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Endemol plan to sell Big Brother from Channel 4 to another Channel in 2011, the BBC have been in talks on whether to put it on BBC3, or another of it's channel's, they are said to be excited about possibly buying the show, and can re-launch it as a whole new show. C4 bosses reckon however changing it to a digital channel will loose viewers, a spokesperson for C4 said on Friday night- "Big Brother has little viewers as it is, it would be a huge risk for the BBC to do this." Big Brother presenter Davina McCall who has presented Comic Relief and other shows on the BBC is saying that she will finish Big Brother on C4. If the BBC do buy Big Brother they are looking for a new host, rumour has it that Fearne Cotton could be presenting the newly styled show in 2011, the presenter says- "If they are looking for a new presenter, I'd be happy to have a go!"
Heard this from many net sources, and BBC have definatly been having meetings...what do we all think?
Vicky.
30-08-2009, 12:47 PM
Why would C4 be bothered if it lost viewers being on digital?!
I dont think this will be the case at all...most people have freeview now. If they bring the LF back and vamp the whole thing up a bit, it would do well.
ricky2k9
30-08-2009, 12:47 PM
Big Brother with no ads yay!!
Wouldnt be a bad move, it is on digital however BBC3 is on freeview which most regions in the UK should have by BB12 as everything is turning digital.
Why would C4 be bothered if it lost viewers being on digital?!
I dont think this will be the case at all...most people have freeview now. If they bring the LF back and vamp the whole thing up a bit, it would do well.
C4 are worried because they want to sell it to a good channel, wich can secure a future for the show.
Vicky.
30-08-2009, 12:48 PM
Why would C4 be bothered if it lost viewers being on digital?!
I dont think this will be the case at all...most people have freeview now. If they bring the LF back and vamp the whole thing up a bit, it would do well.
C4 are worried because they want to sell it to a good channel, wich can secure a future for the show.
They wouldnt care, they just want to sell it.
They could of secured a future for the show themselves if they had a braincell between them.
Wheres that from?
Why would C4 care who buys the show and what happens to ratings?
Big Brother with no ads yay!!
Wouldnt be a bad move, it is on digital however BBC3 is on freeview which most regions in the UK should have by BB12 as everything is turning digital.
Hmmm, I suppose, and bringing this to BB3 would open up more oppurtunities, the BBC have also been discussing twists, and whole format changes, the house could have an upstairs, Veto and HOH was discussed, they'd hopefully want to make it AS popular as the American version.
The_Long_Run
30-08-2009, 12:50 PM
Why would C4 be bothered if it lost viewers being on digital?!
I dont think this will be the case at all...most people have freeview now. If they bring the LF back and vamp the whole thing up a bit, it would do well.
C4 are worried because they want to sell it to a good channel, wich can secure a future for the show.
Channel 4 has nothing to sell. Endemol owns it and C4 contract ends in 2010.
Wheres that from?
Various net sources, and contacts from other forums and my mums friend.
prkp12
30-08-2009, 12:51 PM
bug bro with no ads!
i like bbc3
The BBC also say that if they were to buy it the Highlights shows would have to be shortened, however an interactive red button live feed service would be made available due to the highlights show shorten. Eviction shows would remain the same however the BBC say, more housemates, double evictions, and a shorter time in the house, they want to make it as futuristic as they can, a sexier show.
bananarama
30-08-2009, 12:53 PM
The official CH4 announcement is a bit cryptic at the end....Where it says BB will get back to you. You can be sure of that.......Me thinks CH4 have left the door open to possibly want it back after a rest period or in case their new plans flop big style.....
That is why they would be concerned if BBC3 made a flop of it........Perhaps!!!!!!!!!
And yes it would mean no ads.
