According to this they have a contract to use Elstree for Big Brother for the next two years and it will definately be back there next year.
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We will be back says Big Brother
By MARTYN KENT
Screaming Big Brother fans descended on Borehamwood for the grand finale of the reality TV extravaganza on Friday and saw a virgin fish trader from Orkney scoop the £70,000 prize.
Watched by an audience of 7.4 million people, Cameron Stout emerged as winner of Big Brother 4 after 64 days in the house with nearly 2 million votes.
Hundreds of people had to be turned away from Elstree Studios as the crowd reached its 1500 capacity by 6.50pm, over an hour before the first live show went to air.
Some hardened fans had been queuing in the Tesco car park in Shenley Road, adjacent to the house, since the early morning and were camped out in tents in the pouring rain.
Channel 4 has signed a deal to use Elstree Film and Television Studios to stage the Endemol UK production for another two years and Big Brother 5 will "definitely" be returning to Borehamwood next year.
"Beyond that, when the contract is up it will be looked at again", said a spokesman for Channel 4.
Back at the launch for this year's show, Big Brother Executive Producer Gigi Eligoloff said: "Elstree has been fantastic for the team, we love the studio and the house. We are planning on staying as we would like the continuity."
Despite this year's installment being criticised for being boring, the show remained a ratings success — with the launch and eviction shows recording Channel 4's top viewing figures in 2003.
"It remains very popular and there is no question of it not coming back", said a spokesman. Overall the series averaged 4.5 million viewers.
The 32-year-old winner, known for his strong religious beliefs which rule out sex before marriage, said at an after-show press conference that he would like to present Songs of Praise, and find himself a wife.
Although Channel 4 gave celebrity Big Brother the axe in June, work on a new teenage format started this week. Teen Big Brother:The Experiment is likely to hit our screens next year as an educational programme.
In the meantime, the Big Brother house will remain at the studios as a permanent fixture; it will be available for hire, and sponsors will be running competitions for members of the public to win parties in it.
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