[James]

Story about the take-over of Endemol. I assume they mean roll-out the publicity for BB8 next week (does that mean the coming week?) rather than the actual series.

Battle is on to win Big Brother maker Endemol

By Lawrie Holmes

PROGRAMME maker Endemol, which rolls out the eighth series of Big Brother next week, has received a number of enquiries in the run-up to Friday’s second-round bid deadline.

Mexico’s largest broadcaster, Televisa, and a US buyout firm are believed to have joined the players seeking to acquire the iconic global brand, worth up to € 3billion (£2billion).

Goldman Sachs’ private equity arm is working with Endemol co-founder John de Mol’s investment vehicle Cyrte, along with Italy’s Mediaset and its Spanish subsidiary Telecinco.

Stephane Courbit, managing director of Endemol France, is also understood to be attempting a buyout, working with French private equity giant PAI.

Tom Barnicoat, who stepped down as Endemol’s chief operating officer recently, is working with UK private equity group Apax Partners on a separate bid.

Endemol was founded in 1994 by a merger of television production companies owned by Joop van den Ende and John de Mol, the name deriving from the combination of their surnames. Its biggest success has been the Big Brother “reality television” show, with duplicates in many countries launched after the initial Dutch version. It has been sold to networks in 70 countries. The latest UK show will start on May 18 and last for three months.

Daily Express Weekend

[Scarlett.]

I hope so!!!!!! there isnt a forein BB 8 rolling out next week is there?
EDIT: 18th May! and Daily Express arent ones for lying are they?

thanks James

[Scarlett.]

C4 could be about to spring their biggest suprise ever on us!

[12bigbrother12]

I hope so!

I cant wait to see the eye! or the house! or anything else!

I got myself really excited by watching the BB5 launch show last night, big mistake!

[Scarlett.]

thers some blank spots on Sat 19th and Sun 20th at night times and dinner-3:00 usual times for BB LIve

[Scarlett.]

BTW James can you make the piccie bigger some how?

[#1BigBrotherFan]

i hope so to loool

[Scarlett.]

I can see BB doing something like this

[#1BigBrotherFan]

yeah same here loool

[James]

Originally posted by Antparker
BTW James can you make the piccie bigger some how?

The picture is just the text of the article (and a picture from last year's Celebrity Big Brother). There's nothing else.

[#1BigBrotherFan]

yeah thats it for sunday we have to wait for tomrows papers

[philmyer92]

ok i've been looking at the tv listings which very rarley change and friday 18th is full up with ugly betty and peep show, darren brown etc but saturday 19th has a big to be annonced from 7 untill 9 then a film to be announced after that. normally that 7 to 9 slot would be a film.

[Scarlett.]

ok thanks anyway James

[#1BigBrotherFan]

can u check 25th of May?

[#1BigBrotherFan]

please

[Scarlett.]

its still TBC BB #1 Fan

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by philmyer92
ok i've been looking at the tv listings which very rarley change and friday 18th is full up with ugly betty and peep show, darren brown etc but saturday 19th has a big to be annonced from 7 untill 9 then a film to be announced after that. normally that 7 to 9 slot would be a film.

plus check E4 the next day before 3:00 it is empty!

[mozzymozmoz]

no way sat 18th! full up listings...unless they do suprise us bigtime! WHEN endamol are sold, then i hope bb wont be any different

[Scarlett.]

it wont they will have same crew working on it

[#1BigBrotherFan]

thanks

[mozzymozmoz]

phew! lol i meant fri 18th soz lol, well if it does start then, we should should see some advertising in like a day!!!!!!!

[philmyer92]

where are you looking? i can only see upto the 19th

[Arneldo]

Hold on, does it mean that it will start on May 18th, or that the adverts will start on May 18th? Either way, YAY!

[#1BigBrotherFan]

omg yeah s*** yippppppppp yeeeeeeeeeeeee

[#1BigBrotherFan]

no he mean tomrow advertising will start if bb starts on the 18th