The BBC are planning to advertise it before BB12 starts, they are planning to do all sorts if they buy it, including re-brand it. BBLB and BM will be dropped in favour of a more up-to-date gossip show, sort of like the one show, but more futuristic, and appeal more to the teenage audience. The BBC will do a documentary leading up to the new series and several new format changes are in talks. But this is early stages, the BBC are talking about if they were to buy it, what would they do, and what the future for the show would be from there.
prkp12
30-08-2009, 12:58 PM
The BBC also say that if they were to buy it the Highlights shows would have to be shortened, however an interactive red button live feed service would be made available due to the highlights show shorten. Eviction shows would remain the same however the BBC say, more housemates, double evictions, and a shorter time in the house, they want to make it as futuristic as they can, a sexier show.
that sounds actually pretty good except for the shorter time in the house part
ShelleySkruFayce
30-08-2009, 12:58 PM
The BBC originally wanted it before Channel 4 did, But the makers didn't think BBC was the right channel for it.
I hope the BBC do get it. It would work very well on BBC 3..
As long as sky don't get it, as I only have freeview.. I've only just got over loosing House to Sky.. :(
prkp12
30-08-2009, 12:59 PM
And yes it would mean no ads.
The BBC are planning to advertise it before BB12 starts, they are planning to do all sorts if they buy it, including re-brand it. BBLB and BM will be dropped in favour of a more up-to-date gossip show, sort of like the one show, but more futuristic, and appeal more to the teenage audience. The BBC will do a documentary leading up to the new series and several new format changes are in talks. But this is early stages, the BBC are talking about if they were to buy it, what would they do, and what the future for the show would be from there.
does sound good, but whats the source?
Wheres that from?
Various net sources, and contacts from other forums and my mums friend.
links?
arista
30-08-2009, 01:01 PM
Yes the BBC would want to save BBC3
but would they give 24/7 feed.
Mickey2009
30-08-2009, 01:02 PM
Wheres that from?
Various net sources, and contacts from other forums and my mums friend.
The same contact who told you charlie went sleepwalking to the DR to nominate Siavash early this morning
BigBrotherfan4ever
30-08-2009, 01:03 PM
This sounds brilliant, but i wont believe it until i here from a officially source.
And yes it would mean no ads.
The BBC are planning to advertise it before BB12 starts, they are planning to do all sorts if they buy it, including re-brand it. BBLB and BM will be dropped in favour of a more up-to-date gossip show, sort of like the one show, but more futuristic, and appeal more to the teenage audience. The BBC will do a documentary leading up to the new series and several new format changes are in talks. But this is early stages, the BBC are talking about if they were to buy it, what would they do, and what the future for the show would be from there.
does sound good, but whats the source?
As I said, various internet forum sources, BBC sources, lot's of diff media.
Dermot O'Leary said he enjoyed his time of BBCH, however would not return to present it on a different channel. Rumoured presenters are Fearne Cotton, Holly Willoughby, or Girls Aloud singer KImberly Walsh.
I've also hears the eviction stairs would be dropped and the evicted housemate would walk through doors directly into a studio, full of the crowd, a sort of BBUSA sort of eviction.
It would be Vote to Save, instead of Vote to evict.
As I said, BBC want to RE-BRAND the whole show. Talks for a diff.name are in place, such as Big Brother 0.1 instead of BB12.
Mickey2009
30-08-2009, 01:05 PM
Whats that smell....Is it Chicken?......Is it pig?.....Nope its Bulls s**t :laugh2:
prkp12
30-08-2009, 01:05 PM
And yes it would mean no ads.
The BBC are planning to advertise it before BB12 starts, they are planning to do all sorts if they buy it, including re-brand it. BBLB and BM will be dropped in favour of a more up-to-date gossip show, sort of like the one show, but more futuristic, and appeal more to the teenage audience. The BBC will do a documentary leading up to the new series and several new format changes are in talks. But this is early stages, the BBC are talking about if they were to buy it, what would they do, and what the future for the show would be from there.
does sound good, but whats the source?
As I said, various internet forum sources, BBC sources, lot's of diff media.
Dermot O'Leary said he enjoyed his time of BBCH, however would not return to present it on a different channel. Rumoured presenters are Fearne Cotton, Holly Willoughby, or Girls Aloud singer KImberly Walsh.
