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Cowell signs for 3 more years of 'Idol'
« on: Jul 8^th, 2003, 2:08pm »

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Cowell signs for 3 more years of 'Idol'
Tuesday, July 8, 2003 Posted: 9:13 AM EDT (1313 GMT)

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -- "American Idol's" acerbic Simon Cowell has something to smile about.

The brutally frank judge on "Idol" has inked a three-year deal with Fox Broadcasting Co. to remain on the talent competition show as well as develop new projects for the network.

Under the pact, Cowell will return as a judge on the next three installments of "Idol." He is said to pocket about $150,000 per episode -- a significant bump from his salary for the second installment of "Idol" -- for the upcoming third edition of "Idol," which will bow in January.

As part of the first-look deal with Cowell's new production banner, Simcow Ltd., the network has given him a blind series commitment.

"Clearly, 'American Idol' is something that is extremely important to the corporation," Fox Television Entertainment Group chairman Sandy Grushow said. "This franchise has had a profound effect on the corporation as a whole. There's no question that Simon has and will continue to be its linchpin for many years to come."

Cowell had publicly voiced his reservations about returning to "Idol," which keeps him away from his primary job in Britain as a music executive.

On Monday, Cowell said Fox's commitment to the reality show, including keeping it a once-a-year event, helped him change his mind.

"If you're going to go into business with somebody, you might as well go into business with somebody you like, and I have a very good relationship with Sandy Grushow, who has been very supportive," Cowell said. "I'm excited about what we're going to work on over the next two to three years."

No concept has been determined for the project under Simcow's series commitment, but Cowell said he will probably focus initially on unscripted projects. Through his company, in partnership with "Idol" producer FremantleMedia, Cowell is executive producing the CBS dating show "Cupid," which premieres Wednesday.

Cowell said he also plans to branch out into scripted series.

"I've always wanted to make scripted music shows, so I think that will be on the cards at some point," he said, pointing to the original series "Fame" and "The Monkees" as the golden standards in the genre.

Cowell said he plans to be deeply involved primarily behind the scenes on the new projects developed at his company, which he will executive produce, but left the door open to appearing on some in the future.

Cowell plans to bring in two or three executives to help him manage the volume of production at Simcow. For the next three years, he will make the United States his main home, spending six to nine months a year on this side of the pond.

Cowell, who started as a judge on the original "Pop Idol" on ITV, is in production on the British series' second installment but said it is "unlikely" that he will continue on "Pop Idol" beyond the current season.

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Re: Cowell signs for 3 more years of 'Idol'
« Reply #1 on: Jul 8^th, 2003, 2:44pm »

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hmmmm and only a couple months ago if even, rumors were that hewas not even coming back for this season

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Re: Cowell signs for 3 more years of 'Idol'
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The impression I got was that after 4 shows back to back (including pop idol in england) that he was feeling a bit burned out. One of the things I know he insisited on was that they spread the shows out more and only do 1 a year, and he did get that.

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Re: Cowell signs for 3 more years of 'Idol'
« Reply #3 on: Jul 9^th, 2003, 7:04am »

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Good for Simon! I'm glad he got his point across (one AI per year). That must have been the crucial consideration he referred to several times.

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I'm sure people are going to bring up the money factor on this and say he was holding out for a higher price tag, but I really don't think that was the issue. The man has loads of money already and he pretty upfront about that when he said he was considering not coming back. It wasn't a salary negotiating tactic, although I'm sure it's netted him a higher salary ultimately.

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