TV
Amstrad chairman Sir Alan Sugar has been confirmed as the star of The Apprentice in the UK.
The reality series became a ratings monster when it aired in the US at the start of the year. A peak of 30 million viewers tuned in to see 16 entrepreneurs compete for a position at the helm of one of billionaire mogul Donald Trump's companies.
After several months of negotiations, the BBC has now won the rights to air a local version of the show on BBC Two "later this year", fending off competition from Channel 4.
Sugar - who owns a real estate company, software firm Viglen and a chunk of Tottenham Hotspurs FC - will preside over the 14 contenders, eliminating one each week. The winner will get a "lucrative job" at one of his companies.
It is believed the BBC has also picked up the rights to air the original US series as part of the deal.
The reality series became a ratings monster when it aired in the US at the start of the year. A peak of 30 million viewers tuned in to see 16 entrepreneurs compete for a position at the helm of one of billionaire mogul Donald Trump's companies.
After several months of negotiations, the BBC has now won the rights to air a local version of the show on BBC Two "later this year", fending off competition from Channel 4.
Sugar - who owns a real estate company, software firm Viglen and a chunk of Tottenham Hotspurs FC - will preside over the 14 contenders, eliminating one each week. The winner will get a "lucrative job" at one of his companies.
It is believed the BBC has also picked up the rights to air the original US series as part of the deal.
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