BB to be cancelled!!

[Bigbrotherin]

According to BBC breakfast one of todays papers reports that this series of big brother will be pulled off air by police if it gets even a bit out hand, due to cbb5's fiasco.:pat: This means no bb5 style more fight nights.

[Bigbrotherin]

UPDATE - it was daily mirror.

[Scarlett.]

Lol who belives the Daily Mirror??

[Bigbrotherin]

Originally posted by Antparker
Lol who belives the BBC??
I do.

[Scarlett.]

I dont belive the Daily Mirror because they always lie about BB
I mean Telefans eye lol!! that was hilarious

[Sophii3x]

WHAT!!!!!

[Bigbrotherin]

Originally posted by Antparker
I dont belive the Daily Mirror because they always lie about BB
I mean Telefans eye lol!! that was hilarious
Agreed but this doesnt sound like a lie to me, because they did investigate the tapes for months.

[Sophii3x]

Originally posted by Antparker
I dont belive the Daily Mirror because they always lie about BB
I mean Telefans eye lol!! that was hilarious

That was the Daily Star. :thumbs:

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Sophii3x
Originally posted by Antparker
I dont belive the Daily Mirror because they always lie about BB
I mean Telefans eye lol!! that was hilarious

That was the Daily Star. :thumbs: Oh yeah, you can tell Im tired cant you?

[Sophii3x]

Originally posted by Antparker
Originally posted by Sophii3x
Originally posted by Antparker
I dont belive the Daily Mirror because they always lie about BB
I mean Telefans eye lol!! that was hilarious

That was the Daily Star. :thumbs: Oh yeah, you can tell Im tired cant you?

Not really LOL. But you know I really don't think that they'll do this.

[Sam]

Alll a bit bizzare isnt it? :hugesmile:

[Bigbrotherin]

I'm going to bed soon and probably wont rise till tea time but I thoughty I'd post and say that I hope to god that the housemates behave themselves; Just incase this is true.

[Benji]

what a load of old ....Poo


:yuk:

[Sam]

I agree :laugh3:

[GiGi]

what they mean is really serious really angry agressive behaviour such as fight night........ i think things like the richard vs imogen and sezar sort of thing wont result in the end of the show

tbh the producers arent going to let this happen for 3 reasons

1 In BBAU last year there was sexual assault and it was told by the PM OF OZ to stop filming, but low and behold they are running it this year.

2 The producers will have top top legal advisers, they will know now when its entertaining and when its more serious

3 No charges were made on the racism front, the police did not find any evidence of racism.

I wouldnt be worried...... although it probably means that bb8 will be more like bb4 :sleep:

[Sam]

I hope it wont be like BB4

[Barbie]

i cant believe all the fuss wih this big brother over celeb big bro in january it was all class based and it was nothing compared to bb5 with the big fight but because of our olitical correctness i have a feeling this big brother is going to be tame and like bb4 when cameron won it which i felt was a bit to calm i just so hope im wrong

[Sam]

yYeah i really do hope its not like BB4 this year, but dont worry im sure it wont, they wouldnt make the same mistake again

[Arneldo]

They said this before BB6 aswell and look at that series! Fight after fight after fight.

[Sam]

I agree Arneldo

[bighead]

this police thing is a joke, police do not sit in peoples homes and watch what they say. it is after 9, they know what the prgram could entail. this is a nanny state, you cannot do anything without being watched. leave them to it, this is basicall totally against the point of bb. they can do or say almost anything, that is not being allowed anymore. we want to see these epoples true identity, will thios new police thing just hide that...


OH YES

[Sam]

Good point

[Red Moon]

BIG BRO'S POLICE SQUAD
A SPECIAL team of police officers will watch the latest Big Brother for racism and violence - and could even stop the show.

Housemates' behaviour is to be scrutinised by the squad who will arrest offenders, even if the programme is live.

The move, condemned last night as a waste of money and manpower, follows the racist bullying of Shilpa Shetty on Celebrity BB in January.

A police source said: "No hint of that will be tolerated. If necessary, we'll visit the studio to apprehend housemates."

Big Brother 8, presented by Davina McCall and Dermot O'Leary, kicks off on Channel 4 tomorrow night.
Source: The Mirror (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/tm_headline=big-bro-s-police-squad%26method=full%26objectid=19212287%26siteid=8 9520-name_page.html)

[Sunny_01]

I think it is also important to remember that they can not just pull the plug on the spot - they will have to get court orders to do so, which can take time when you consider that Endemol would appeal etc...

