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| Simon Cowell: 'I got too cocky' | Simon Cowell: 'I got too cocky' |
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| Simon Cowell has said his ego has been "put in check" after a year of falling ratings and controversy surrounding his TV shows. | Simon Cowell has said his ego has been "put in check" after a year of falling ratings and controversy surrounding his TV shows. |
| The media mogul said he "got a bit smug" and "too arrogant" after a successful 2010. | The media mogul said he "got a bit smug" and "too arrogant" after a successful 2010. |
| "We went into 2011 thinking, 'It's all going to be easy' and of course it wasn't - it was a massive wake-up call," he told journalists. | "We went into 2011 thinking, 'It's all going to be easy' and of course it wasn't - it was a massive wake-up call," he told journalists. |
| Cowell was speaking at a promotional event for Britain's Got Talent. | Cowell was speaking at a promotional event for Britain's Got Talent. |
| The show records its first auditions in Salford later on Friday. | The show records its first auditions in Salford later on Friday. |
| Last year saw Cowell abandon his UK shows in order to launch a US version of X Factor. | Last year saw Cowell abandon his UK shows in order to launch a US version of X Factor. |
| During that time, UK X Factor ratings fell below BBC rival Strictly Come Dancing for the first time in a number of years. Meanwhile viewing figures for the US X Factor came in well below the predicted 20 million. | During that time, UK X Factor ratings fell below BBC rival Strictly Come Dancing for the first time in a number of years. Meanwhile viewing figures for the US X Factor came in well below the predicted 20 million. |
| I'm not surprised Simon Cowell's speaking in these terms - it's a statement of fact. Did he neglect the UK in order to deal with developments in the US? Yes, he did. He took his eye off the ball and it didn't work as well as it had done before. | I'm not surprised Simon Cowell's speaking in these terms - it's a statement of fact. Did he neglect the UK in order to deal with developments in the US? Yes, he did. He took his eye off the ball and it didn't work as well as it had done before. |
| Clearly the competitive spur has been applied as Strictly beat X Factor on a number of occasions and he's responding to it. | Clearly the competitive spur has been applied as Strictly beat X Factor on a number of occasions and he's responding to it. |
| One of the glories of our television system is that ITV and the BBC will compete as hard as they possibly can to serve us better and that's a good thing. The fact that they're out to beat each either is the thing that drives quality forward. | One of the glories of our television system is that ITV and the BBC will compete as hard as they possibly can to serve us better and that's a good thing. The fact that they're out to beat each either is the thing that drives quality forward. |
| Britain's Got Talent was also hit by fixing claims, while new gameshow Red or Black made headlines after £1m winner Nathan Hageman was discovered to have been jailed for assaulting a woman. | Britain's Got Talent was also hit by fixing claims, while new gameshow Red or Black made headlines after £1m winner Nathan Hageman was discovered to have been jailed for assaulting a woman. |
| After only sitting on the judging panel of Britain's Got Talent during the finals last year, Cowell said he was returning to his permanent head judge role in 2012 because he felt the panel did not do "a good enough job". | After only sitting on the judging panel of Britain's Got Talent during the finals last year, Cowell said he was returning to his permanent head judge role in 2012 because he felt the panel did not do "a good enough job". |
| Two of last year's judges, actor David Hasselhoff and comedian Michael McIntyre, have been replaced by Little Britain star David Walliams and former Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon, alongside Cowell and Amanda Holden. | Two of last year's judges, actor David Hasselhoff and comedian Michael McIntyre, have been replaced by Little Britain star David Walliams and former Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon, alongside Cowell and Amanda Holden. |
| Cowell said the decision to cast Dixon was motivated by the fact that she was working on a rival BBC show. | Cowell said the decision to cast Dixon was motivated by the fact that she was working on a rival BBC show. |
| "I like the fact this is now a competition with the BBC and it makes us work harder," he said. | "I like the fact this is now a competition with the BBC and it makes us work harder," he said. |
| Newspapers have speculated that the latest series of Britain's Got Talent will go up against the BBC's new singing show The Voice - although neither ITV nor the BBC have confirmed their schedules. | Newspapers have speculated that the latest series of Britain's Got Talent will go up against the BBC's new singing show The Voice - although neither ITV nor the BBC have confirmed their schedules. |
| Meanwhile, Cowell has vowed to revamp the US version of the X Factor, but gave no indication that he would return as a judge to the UK show. "Anything could happen", he told journalists. | Meanwhile, Cowell has vowed to revamp the US version of the X Factor, but gave no indication that he would return as a judge to the UK show. "Anything could happen", he told journalists. |