Some bits of news: BBC’s The Voice and ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent are in a scheduling battle, premiering on the same night and likely overlapping a time slot (BBC source: “”It is disappointing they chose to launch Britain’s Got Talent on the same day as us. To not even meet us halfway on avoiding any sort of overlap is incredibly competitive.”). And a Guardian poll shows many don’t like their license fee money going to pay so much to will.i.am. And in other news, ITV’s Deal or No Deal is being investigated for giving away money in exchange for no real effort or skill, which would technically make it a gambling show. Surprisingly, Ofcom doesn’t have anything to say on gambling (exorcisms yes, gambling, no); this is territory for the Gambling Commission.
Update: ITV blinked first, and The Voice and BGT will now overlap by only 20 minutes.
