Will the new owners of channel 5 want to carry on with bb or not

[mrmattybeck1]

The deadline is set for February 27th hope they dont axe bb and cbb again worrying times I must say also their would be possible cost cutting to the production as well

[Ramsay]

It's one of their most popular shows...so errr...yes

[Jake.]

Given how the latest series averaged the most in years, yeah it's looking likely

[Samm]

It's there highest rated show, they will be stupid to axe it like C4 did

[michael21]

The deadline is set for February 27th hope they dont axe bb and cbb again worrying times I must say also their would be possible cost cutting to the production as well

that deadline is for bids to be submitted there won't be a new owner for some time bb is safe :dance::dance::dance:

for now :idc:

[T*]

In my dreams, C5 would axe it and C4 would buy it and pick up the pieces, and make it better again.

It's actually quite depressing how it is now, it feels fake.

Basically, here's Sarah Millican to describe how I feel:
Big Brother, that's on channel 5 now, which is a bit like an old friend becoming a prositute.

[joeysteele]

I both hope and think they will,it is after all their biggest rated series.

[dojo88]

They better keep it otherwise they would be complete dipsticks for getting rid of their Flagship show that pulls their highest ratings!!! Keep praying the new owners keep it plz...

[Black Dagger]

C5 BB's have been better than BB11 and the last CBB was one of the best so.. Sarah can shut up tbh.

[Josy]

They would be extremely idiotic not to

[zakman440]

I would hope so, but they should drop summer CBB.

[Samm]

In my dreams, C5 would axe it and C4 would buy it and pick up the pieces, and make it better again.

It's actually quite depressing how it is now, it feels fake.

Basically, here's Sarah Millican to describe how I feel:

It's not even bad on C5 ffs, BB14 was amazing and so was BB13 :love:, it just had a bad start

[Matt]

I expect new owners would carry on with Big Brother at least initially given that it's Channel 5's biggest series - but there's no doubt a sale of C5 would have a major effect on it. Richard Desmond invests a lot of money in BB and a new owner might not be so flush with the cash - and of course it would lose the guaranteed press coverage from his media empire.

On the plus side though, if C5 is taken over by an entity that's less focussed on celebrity status and generating tabloid stories then they may axe the summer Celeb series.

[Samm]

When's the next contract?

[RichardG]

C5 BB's have been better than BB11 and the last CBB was one of the best so.. Sarah can shut up tbh.

I agree with this

Channel 4's Big Brother was terrible by the end, I'm pretty sure it would have continued to go downhill if they kept it, and very much doubt they would be able to bring it back to the days of BB5-7 if they were to bring it back. It's fine as it is on Channel 5.

[mrmattybeck1]

I expect new owners would carry on with Big Brother at least initially given that it's Channel 5's biggest series - but there's no doubt a sale of C5 would have a major effect on it. Richard Desmond invests a lot of money in BB and a new owner might not be so flush with the cash - and of course it would lose the guaranteed press coverage from his media empire.

On the plus side though, if C5 is taken over by an entity that's less focussed on celebrity status and generating tabloid stories then they may axe the summer Celeb series.

Hmm interesting this move could be a good thing and a bad thing

[JohnnyBB]

What if channel 4 decides to sly bid and get it back on the cheap?

[arista]

There are no New Owners of ch5
its over priced