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Ant and Dec ITV Deal
Ant and Dec have signed a new, exclusive two-year deal with ITV, thought to be worth around £10 million each to the presenters.
The Geordie pair have been working on a family challenge game show with the working title Push The Button, which will air on ITV1 next year.
ITV declined to comment on reports the new contract is worth around £10 million each to the pair, who are thought to be taking a 10% pay cut.
The deal takes Ant and Dec's relationship with ITV through to December 2011.
Ant said: "We are delighted to sign with ITV for another two years to continue to make the programmes we love like Saturday Night Takeaway, Britain's Got Talent and I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! - there is no better home for our shows."
Dec added: "We're particularly excited about the new media opportunities, which will allow us to make fresh and exciting content for online, and also launching our brand new entertainment show Push The Button in 2010."
The pair have just arrived in Australia for a new series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
Peter Fincham, ITV director of television, channels and online, said: "Ant and Dec are without question two of the UK's most talented television stars who have helped make ITV the home of entertainment. They have a unique appeal and a very special quality which means that they are loved by young and old alike. After more than a decade on ITV, I'm delighted that they will continue to exclusively work with us on our hit shows and in developing new programmes and formats."
waveguide.co.uk
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