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Gemma Jones

ITV shake up as The Chase, Emmerdale and Coronation Street all taken off air

ITV fans will be gutted to learn that some of their favourite shows have been taken off air today.

Quiz show The Chase and soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street have all been removed from ITV's timetable. Normally The Chase and Emmerdale air every weekday while Corrie is on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

But, due to the FIFA World Cup competition, normal scheduling has been scrapped. Instead, ITV will cover Netherlands vs Ecuador from 3pm to 6.05pm, followed by England vs USA from 6.05pm to 9.15pm.

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I'm a Celebrity has also had a bit of a shake up as it will be aired at a new time. Rather than its normal time of 9pm the Australian jungle show will be on 15 minutes later at 9.15pm instead.

Niall Sloane, ITV director of sport, said of the changes: "The World Cup is now in focus and we’re delighted to be able to bring viewers coverage of what promises to be some of the standout games of the tournament across ITV channels and our new free streaming service ITVX, which launches this autumn."

He added: "The ITV Sport team is now looking forward to bringing viewers the very best of the first winter World Cup."

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