[Amy]

I love all the hype before the housemates go in! This is what makes BB so good the build up and then the show itself :bigsmile:

[Sam]

I agree Amy completely

[spacebandit]

Originally posted by Sunny_01
I think it is also important to remember that they can not just pull the plug on the spot - they will have to get court orders to do so, which can take time when you consider that Endemol would appeal etc...

Actually no,
if the police went to OFCOM claiming a breach of criminal law, OFCOM have the power to order C4 to pull the plug on the show there and then.

If C4 refused all OFCOM would have to do is call an "Extra-ordinary general meeting", and with a majority of board votes, which they would probably get, suspend C4's license to broadcast - taking the channel off the air.

With an appeal to the culture secretary, who would never over-rule OFCOM in this case, either C4 would go off air in about 7 days or BB would be pulled.

Which do you think is more likely to go off air ?

[Red Moon]

Anger over 'waste' of police squad monitoring Big Brother
Plans by police to assign a dedicated squad to monitor reality show Big Brother have been condemned as a "ridiculous" waste of money and manpower.

A squad of police officers from Hertfordshire Police - whose area takes in the BB house in Elstree - will be based on site to clampdown on any racism, bullying, or violence.

The force, which has spent £350,000 investigating BB complaints in the past six years, can arrest contestants and even shut down the live output from the show.

But critics, appalled at the £14,500 cost of the Shilpa Shetty racism probe, which resulted in no convictions, are angry that taxpayers will have to pay the cost.

Ian Laidlaw-Dickson, Herts Council leader and chair of Herts Police Authority, said: "I take a very dim view of the public paying for an issue which is not their responsibility."

"It's outrageous that anyone should have to pick up the cost for this mess except those who caused it - Endemol and C4."

Councillor Mary Bayes added: "This is ridculous and wrong. Police resources are stretched enough.

"Taxpayers shouldn't be footing the bill for investigations caused by C4's incompetence."

Police decided to come down on the C4 show after it was revealed the Shilpa investigation in January was impeded by Celebrity Big Brother producers who refused to hand over unedited tapes.

According to The Mirror, a source said: The tapes could have made a stronger case against some of the people making behind the insulting remarks.

"As a result no charges were brought. Now it has been decided that nothing more like that will be tolerated - any hint and we will take action."

"We won't rely just on watching selected footage. We're determined to apprehend any person who risks stirring up racial hatred or makes offensive remarks."

In the run-up to the latest series, officers have been included in daily briefings detailing how housemates will be monitored. And the Commission for Racial Equality have been brough in to work with police to pass on complaints from the public.

Channel 4 has been embroiled in a long-running scandal over its mishandling of the Shilpa Shetty race row and phone voting blunders in January's Celebrity Big Brother.

As a result, Big Brother 8 will start this week complete with three grovelling on-air apologies ordered by TV watchdogs over the Celebrity Big Brother race row.

Bosses are reported to have made housemates sign a contract promising not to use racist, sexist, homphobic or bullying behaviour in the newly designed house.

TV watchdog Ofcom slammed the controversial broadcaster for "serious errors of judgment" in its handling of the bullying of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty during Celebrity BB.

Also, in the wake of Channel's Richard and Judy voting scandal, the cost of eviction votes for Big Brother 8 have been halved to 25p and Channel 4 has completely axed text votes, insisting the company will not be making any profit from the show.

The 25p charge will cover all the costs to Channel 4 of administering the eviction votes and includes a 10p donation to charity for each vote cast.

The broadcaster Channel 4 - facing a major fine over claims it ripped off viewers with calls to the You Say, We Pay quiz on Richard and Judy - had feared another phone-in scandal.

Channel 4's managing director of new media, Andy Taylor said: "The voting has been fair and transparent throughout Big Brother's eight years on air, but given the recent focus on the use of premium rate phone lines on TV we want to ensure the audience has absolute confidence in the evictions, which are absolutely integral to the show's success."

The new 25p charge applies to calls from BT lines, calls from other fixed networks and mobile networks may vary at the operators' discretion.

Big Brother's voting process will be monitored by an external law firm.
Source: Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=458340&in_page_id=1773)

[James_15]

It won't be like BB4. It doesnt mean there wont be arguments really..