Tulisa Contostavlos: 'X Factor will likely have shocks this year'

Tulisa Contostavlos: 'X Factor will likely have shocks this year'

Tulisa Contostavlos has predicted that X Factor producers will aim to provide "shocks" for this year's series.

The X Factor judge warned fans that the show will likely "reinvent" itself in order to remain fresh and compete with Strictly Come Dancing when it returns.

"Every day is a competition whether you're in television or music - you're always fighting to be the best," she told The Sun.

"You need to keep reinventing yourself and changing things up and keeping people entertained. So I'm sure they will do something that either shocks people or just gets the viewers excited this year."

Contostavlos is expected to return as a judge for her second year with a rumoured pay increase to £500,000.

Gary Barlow has confirmed his return for the latest run, with Louis Walsh also expected to sign up soon, although Kelly Rowland will not be a judge this series.

Simon Cowell has reportedly championed former judge Dannii Minogue as his preferred choice for Rowland's replacement.

Tulisa Contostavlos has spoken of her approval of Minogue's possible appointment.

The former N-Dubz singer is currently number one in the iTunes UK chart with her debut solo single 'Young'.

TV Tonight 2nd of May 2012

TV Tonight 2nd of May 2012

The daily list in alphabetical order, of all the new episodes airing.

    60 Minute Makeover S09E26: "Series 9, Episode 26"
    America Revealed S01E04: "Made In the USA"
    America's Next Top Model S18E09: "Barney Cheng"
    American Guns S02E02: "TBA"
    American Idol S11E33: "5 Finalists Compete"
    American Restoration S02E19: "Cannonball Safe"
    Anderson S01E148: "Straight From the Headlines; Aziz Ansari"
    Arga snickaren S07E05: "Jon och Helena"
    Auction Hunters S03E08: "Bowling Pin Payday"
    Auction Kings S03E03: "TBA"
    Auction Kings S03E04: "TBA"
    Baggage Battles S01E05: "New Jersey"
    Betty White's Off Their Rockers S01E06: "Season 1, Episode 6"
    Betty White's Off Their Rockers S01E07: "Season 1, Episode 7"
    Big Brother Sverige S08E64: "Del 64"
    Car Warriors S02E11: "Nova"
    Chelsea Lately S06E74
    Couples Therapy S01E07: "Following Your Heart"
    Cowboy Traders S01E05: "Series 1, Episode 5"
    Criminal Minds S07E21: "Divining Rod"
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S12E21: "Dune and Gloom"
    Days of our Lives S47E123: "Ep. #11833"
    Deal Or No Deal (UK) S07E226: "Episode 1906"
    Dickinson's Real Deal S08E101: "Series 8, Episode 101"
    Doctors S14E21: "Responsibilities"
    Dog the Bounty Hunter S08E22: "Who's the Boss"
    Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 S01E04: "The Wedding..."
    Duck Dynasty S01E11: "Daddy's Got a Gun"
    Éden Hotel S02E35: "Season 2, Episode 35"
    Emmerdale S41E104: "May 2, 2012"
    Escape To The Country S12E48: "Pembrokeshire"
    FBI: Criminal Pursuit S03E09: "TBA"
    Four Rooms S02E07: "Series 2, Episode 7"
    General Hospital (US) S50E23: "#12551"
    Ghost Hunters S08E10: "Haunted By Heroes"
    Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden S22E173: "Season 22, Episode 173"
    Great British Menu S07E18: "The Olympic Feast - 18"
    Halv åtta hos mig S08E47: "Göteborg - Annika"
    Happily Divorced S02E08: "Time in a Bottle"
    Heir Hunters (UK) S06E13: "Series 6, Episode 13"
    Hollyoaks S18E88: "May 2, 2012"
    Home and Away (AU) S25E73: "Episode 5508"
    Hot In Cleveland S03E20: "The Gateway Friend"
    Hotel cæsar S29E07: "Season 29, Episode 7"
    House Hunters International S25E90: "TBA"
    I Almost Got Away with It S05E04: "Got to Build a Meth Lab"
    Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis S01E08: "Mismatched"
    Jeopardy! S28E163: "Show #6368"
    Jimmy Kimmel Live S09E248: "William H. Macy, Eva Green, Brad"
    Krew z krwi S01E04: "Season 1, Episode 4"
    Laid S02E01: "Episode 201"
    Last Call with Carson Daly S10E48
    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon S02E261
    Late Show with David Letterman S19E65: "Johnny Galecki, Norah Jones"
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S13E20: "Father Dearest"
    Let's Dance (DE) S05E08: "Folge 8"
    Live with Regis and Kelly S29E176
    Locked Up Abroad S06E02: "The Juggler Smuggler"
    Million Dollar Listing: NY S01E09: "Look Me in the Eye"
    Modern Family S03E21: "Planes, Train and Cars"
    NAV S01E08: "Season 1, Episode 8"
    Neighbours S28E83: "Episode 6393"
    Offspring S03E03: "Episode 303"
    Park Secrets S01E04: "TBA"
    Peter Andre: My Life S02E04: "Series 2, Episode 4"
    Pointless S06E41: "Series 6, Episode 41"
    Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew S07E04
    Recorder to Randoseru S02E05: "Episode 5"
    Restaurant: Impossible S03E06: "Mama Lee's"
    Revenge S01E19: "Absolution"
    Rock Center with Brian Williams S01E26: "Season 1, Episode 26"
    Sold! S01E07: "Down and Dirty"
    South Beach Tow S01E18: "TBA"
    Suburgatory S01E20: "Hear No Evil"
    Survivor S24E12: "Season 24, Episode 12"
    The Almighty Johnsons S02E10: "Magical Fluffy Bunny World"
    The Amazing Race Norway S01E07: "Season 1, Episode 7"
    The Apprentice (UK) S08E07: "Flip it in Essex"
    The Apprentice: You're Fired! S07E07: "Series 7, Episode 7"
    The Biggest Loser (AU) S07E69: "Season 7, Episode 69"
    The Block S05E16: "Day 15"
    The Bold and the Beautiful S26E29: "Ep. #6313"
    The Celebrity Apprentice (AU) S02E05: "The Buzz"
    The Chase (2009) S05E62: "Series 5, Episode 62"
    The Colbert Report S08E60: "Jonathan Haidt"
    The Daily Show S17E98: "Sen. Tom Coburn"
    The Dr. Phil Show S10E150
    The Ellen DeGeneres Show S09E151
    The Jeremy Kyle Show S07E161
    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson S08E71
    The Middle S03E21: "The Guidance Councilor"
    The Project S04E104: "Season 4, Episode 104"
    The Real Housewives of Vancouver S01E06: "Hot Cars and Cold Shoulders"
    The Revolution (2012) S01E68: "Season 1, Episode 68"
    The Soup S09E18: "May 2"
    The Talk S02E158: "Season 2, Episode 158"
    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno S19E292
    The View S15E151: "Bethenny Frankel, guest co-host Eden Sher"
    The Young and the Restless S40E28: "Ep. #9897"
    Thuis S17E178: "Season 17, Episode 178"
    Toddlers and Tiaras S05E09: "Storybook Pageant: Diamonds"
    Total Blackout (US) S01E04: "Good With Your Hands, Good With Your Nose"
    Total Blackout (US) S01E03: "Touch, Sniff & Transfer"
    Traffic Cops S13E01: "Worse for Wear"
    Watch What Happens: Live S06E77: "Ryan Serhant, Fredrik Eklund, Michael Lorber"
    Интерны S07E03: "Season 7, Episode 3"

