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From todays People, no link as it only appears in the paper...

Big Brother is likely to last an incredible FOUR MONTHS this year, The People can reveal.
Channel 4 cheifs want the sixth series of their most successful show to run from May to August to boost profits.
They reckon if it lasted 15 weeks it would bank them more than £150 million.
Viewers would be treated for up to 12 hours a week with evictions, nigtly highlights, Little Brother series and live task programmes.
A source at show makers Endemol said "we are talking about running Big Brother all Summer. And the idea is to open up the series, giving fans more of a say in what happens. The show is a massive cashcow and a longer run guarantees bigger revenues for the station."
Channel 4 made record profits of £70 million in 2004 thanks to BB V, won by portugese transsexual Nadia Almada.
Our Source added: "Many here think the nation could cope with a long run, so we're hoping to give it a go" Bosses plan to choose 20 "possible" contestants but let viewers whittle them down.