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Love Island is set to be moving to a new prime location, bosses have confirmed after speculation emerged of set changes to the hit dating show for the upcoming series. Along with a host of fresh faced contestants, the ITV2 reality dating show will return this summer with a completely different house after filming at the same Majorcan property for the last five years. Managing director of ITV’s media and entrainment, Kevin Lygo, has said Love Island is moving to a “marvellous” new mansion in what appears to be a bid to revitalise the show, which will enter its eight series in a few month’s time.

EastEnders is going to war against Emmerdale as the BBC plans to shake up its TV schedules next month.From March 7, EastEnders will air four times a week from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm.There will be no Friday edition now - as instead it will go out on a Wednesday night.But the shift means Albert Square’s antics will go directly head-to-head for viewers on all those days against rival ITV soap Emmerdale.The BBC One soap currently averages around 3 million while its ITV rival has been averaging 4.5 million.BBC continuing drama chief Kate Oates said the soap - which has been running for 37 years - had "a loyal following".She added to The Mirror: "We’re delighted that, from 7th March, there will be new regular time slots for EastEnders on BBC1."This new simplified schedule means it’s even easier for viewers to get their fix, as well as being able to watch whenever and wherever they choose on iPlayer."The move comes after ITV recently revealed it would be broadcasting an hour long news show from 6.30pm until 7.30pm in March.This meant their two soaps Corrie and Emmerdale were on the move.Emmerdale will go out Monday to Friday at 7.30pm.And Corrie will air hour long episodes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8pm until 9pm.It comes as one TV insider swore the "gloves are now off" when it comes to the war of the soaps, explaining: "There used to be a gentleman’s agreement between the channels to avoid clashes but the gloves are off."Of ITV's latest schedule change, the channel's continuing drama boss John Whiston said: "The new format gives Coronation Street a brilliant new canvas on which to shine.

Coronation Street viewers are in for a big change this week, as the ITV soap schedule gets a shake-up because of a clash with the FA cup coverage.This week, Corrie, which usually airs two half-hour episodes at 7:30pm and 8:30pm on Mondays and Wednesdays plus one episode on Fridays, will look a little different. While the week started normally with two installments on Monday 31st January, the rest of the days have all been altered slightly. Due to the FA cup coverage being broadcast on ITV on Friday 4th February, there will be no double bill of Corrie going out ahead of the weekend.

EastEnders will soon have to go head-to-head for viewers against both Corrie and Emmerdale.A source said: “It is a huge blow for fans of Albert Square.”ITV announced a shake up of its schedules on Monday.From March, bosses will extend their half hour nightly news bulletin at 6.30pm to a full hour.As a result, their soaps will now go out in new time slots.Emmerdale will be airing every night at 7.30pm.And Corrie will run its double episodes from 8pm until 9pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.It means every time BBC One rival EastEnders goes out, it will now face tough opposition.The soap currently goes out on Mondays at 8pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm and Fridays at 8.30pm.So it will always now clash with Corrie and Emmerdale.An insider said: “There used to be a gentleman’s agreement between the channels to avoid clashes but the gloves are off.”EastEnders is already under pressure as it has been trailing in the ratings and recently one of its key stars Danny Dyer revealed he was quitting.Fans were quick to rant on-line about the change with comments such as “We don’t need an hour of news!”, “Why the change?” and “EastEnders won’t survive this.”ITV continuing drama boss John Whiston said: “The new format gives Coronation Street a brilliant new canvas on which to shine.

A huge shake-up at ITV will see Emmerdale and Coronation Street moved to a different time.

Emmerdale and Coronation Street fans will soon be getting used to a new schedule.

Emmerdale and Coronation Street have announced big changes to their weeknight scheduling amid a huge ITV shake-up. Following the news that ITV is extending its national and international news programming, Emmerdale and Corrie will both have new slots and become part of the channel’s ‘super soap’ nights.