The Kumars returning to TV in autumn for new series on Sky1

The Kumars returning to TV in autumn for new series on Sky1

The Kumars will make a TV return on Sky1 this autumn, it has been announced.

The fictional Indian family will reform for a new run of the comedy chat show, which will see the Kumars downsize to a new flat in Hounslow as a result of the recession.

They originally appeared in The Kumars at No. 42 between 2001 and 2006 on BBC Two and later on BBC One, in a run totalling 53 episodes.

Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar (Sanjeev), Meera Syal (Ummi), Indira Joshi (Madhuri) and Vincent Ebrahim (Ashwin) have all reunited for the show.

Bhaskar commented: "It's incredibly exciting to revisit these warm, oddball characters and to be given the opportunity to bring them up to date.

"We've tried to retain what viewers loved about the original show and to inject new characters and elements in a slightly new format that we hope will appeal to an even broader audience."

Bill O'Reilly Inks Multi-Year Contract With Fox

Bill O'Reilly Inks Multi-Year Contract With Fox

Bill O'Reilly fans, take heart: the host of "The O'Reilly Factor" isn't going anywhere soon.

O'Reilly has re-upped with the Fox News Channel with a multi-year deal that will keep him with the network for a while.

Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes hailed O'Reilly in a statement released by Fox News.