I've also hears the eviction stairs would be dropped and the evicted housemate would walk through doors directly into a studio, full of the crowd, a sort of BBUSA sort of eviction.
It would be Vote to Save, instead of Vote to evict.
As I said, BBC want to RE-BRAND the whole show. Talks for a diff.name are in place, such as Big Brother 0.1 instead of BB12.
i dont like the audience part! or the vote to save and the shorter time!
I've also heard that they'd drop the Celebrity BB, BB would be on for a smaller amount of time, 40-50 days, and shown around Sept-Oct.
And yes it would mean no ads.
The BBC are planning to advertise it before BB12 starts, they are planning to do all sorts if they buy it, including re-brand it. BBLB and BM will be dropped in favour of a more up-to-date gossip show, sort of like the one show, but more futuristic, and appeal more to the teenage audience. The BBC will do a documentary leading up to the new series and several new format changes are in talks. But this is early stages, the BBC are talking about if they were to buy it, what would they do, and what the future for the show would be from there.
does sound good, but whats the source?
As I said, various internet forum sources, BBC sources, lot's of diff media.
Dermot O'Leary said he enjoyed his time of BBCH, however would not return to present it on a different channel. Rumoured presenters are Fearne Cotton, Holly Willoughby, or Girls Aloud singer KImberly Walsh.
I've also hears the eviction stairs would be dropped and the evicted housemate would walk through doors directly into a studio, full of the crowd, a sort of BBUSA sort of eviction.
It would be Vote to Save, instead of Vote to evict.
As I said, BBC want to RE-BRAND the whole show. Talks for a diff.name are in place, such as Big Brother 0.1 instead of BB12.
Fearne Cotton and Holly Willoughby won't present a show on BBC3.
Show us some of these internet sources and we might believe you
MaratSafinForever
30-08-2009, 01:07 PM
It would have even lower ratings than it does now.
If people aren't watching the highlights show then they aren't going to give a monkey's about Live so that's not the problem, the problem is that people are bored with Big Brother.
ILoveTRW
30-08-2009, 01:07 PM
are these more of your lies rachelricefan :bored:
prkp12
30-08-2009, 01:08 PM
I've also heard that they'd drop the Celebrity BB, BB would be on for a smaller amount of time, 40-50 days, and shown around Sept-Oct.
only 40-50 days :shocked::shocked:
bananarama
30-08-2009, 01:34 PM
Endemol plan to sell Big Brother from Channel 4 to another Channel in 2011, the BBC have been in talks on whether to put it on BBC3, or another of it's channel's, they are said to be excited about possibly buying the show, and can re-launch it as a whole new show. C4 bosses reckon however changing it to a digital channel will loose viewers, a spokesperson for C4 said on Friday night- "Big Brother has little viewers as it is, it would be a huge risk for the BBC to do this." Big Brother presenter Davina McCall who has presented Comic Relief and other shows on the BBC is saying that she will finish Big Brother on C4. If the BBC do buy Big Brother they are looking for a new host, rumour has it that Fearne Cotton could be presenting the newly styled show in 2011, the presenter says- "If they are looking for a new presenter, I'd be happy to have a go!"
Heard this from many net sources, and BBC have definatly been having meetings...what do we all think?
Ok if you have heard it from many net sources by defualt you must have many links........
Plaease post some so we can all keep informed.....Fair enough....:thumbs:
Lewis.
30-08-2009, 01:38 PM
I think it would be a very risky move
Shasown
30-08-2009, 01:49 PM
A minor problem with the whole thing is the fact that Endemol produce it the BBC would only air it, Endemol would look at the requested format from the BBC and the very first thing to take into account is the finanical viability of following the BBCs format.
To be quite frank, if the BBC were interested, and they believed it was a ratings goer, they wouldnt want to change its format too much.
Me thinks the OP believes lots of wishful postings on other forums are facts.
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