Simon Cowell has said that he would like to buy the rights to Top Of The Pops and broadcast it on ITV, following news that the BBC have cancelled this year's TOTP Christmas special.
Speaking at the National TV Awards, where he picked a lifetime achievement award, Cowell told BBC News: "I would rather it came to us than just sit in the dustbin. If the BBC wanted to do a deal, and I can get ITV to buy it and broadcast it, I'd put it on ITV. It's been a good year for music and I think it's part of the tradition. It's not as though people aren't interested in music at the moment. Maybe we could make it a bit more interesting".