Emmerdale and Coronation Street will be moving to a new time slot from March in a major schedule shake-up.The ITV soaps will be pushed back by half an hour as the channel expands its news programme from 6.30pm until 7.30pm.This means Emmerdale will air from 7.30pm each weeknight, while Coronation Street will switch to three hour-long episodes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm.ITV’s Managing Director of Media and Entertainment, Kevin Lygo said: "As viewing habits rapidly change, live audiences to our national and international news programmes remain remarkably strong."Our evening news programme reached an impressive 35.6 million viewers in 2021."We are very excited to be announcing this investment in what is an important public service strength of ITV - high-quality, impartial, trusted broadcast journalism - at a time when it could not be more important."The nation’s two most popular continuing dramas, Coronation Street and Emmerdale, are fundamental to the success of ITV, and we know that, as with all dramas, viewers increasingly watch them whenever, and however they choose."The new scheduling means that viewers can watch them live on TV in one go in a continuous soap fix, as well as on ITV Hub where they are regularly in the most watched shows every month."Emmerdale has aired weeknights at 7pm, with an extra episode at 8pm on Thursdays, while Corrie usually has two episodes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.30pm and 8.30pm, though it sometimes switches to one hour-long episode on some days depending on other programmes in the schedule.Emmerdale fans are currently dying to know whether or not evil Meena Jutla will be caught for her crimes, after she went on a killing spree in the village.Meanwhile on

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Love Island bosses have revealed they will accept non-binary applications for the latest series.

ITV’s upcoming adaptation of The Ipcress File “looks like a big Netflix show,” according to Director of Programmes Kevin Lygo, who said he wants the Len Deighton remake to reach beyond the “standard ITV viewer.”

Mail On Sunday, Piers even described life working for the channel as "more dysfunctional" than the royal family itself."One of the benefits of getting divorced from the ‘ITV family’ [and its] fake smiles...

PIERS Morgan has claimed that ITV Boss Kevin Lygo called him "Voldermort" at a celebrity-packed event after his "divorce" from the TV network. The former Good Morning Britain host took to his column in The Mail On Sunday to suggest the telly executive also made a crude hand signal in reference to him.

Piers Morgan left his prolific role on Good Morning Britain earlier this year over his comments about Meghan Markle.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterEx-Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan looked to be in an awkward situation after he was pictured sitting straight behind his old ITV boss, Kebin Lygo.The 56-year-old could be seen in the snap smiling while on his phone, with his former chief in command sitting directly in front of him as they watched the cricket in the same box.Earlier on in the year, Kevin who is the Director of Television at ITV, agreed to let Piers leave GMB after he'd said he didn't believe Meghan Markle in the bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.The pair were seated to watch England play India at the Kia Oval - amid reports that the broadcasting giant are trying to get Piers back on

Good Morning Britain sources have claimed that there is a ‘slim to no chance’ that Piers Morgan will ever return to the ITV show.Reports say that the channel’s director of television Kevin Lygo is fighting a “one man mission” to bring him back, reports The Sun.This comes despite Ofcom clearing Piers of any wrongdoing following the presenter’s comments on Meghan Markle on the show, which led to him quitting.After the ruling, Piers tweeted out: "Do I get my job back?"Instead, bosses are reportedly looking to formally replace the host by the end of the year, with Richard Bacon and MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis the current frontrunners.The plan is reportedly to make it the “Susanna Reid show” and get a co-presenter to complement her,

ITV boss Kevin Lygo has dropped a major hint that hit soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale could make a permanent move to the ITV Hub.During the Euros 2020, both programmes were uploaded in a box-set format to the online streaming platform, so viewers could still get their nightly fix when the football interrupted their regular schedules.And now Kevin has suggested this format could well return, with episodes available for streaming online before they’re aired on the regular schedule - so fans could binge episodes in advance.Speaking at Edinburgh TV festival, Kevin announced: "On soaps, it’s possible [that they could stream on ITV Hub first].

Good Morning Britain five months ago, Piers Morgan, 57, is relentless when it comes to defending the ITV show's ratings and reminding people how costly his exit has been. He has noted on multiple occasions that GMB's ratings went through the roof when he walked off set live on-air, after he was challenged by weather man Alex Beresford about his comments on Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey.Now, he's claimed that Kevin Lygo, Director of Television at the broadcaster, might have a bit of "seller's remorse" about letting him walk away from the prime-time spot.It comes after The Mirror's showbiz editor Mark Jefferies, shared a quote from the TV executive on Twitter.He penned: "ITV boss Kevin Lygo on Piers Morgan and GMB: 'He is a

ITV boss, Kevin Lygo, has defended the number of Love Island complaints from the 2021 series. The hit ITV2 dating show ended on Monday, where Millie Court and Liam Reardon were crowned the winners, and during the latest season it received nearly 25,000 Ofcom complaints following Faye Winter and Teddy Soares' explosive row.

LOVE Island will never have gay contestants because ITV "can't make it work". There has been speculation for years that bosses are planning a more inclusive series - but this has once again been shut down due to "logistics".