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In a bid to see who will reign as New Years Eve top dog Carson Daly denies any rivalry between fellow TV host Ryan Seacrest.

The two return as competitors; Daly hosting NBC’s New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly and Seacrest taking centre stage for ABC replacing New Years icon Dick Clark.

“Dick Clark is a huge inspiration for the huge success he’s achieved. But that’s where I stop,” Daly told a Los Angeles newspaper. “The world is changing. I’m young; I have my own thoughts as a producer. I’m not trying to keep his tradition. I’m trying to do my own.”

Clark suffered from a stroke two years ago.

Clark appeared on last New Years Eve’s broadcast and plans on making another small appearance this year.

After a failed attempt at his own television show, Ryan Seacrest is ready to give it another shot.

Seacrest signed a deal with E! Entertainment Television that will see him on air, and behind the scenes creating new series for the station.

In March, he will be lead anchor on E! News, along with current host Giuliana DePandi. He will also become managing editor of the show.

Before joining the news team, Seacrest will executive produce and be the reporter on E!’s Golden Globes red carpet coverage on January 16.

The series he will develop will be done under his company, Ryan Seacrest Productions.

Seacrest is one of showbiz’s busiest personalities. Besides all the new work for E!, he is the host of American Idol, hosts a weekday radio show in Los Angeles, has a weekly syndicated countdown show, and is a fill-in for Larry King.