Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan will get maximum exposure as it is screened on ITV next Monday. Sky and Channel 4 were understood to have bid more for the chance to show the chat in which the couple tell of their decision to quit The Firm.
But producers Viacom CBS today chose to go with ITV’s offer of under £1million in the belief the channel will pull in the biggest audience.
A source close to negotiations said: “A key aim is for it to do well in the UK and ITV gives it a fair chance of getting the highest ratings of the year so far.” But a public relations expert has warned the timing of the interview, with Prince Philip, 99, in hospital, and the risk of upsetting the Queen, could reflect badly on the couple. What
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