Britain’s ITV has scrapped plans to air a U.K. version of Israeli talent competition Rising Star next year amid soft ratings in key international territories.
ITV Studios and format owner Keshet’s Keshet International UK unit had been working on the British version of the show with an expected run in 2015.
“Rising Star is an innovative show, and we have enjoyed working on the format with the team,” an ITV spokesperson said. “However, as a commercial broadcaster, we always need to be as confident as possible about the potential ratings of any new program format that we have acquired, and we have therefore taken the decision not to proceed with plans to broadcast the series on ITV.”
Source: THR
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