[zakman440]

Ireland's national television broadcaster RTE are understood to be in talks with the makers of Big Brother to air the hit show, according to reports.

The company's rivals TV3 have received massive ratings with Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother over the past 12 months.

And it is now believed that RTE are in talks with makers Endemol Shine to air the show here.

A source told the Irish Sun: “Big Brother has been around a long time but it works brilliantly attracting the young audience RTE2 are after.

"It also produces hundreds of hours of footage which can air across RTE and all their digital formats.

Ireland's national television broadcaster RTE are understood to be in talks with the makers of Big Brother to air the hit show, according to reports.

The company's rivals TV3 have received massive ratings with Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother over the past 12 months.

And it is now believed that RTE are in talks with makers Endemol Shine to air the show here.

A source told the Irish Sun: “Big Brother has been around a long time but it works brilliantly attracting the young audience RTE2 are after.

"It also produces hundreds of hours of footage which can air across RTE and all their digital formats.

Despite TV3's current deal remaining for another season, RTE are understood to be hoping to sign a long-term contract with makers Endemol Shine.

A source added: “This is like sporting rights for TV stations.

“They come and go. Will X Factor be on ITV next year? Who knows? A station might lose a big show but another new show comes along to take its place.”

http://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/f...rs-big-7367493

That could be huge for Big Brother - RTÉ is Ireland's national broadcaster which could open the show up to a huge audience.

[Firewire]

Hopefully Ireland will be allowed to vote if it moves

[Denver]

Make your own series please

[Black Dagger]

Originally Posted by Adam.

Make your own series please

Why should they need too.

[Denver]

Originally Posted by _LucasMichael_

Why should they need too.

Because I want to see it

[BBUKAUSFAN]

please take it off TV3 they basically destroyed have the YouTube archives of old big brother cause they claim copyright.

[Pete.]

Isn't RTE Irelands BBC1?

[Mrmattybeck]

Originally Posted by Pete.

Isn't RTE Irelands BBC1?

Yeah pretty much

[T*]

Originally Posted by Adam.

Make your own series please

Why are you so horrid to the Irish when references like this are made for them to air the UK one over there? why should they have their own series?

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Tom*

Why are you so horrid to the Irish when references like this are made for them to air the UK one over there? why should they have their own series?

How am I being horrid?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Tom*

Why are you so horrid to the Irish when references like this are made for them to air the UK one over there? why should they have their own series?

He did say because he would like to watch it though, I don't think he meant to be rude

[Headie]

They need to make a Big Brother Ireland! Here for them casting people like Ashleigh, Anna & Noirin <333

[Headie]

Originally Posted by BBUKAUSFAN

please take it off TV3 they basically destroyed have the YouTube archives of old big brother cause they claim copyright.

How? All the episodes and that channel are still there

[Will.]

They should make a BB Ireland! Could be really good.

[Will.]

Originally Posted by Tom*

Why are you so horrid to the Irish when references like this are made for them to air the UK one over there? why should they have their own series?

I don't see why they shouldn't, it's a different country after all, other close countries like BBUS and Can have their own one

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Will.

I don't see why they shouldn't, it's a different country after all, we have BBUS and Can so...

I know, anyone would think we were part of the UK

[zakman440]

Originally Posted by Hayden

How? All the episodes and that channel are still there

I think that there were issues with uploads of CBB17 (TV3 were taking down YouTube channels with the uploads on iirc)

[RichardG]

Originally Posted by zakman440

I think that there were issues with uploads of CBB17 (TV3 were taking down YouTube channels with the uploads on iirc)

Yeah there was a youtube channel I've always relied on for when I miss eps but this year their account got loads of copyright strikes and each new one they made would get taken down after a few days so eventually they had to give up and stop uploading

[Jarrod]

Originally Posted by Will.

They should make a BB Ireland! Could be really good.

They can't - Channel 5's rights for Big Brother are for Big Brother UK and Ireland. Applicants from Ireland are accepted into our show, meaning it's part of the franchise.

[Will.]

Originally Posted by Jarrod

They can't - Channel 5's rights for Big Brother are for Big Brother UK and Ireland. Applicants from Ireland are accepted into our show, meaning it's part of the franchise.

oh.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jarrod

They can't - Channel 5's rights for Big Brother are for Big Brother UK and Ireland. Applicants from Ireland are accepted into our show, meaning it's part of the franchise.

But we can't vote so not really

[Headie]

Originally Posted by zakman440

I think that there were issues with uploads of CBB17 (TV3 were taking down YouTube channels with the uploads on iirc)

Oh I thought he meant old C4 eps

[emmetmcl]

If TV3/RTE really wanted to, they probably could do it, by re-arranging contracts with C5 or whatever, but as much as I would like to see a Big Brother Ireland, I can guarantee it would be terrible.

Almost all Irish reality type shows are aimed at families and air at like 7pm. It would be terrible I'd imagine. This is if RTE had it.

TV3, on the other hand, would make it literally TOWIE or The Only Way Is Essex.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by emmetmcl

If TV3/RTE really wanted to, they probably could do it, by re-arranging contracts with C5 or whatever, but as much as I would like to see a Big Brother Ireland, I can guarantee it would be terrible.

Almost all Irish reality type shows are aimed at families and air at like 7pm. It would be terrible I'd imagine. This is if RTE had it.

TV3, on the other hand, would make it literally TOWIE or The Only Way Is Essex.

TV3 might do a good job with it but you're right about RTE

[zakman440]

It's now understood that TV3 have renewed their contract, meaning that it won't be moving to RTÉ.

TV3 has secured the rights to air Big Brother 2016 in the Republic of Ireland, bbspy understands.

The broadcaster became the Irish home of BBUK last May ahead of the ‘Timebomb’ series, but its initial one-year deal expired after January’s Celebrity run.

Soon afterwards a report claimed that, while TV3 was set to hang on to the show this summer, rival network RTE wanted to poach it after it proved a ratings success in the country.

Both sides have been quiet since then, but a Big Brother source informs bbspy that TV3 chiefs have indeed now signed a deal to air the seventeenth regular series, which Channel 5 today revealed is set to begin in the week commencing Saturday 4th June.

TV3 has yet to officially confirm the news, but with the launch now a matter of weeks away, an announcement is thought to be imminent.

Timebomb was the first series of Big Brother to air in the Emerald Isle in five years, after Irish fans lost access to the show when it moved to C5 in 2011. TV3 had repeatedly attempted to acquire the rights, but was unsuccessful until last year, when it lost several key programmes to UTV Ireland.

http://www.bbspy.co.uk/bb17/news/052...#ixzz49EHl6KJo