ITV to make a joint bid for Endemol?
 

Just heard them talk about this on the radio, the Telegraph is running this story tomorrow apparently, couldn't find on their site but it's mentioned here

Strange story if true, dunno why those two companies would be jointly making a bid, doesn't bode well for BB's future on 5

Doesn't really bode well for BB by the sounds of it. Too many fingers in pies and all that

I hate Silvio Berlusconi.

It might not change anything, ITV can't take all their shows. It may be purely financial.

Oh My Days. :shocked:

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[3] Hes a chauvanistic pig as well. :bored:

My future is ruined.

They'll axe Big Brother and when they axe Big Brother then there won't be a Series 15 - and if there isn't a BB15 then I won't be able to go on the show at all.

This is my whole life down the ******ing drain.

Now I'm going to have to like, get a job and do well in school and sh*t!

Will axe Big Brother if they get Endemol unless people would be happy if it is stuck on ITV2.

It's a joint venture so it does not necessarily mean BB is affected at all.

I agree, it's too early to speculate what may or may not happen, also they haven't reached any deal yet either.

Hopefully BB won't be affected and current contracts and also near planned ones for the future that may already be 'pencilled in' will be fully honoured.

I don't understand why all you idiots are jumping on the band wagon insisting this doesn't bode well for BB's future. I don't get it. At the end of the day, Endemol is a business, with Big Brother being their most popular and export, ITV wouldn't just cut it because they don't like it. Besides which, there is no information to suggest anything would happen to BB, Deal or No Deal or any other gameshow. It's ridiculous assumption based on no real evidence.

Where does it say Big Brother will be affected. It's simply a buy-out of a debt ridden company which would actually do nothing but good for the company (and even possibly Big Brother).

Absolutely right.

Indeed! come dine with me is an itv show but airs on another channel, channel 4 in this case.

Agreed!

It's troubling news because it shows how much trouble the company is in and it's future is going to be a turbulent and unstable one. I believe the contract with Channel 5 is only for 2 years with an option of increasing it for 5, it's possible that new owners of Endemol will be far less inclined to increase that contract; it's a show that most in the mainstream media considered dead in the water and they might want to focus on other shows more, in recent years Deal or no Deal has proven more successful than BB.

And don't call people idiots.

ITV make shows for BBC, etc. so I doubt they'd have a problem doing it for C5 if it made money

Surely BB is one of Endemol's biggest earners?

Endemol can't axe Big Brother :D, only C5.

BB is C5's till 2015 unless C5 axe it next year.

ITV buying Endemol wouldn't affect BB.

They shouldn't have made this series so bad :idc: if it was a success then BB would be kept on. Simple.

This series is their most successful since 2008?

so strange thats what i thought :L

If your life is Big Brother and you feel that you don't have to get a job because you'll keep auditioning for it makes me worry for you.

The contract is 2 years and Endemol only actually have the house until 2013, I don't see how Channel 5 could force them to continue it until 2015 is Endemol were against the idea

Wow detailed reply. Do you actually have any details of the contract, I've only ever seen Channel 5 confirm that it is for 2 years

It is no more successful than the last few series on 4 and the only slight rise I'd because of giving it a chance on a new channel (remember this is cbb not normal BB), it has gained no substantial amount of new viewers and is therefore a sinking ship. I am willing to bet BB12 rating will drop rapidly and I will admit i was wrong if it doesn't but I doubt it will.

Endemol can't stop doing BB before 2015 if C5 pick up the option unless Endemol buy them out of the contract.

The 5 year deal was just speculation before the official announcement of 2 years

Whether or not ITV buy Endemol it will have no impact on Big Brother at all. ITV make plenty of shows for other channels. If anything it boosts comeback chances on ITV2 if Channel 5 decide they dont want it anymore

Yeah I thought that was the case

The first link was an unconfirmed report before the deal had been completed, the second only refers to it as a 2 year deal not a 5 year one

Also in Channel 5's official confirmation of the deal it is only a two year contract mentioned - http://www.channel5.com/articles/big...s-to-channel-5

Lol you've now removed that second link

Yeah you've just confirmed my point with that instead of backing up your own

It was on March 31st before the official announcement

Nowhere does it say anything about 2 years and optional 3 years

Channel 5 won't want it after next year, they're only using it to get a new audience watching C5. They have zero commitment to it and long term viewer interest just isn't there anymore

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...turn-this-year

Media Guardian announced the deal before C5, they had inside info:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...turn-this-year
http://www.channel5.com/articles/big...s-to-channel-5

Where in that article does it say about a 5 year deal?

Err why have you just reposted that link, how the hell does that prove your point, the article says:

Nowhere does it make mention of a 5 year deal

Although that link also clearly didn't know all the details anyway as it says the program will start in 2012

I'm not sure what you're not getting about this; it us a 2 year deal they have and you have no reliable sources that contradict that

First link I posted.

First link I posted.

"Only in 2012, would Big Brother return to its traditional schedule"