Live feed axed
 

Darren_Ruback Darren Ruback
Big Brother PR just confirmed no live feed this year!

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And that's why I decided not to believe that rumour yesterday. :tongue:
Oh well, that's it, no live feed. At least we finally have an answer.

ratings are gonna drop
bb10 standards

I couldn't care less about it. I only watch the main shows anyway, if I wanted to constantly hear bird noises I'd watch a nature program and get the visuals to go along with it.

If C5 can averge 2.5m like BB10 did then I think they'll be very happy!

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they could get hights of bb8-bb9 2.5-4million
if they kept live feed with a red button

I myself dont watch it much only when im bored otta my head
but a lot of fans will not watch

I have never properly watched live feed and haven't seen the joy in it.

I only ever dipped in and out of the live feed anyway, when it was on E4. I got through Big Brother 1 without any live feed whatsoever. Besides, people who watch the live feed surely have no need to watch the highlights so I never see how that factors into things.

And it'll be nice not to have threads obsessing over what was shown in the highlights and what wasn't. More room for manipulation probably, but at least that's their call to make now.

+1. LF is bull****.

Gutted:bawling:, i thought the reliable source from lastnight was someone from C5.:mad:

People overestimate the effects of the live feed, they wouldn't have axed it on C4 in the first place if it was doing well. It was obviously under performing and ultimately wasn't worth the price of it's upkeep. It's only the really fanatical fans that'll care about it and they are apart of a small minority.

BB11 was getting around 2.6m last year and, honestly, although it's a new channel and so on, I still don't think it would be able to jump up from 2.6m to 4m within a year, live feed or no live feed!

If people don't want to watch the show just because there's no LF then fine, let them, it's a little stupid to ignore it altogether in my opinion but hey, it's their choice. I only watched live feed quite a lot on BB11, I survived BB1-BB10 with only tiny bits of live feed every now and then if I was bored and i've still enjoyed the show.

Live feed let us make our own minds up about the housemates instead of having to rely on how they decide to edit them! It wasn't all bird noise lol! i will still be watching but i know dozens who won't be!

who gives a ****

oh no, i won't be able to listen to bird noises and planes and watch people sleep

Last year was averaging 2.9.

Totally agree Richard i was one of the ones who loved watching LF, but it will not stop me watching the HL's, but having said that, i dont think will i enjoy the show as much cause there no LF.

Really? :hugesmile: oh.
It still wouldn't be able to jump up to 4m regularly though just because of live feed if it never managed that last year when there WAS live feed.

I only seriously watched live feed during BB2 and UBB. I shan't miss it.

If it's uneconomic it's uneconomic that's all there is to it. Other shows like IACGMOOH no longer have it and their ratings don't reflect that. I think BB on C5 will do fine for them without it.

I wanted LF back but ah well, I will still watch BB I'm not gonna sit and greet about it. Just need to accept that it isn't coming back :)

Exactly ..... ;)

The HLs only show what the (usually inept) producers consider to be part of the "script" so they can manipulate the views and votes of those who haven't seen "the other side of the coin" ..... :suspect:

I don't watch BB to gain an accurate view of it's inane contestants, I watch it because it's a bit of trashy fluff that's easy to watch.

That's sad to hear. Now we will only see them in edited form, the nastiest of people could be made to look like a saint through the power of edits, that's why live feeds are useful.

A lot of people will watch it for both of the above reasons, and if they are parting with money for voting, although they will never get a 100% accuracy on housemates personalities, live feed would give a better idea than just highlights would. So it is scamming viewers, ardent BB fans, to a degree.