'Endemol to roll-out [publicity for?] BB8 next week' - Daily Express

[James]

Story about the take-over of Endemol. I assume they mean roll-out the publicity for BB8 next week (does that mean the coming week?) rather than the actual series. :conf:


Battle is on to win Big Brother maker Endemol

By Lawrie Holmes

PROGRAMME maker Endemol, which rolls out the eighth series of Big Brother next week, has received a number of enquiries in the run-up to Friday’s second-round bid deadline.

Mexico’s largest broadcaster, Televisa, and a US buyout firm are believed to have joined the players seeking to acquire the iconic global brand, worth up to € 3billion (£2billion).

Goldman Sachs’ private equity arm is working with Endemol co-founder John de Mol’s investment vehicle Cyrte, along with Italy’s Mediaset and its Spanish subsidiary Telecinco.

Stephane Courbit, managing director of Endemol France, is also understood to be attempting a buyout, working with French private equity giant PAI.

Tom Barnicoat, who stepped down as Endemol’s chief operating officer recently, is working with UK private equity group Apax Partners on a separate bid.

Endemol was founded in 1994 by a merger of television production companies owned by Joop van den Ende and John de Mol, the name deriving from the combination of their surnames. Its biggest success has been the Big Brother “reality television” show, with duplicates in many countries launched after the initial Dutch version. It has been sold to networks in 70 countries. The latest UK show will start on May 18 and last for three months.


Daily Express Weekend

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[Scarlett.]

I hope so!!!!!! there isnt a forein BB 8 rolling out next week is there?
EDIT: 18th May! and Daily Express arent ones for lying are they?

thanks James:wavey:

[Scarlett.]

C4 could be about to spring their biggest suprise ever on us!

[12bigbrother12]

I hope so! :spin2:

I cant wait to see the eye! or the house! or anything else! :devil:

I got myself really excited by watching the BB5 launch show last night, big mistake!

[Scarlett.]

thers some blank spots on Sat 19th and Sun 20th at night times and dinner-3:00 usual times for BB LIve

[Scarlett.]

BTW James can you make the piccie bigger some how?

[#1BigBrotherFan]

i hope so to loool

[Scarlett.]

I can see BB doing something like this

[#1BigBrotherFan]

yeah same here loool

[James]

Originally posted by Antparker
BTW James can you make the piccie bigger some how?

The picture is just the text of the article (and a picture from last year's Celebrity Big Brother). There's nothing else.

[#1BigBrotherFan]

yeah thats it for sunday we have to wait for tomrows papers

[philmyer92]

ok i've been looking at the tv listings which very rarley change and friday 18th is full up with ugly betty and peep show, darren brown etc but saturday 19th has a big to be annonced from 7 untill 9 then a film to be announced after that. normally that 7 to 9 slot would be a film.

[Scarlett.]

ok thanks anyway James:wavey:

[#1BigBrotherFan]

can u check 25th of May?

[#1BigBrotherFan]

please

[Scarlett.]

its still TBC BB #1 Fan

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by philmyer92
ok i've been looking at the tv listings which very rarley change and friday 18th is full up with ugly betty and peep show, darren brown etc but saturday 19th has a big to be annonced from 7 untill 9 then a film to be announced after that. normally that 7 to 9 slot would be a film. plus check E4 the next day before 3:00 it is empty!

[mozzymozmoz]

no way sat 18th! full up listings...unless they do suprise us bigtime! WHEN endamol are sold, then i hope bb wont be any different:bawling:

[Scarlett.]

it wont they will have same crew working on it

[#1BigBrotherFan]

thanks :wavey:

[mozzymozmoz]

phew! lol i meant fri 18th soz lol, well if it does start then, we should should see some advertising in like a day!!!!!!!:hello::hello:

[philmyer92]

where are you looking? i can only see upto the 19th

[Arneldo]

Hold on, does it mean that it will start on May 18th, or that the adverts will start on May 18th? Either way, YAY!

[#1BigBrotherFan]

omg yeah s*** yippppppppp yeeeeeeeeeeeee

[#1BigBrotherFan]

no he mean tomrow advertising will start if bb starts on the 18th

[philmyer92]

Originally posted by mozzymozmoz
no way sat 18th! full up listings...unless they do suprise us bigtime! WHEN endamol are sold, then i hope bb wont be any different:bawling:

i dont see why they would change something that works

[#1BigBrotherFan]

:conf2:

[GiGi]

omg im going mad!!!! could they really put fake listings out in order to trick us! i really hope so!!!!:hello::colour:

[Glenn.]