"Bill’s immense talent, intellect and raw convictions are an extremely rare combination in television and exemplify why 'The O’Reilly Factor' has been the number one program in cable news for more than a decade," Ailes said. "He is a tremendous force in the business and has helped to make Fox News the success story it is today.”

Added O'Reilly, “It’s been great fun in challenging the establishment and exposing the corruption across the nation. 'The Factor' takes pride in holding people accountable and I especially look forward to the exciting news cycle ahead. Fox News has become the primary force in television news under Roger’s leadership and I’m delighted to continue there for years to come.”

O'Reilly first signed on with Fox in 1996, with "The O'Reilly Report" (which was later re-dubbed "The O'Reilly Factor"). "The O'Reilly Factor," which has been the most-watched program in cable news for 125 consecutive months, currently averages 4.5 million viewers daily.

Kim Kardashian and Family Ink New 3-Year Deal With E!

Kim Kardashian and Family Ink New 3-Year Deal With E!

Kim Kardashian and her clan of reality-TV royalty have re-upped with E! in a deal that ensures that "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" will continue to run for at least another three seasons.

The deal, which covers seasons seven, eight and nine of the show, also extends to the network's first-look deal with the family for new reality ventures and covers the multi-generational span of Kardashians, from Kris and Bruce Jenner on down to Kim and her siblings, including stepsisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner.

Season 7 of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," which has been a reliable ratings winner for E!, will premiere May 20. The show has spawned a host of spinoffs featuring the Kardashian crew, including "Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami," "Kourtney and Kim Take New York," and "Khloe and Lamar."

Telemundo Plans Social Firsts for Billboard Latin Music Awards

Telemundo Plans Social Firsts for Billboard Latin Music Awards

Telemundo has announced a series of social TV firsts for the Billboard Latin Music Awards, airing April 26 at 7 p.m.

The Hispanic broadcaster has partnered with three heavyweights in the social community – Shazam, Trendrr and Klout – for a series of initiatives it champions as a landmark for the U.S. Hispanic audience.

“This is an overload of social experiences,” Borja Perez, SVP of Digital and Social Media for Telemundo Media, told TheWrap. “We’re extremely committed to social media and it’s not us, it’s the consumer. The U.S. Hispanic community is uber-social.

“What well see the night of the Billboards is really cool,” Perez added. “It’s the first time it’s been done in the U.S. Hispanic market.”

So what is Telemundo doing?

It has partnered with Klout in naming the top 12 scorers influencers in “the music, entertainment and Latino categories.” Klout analyzes a user’s engagement across social networks and gives them a ranking based off that.

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Those influencers will spend Thursday with Telemundo Media, meeting various executives and talent. The hope is that those influencers will then talk about the show online.

Telemundo has also partnered with Shazam, the music and TV discovery app, making this the first Shazam-able show on the network.

Sponsored by State Farm, viewers can Shazam interviews with the talent attending, such as Pitbull and Shakira. Once they Shazam the show, viewers can access information about their favorite artists on the talent, including videos and pictures.

As for Trendrr, a social media analytics company, Telemundo will partner with them to offer a ranking of the most buzzed-about celebrities the night of the show.

Trendrr will not only help Telemundo measure the social sentiment around the show but will curate a ranking of the hottest topics and top five artists during the show. Trendrr’s service filters data from Twitter and Facebook in both Spanish and English.

“When we saw the Oscars and how they were creating these raknings, I met with my team and said, ‘How and when can we do something like this?” Perez said.

Now they have, but the real test will be whether this builds buzz around and ratings for the show, which has aired on Telemundo since 1999.

And what does the growing Spanish-language network think all these social intiatives will do?

"Right now, we are totally in the development phases of our strategy, working very close with the NBC Universal team," Perez said. "My role is, I want to deliver the maximum amount of engeagement between platforms."

Fox Picks up 'Axe Cop' for Saturday-Night Animation Block

Fox Picks up 'Axe Cop' for Saturday-Night Animation Block

"Axe Cop" has locked up a TV deal.

Fox has acquired the rights to Malachai and Ethan Nicolle's web comic "Axe Cop" for its upcoming Saturday night animated block Animation Domination HD. "Axe Cop" is the first addition to the slate, which will air from 11 to 12:30 on Saturday nights beginning in 2013.

"Axe Cop," which premiered online in January 2010, follows "the adventures of an axe-wielding police officer and his loyal team of allies as they fight bad guys." With an axe.

Animation Domination HD is being led by former Adult Swim executive Nick Weidenfeld and will also air across Fox's digital platforms. Further additions to the slate are to be announced.