John
09-11-2009, 04:13 PM
ITV has reportedly banned Ant and Dec from appearing on Jonathan Ross's BBC One chat show.
The broadcaster made the decision after the BBC ruled that Barbara Windsor couldn't appear on Piers Morgan's Life Stories on ITV, reports The Sun.
Ant and Dec had been due to appear on the show next week to promote their new autobiography.
A source told the paper: "Ant and Dec are livid. They really wanted to go on, have a laugh, plug their new book, talk about their new show and the next series of Saturday Night Takeaway.
"The BBC know an ITV show with Barbara would hurt them in the ratings so they've acted in this petulant way."
It's feared that the ban could lead to more of the big names from each channel being barred from appearing on rival stations.
This latest row comes just a day after ITV accused the BBC of 'aggressive' scheduling after it revealed that the first Saturday edition of Strictly Come Dancing will go head to head with The X Factor.
The broadcaster made the decision after the BBC ruled that Barbara Windsor couldn't appear on Piers Morgan's Life Stories on ITV, reports The Sun.
Ant and Dec had been due to appear on the show next week to promote their new autobiography.
A source told the paper: "Ant and Dec are livid. They really wanted to go on, have a laugh, plug their new book, talk about their new show and the next series of Saturday Night Takeaway.
"The BBC know an ITV show with Barbara would hurt them in the ratings so they've acted in this petulant way."
It's feared that the ban could lead to more of the big names from each channel being barred from appearing on rival stations.
This latest row comes just a day after ITV accused the BBC of 'aggressive' scheduling after it revealed that the first Saturday edition of Strictly Come Dancing will go head to head with The X Factor.