:thumbs2::thumbs2: WOHOOO. Could it be? We are finally going to see something official!:thumbs2::thumbs2::thumbs2:

[Stu]

This article is really easy to believe because its almost like their casually mentioning it. They are not touting or hyping anything.

[Riz]

i told u lot 18 th MAY IS BB8!

[blackgloves]

Friday 18th May Listings :
7.30pm : Unreported World (6/10)
8.00pm : A Place in the Sun - Home or Away
9.00pm : Ugly Betty (Punch Out)
10pm : Derren Brown (6/6)
10.30pm :Peep Show (6/6)
11.10pm : Phoenix Nights (6/6)

Week 21 ie : 24th May ect is fully updated this Wednesday.

[Scarlett.]

okey dokey we shall see if 24th is the day soon...

[Captain.Remy]

It will be defenatly the 25th !

[blackgloves]

So far for 24th May...

8pm : How Clean Is Your House? (2/14)
8.30pm : Embarrsaing Illnesses (2/8)
9pm : TBA
10pm : TBA
12am : 4Music Presents

and E4 has....
9pm : ER
10pm : Sex Court - What Happend Next (i assume Sex Court is on at 9pm C4 and this is the after show thing?)
10.30pm : TBA (1hr)
11.30pm : TBA (30mins)

[Glenn.]

So we could be seeing the eye TOMORROW:hello::hello::hello::hello::thumbs2::thum bs2::thumbs2::thumbs2::thumbs2::spin2::spin2::spin 2::spin2::spin2::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance ::colour::colour::colour::colour::colour:

[Stu]

3 hours free on Channel 4 and one hour thirty on e4. Seems likely. Take into account the days after it though , lots of gaps needed for live feed.

[Riz]

WOOOOOOOOOP CAN U SMELL B B I CAN !!!

soz for caps got bit excited

[Ruth*Star]

I'm still pretty sure that 25TH is the date. it has to be.

[Glenn.]

OMG I think im going to wet myself!!!! Finally some decent information!:dance::spin2::dance::spin2::spin2::da nce::spin2::dance::spin2::dance:

[dupin]

So is it safe to assume 24th or 25th?

[andybigbro]

See that Article is it Not For BB7 AS bb7 Started on 18th of May and thats a pic of chantelle who was in Celebrity BB before bb7, surely they would have put Shilpa?

Sorry i may be confusing you all :shrug:

[mozzymozmoz]

good point but endamol were not being sold then:spin:

[andybigbro]

Who they getting Sold to i dont really understand the article

[JOSHUAH!]

Its all intresting really, I just wish Channel4 would announce a date. There obviously seeing what other channels have lined up to make sure viewers are with them.
I suspect soon we will see some shots with the people testing out the house aswell.

[Matt]

Something had better happen by the 18th of May or I'll go nuts!

[neilly_00]

18th May? Like last year? The question is when is Hell's Kitchen startiing, C4 would like to start BB either before HK, or even on the same night. Cat fight.

I don't think C4 need to worry, BB is tons more popular than ruddy Hell's Kitchen.

[GiGi]

i dont get the daily express-is it a reliable paper?

[Matt]

Yeah, its lots more reliable than the likes of The Daily Star.

[chaz12322]

I dont think its true all papers are the same 2 me making up stories just 2 sell copies thats why i dont buy them or read them

[Michael]

Friday 18th May Listings :
7.30pm : Unreported World (6/10)
8.00pm : A Place in the Sun - Home or Away
9.00pm : Ugly Betty (Punch Out)
10pm : Derren Brown (6/6)
10.30pm :Peep Show (6/6)
11.10pm : Phoenix Nights (6/6)

darren brown, peep show and phoenix nights all 6/6, BB starting the week after?

[Matt]

The Sun seems to be more reliable than any paper. They usually get the goss on all the housemates.

[Michael]

its more reliable than the star anyway

[Matt]

Everything is more reliable than the Star.

[Michael]

news of the world?

[Matt]

Originally posted by mcq
news of the world?

I said everything :P

[Michael]

Originally posted by iMatt
Originally posted by mcq
news of the world?

I said everything :P

yeah but its rubbish too!

[chaz12322]

Thats wot iv been thinking all along darren brown peep show and phenix nights finish that week so all they av2 do is fit ugly betty in sum where they arnt exactly going 2 start new programs are they with shourt time till big brother 8 launches yeah its deffo the 25th

[Michael]

is ugly betty not reaching the end of its series???