooo! :dead:

Let us all hope that R'lyeh will rise soon, letting Cthulhu spread its wings of pestilence, covering the lands in an eternity of hate and opression. The Old Gods laugh...

or... Has that already happened?



Ïa! Shub-Niggurath!



:roll:

do they never get tired of that idol crap? :x

...*goes off to murder the head of Fox*

I think our only hope now is to use all of our hopes and prayers that Fox will pull the plug after a year or two

And by saying "Use all of our hopes and prayers", I, of coarse, mean hate mail :evilgrin:

So Satan does exist -_-

Either that, or there is no God *shakes head in sadness*

I guess I'm the only one who likes it. :D

"6 More Years of American Idol"


[sarcasm]Whoopie.[/sarcasm]

*pulls the plug on the Human Race*

I can't believe Ryan Seacrest is Dick Clark's replacement for Time's Square in the future. Ugh.

Yes, and his name is Kerry King.

(Let's see how many people get that reference)

My man Jon is an Idol alum, and yet I have never liked this cheesy, cruel, commercial show. I can deal with the contestants, it's just everything else that bugs me.

6 more years. *sigh* I'm trapped.

I believe in the bible it stated this was one of the 1st signs of the apocalypse

PopMatters on American Idol 5 by Roger Holland

i LOVE Simon Cowell <3

It was refreshing at first, but now.... :dead:

Personally, if I watch it, it is only at the start, and only for all of the bad people. They are just hilerious to watch :lol:

What bothers me about the bad singers is that some of them seem to be mentally disturbed, yet they're put on TV to be mocked. These people have been through 3 rounds screening with the producers/judges before they get before the famous panel of judges. Then the editors work their magic. Idol has some excellent editors.

No! No! Die already! :x