ITV halts phone-ins

The BBC is also in trouble after it was revealed that viewers who called Its Saturday Kitchen show were never likely to get through to its presenters. The reason? The episode had been pre-recorded

ITV has suspended all phone-ins on its participating TV shows while an independent review investigates the fairness of the competitions.

It's the latest development concerning the phone-in saga, which picked up when ITV admitted it over-charged the public by £200,000 for X-Factor phone-ins.