Name That Tune return ditched

Ant and Dec's bid to bring Name That Tune back to TV has been scuppered.

The pair's production company was aiming to revive the show for a new generation on Channel Five in a deal announced last year.

But it is believed an issue with a new rights holder for the format has meant the station – recently acquired by publishing tycoon Richard Desmond – has now abandoned the plan.

The Geordie duo's firm Gallowgate announced last year it was to bring back the show, which began life in the 1970s when contestants spotted well-known tunes with a limited number of notes.