[zakman440]

Just finished watching - some very interesting points raised about Big Brother's future and Channel 5 as a whole.

Channel 5 as a whole:

Spoiler:

- Frow is 'interested' in Brexit - he's looking for people who want to 'define their own destiny' to replace most of the benefits programmes.
- C5's share is growing across its portfolio
- 5STAR has started commissioning & already has returning shows that are skewing young and female
- Frow sees C5's digital channel portfolio as 'important for targeting demographics'
- Frow's a big believer in great content - 'if you produce great content, viewers will come'
- Frow on benefits programmes 'it was *the* talking point of the nation'
- Frow's sick of C5 being called a 'copycat' channel - 'hand on heart, I have never, never, never copied a programme from another channel'
- 10,000BC was 'a very expensive project'
- 'I will change people's perception of Channel 5... Look at what we do'
- Frow says no more benefits programmes, 'but that doesn't mean that it can't be explored in another form'
- Viacom 'helped persuade' him to commission more entertainment/comedy
- Rylan 'is a truly talented and amazing presenter', his chat show may come back 'in some form' but not stripped
- Viacom are keen for more content that can play across the Viacom portfolio
- 'If you don't get 'em, they'll simply move somewhere else'
- There will always be a place for acquisitions on Channel 5
- More lifestyle/docudramas/natural history coming up on Channel 5
- Channel 5 HQ moves to the Viacom building in Camden this October
- "A couple of old Channel 5 hits"may be revived + maybe a few countdown shows to celebrate Channel 5's 20th anniversary
- "Scripted drama" coming next year after the success of Suspects
- Neighbours is "on fire" at the moment, looking to do 'something big' with Neighbours next year

Big Brother:

- 'It's a very big player in the channel'
- BB was strategically placed at 9 this year to avoid the Euros/Olympics (it held up quite well)
- Civilian BB will play at 10PM/maybe 11PM in the future, Celeb BB may stay at 9PM
- Frow wants fresh commissions 'to take the limelight off Big Brother'
- Off-the-cuff comment on Big Brother winners 'you don't always get it right'

("You stated last year that you were taking a 'big look' at Big Brother. With CBS announcing a digital edition of Big Brother US, what's next for the UK show?")

- Love Island gave them 'a bit of a jolt', head start on Big Brother '****ing made me angry'
- When he came to Channel 5 he said that he 'didn't want to be the person that kills Big Brother'
- It's rating well for C5
- "We owe it to the viewers really to be bold enough to say 'how can we evolve this into the future?'"
- He wants a 'big brave bold, blue sky editorial discussion' with Endemol to see how the show can be kept 'as a leader' (also saying that he 'doesn't want to be second'), possibly affecting the January series.