Comedian Alan Carr signs £3m Channel 4 deal

Carr: hosts the Sunday Night Project alongside Justin Lee Collins. Photograph: Rex Features Sunday Night Project presenter Alan Carr has signed an exclusive deal with Channel 4 believed to be worth more than £3m over two years after the broadcaster fought off interest from rivals. The deal with the comedian will run from January 2009 to December 2010 and gives Channel 4 exclusive rights to all Carr's UK television output. Both ITV and the BBC were interested in signing the 32-year-old comedian, with ITV reported to have been prepared to stump up £2m over two years. As part of his new deal, Carr will continue to host The Sunday Night Project alongside Justin Lee Collins and will also return for more series of quiz show Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong. Channel 4 said the new deal would also include other major prime time series... [read full story]