[Claymores]

Originally Posted by vesavius

/sigh...

You say it's cheap and then still refuse to pay around £1 a week to use it?

I guess you never did want it that badly.

I suspect you'd have to be very dense to be unable to recoup £15 over the course of a season - you can use live-feed to become one step (day) ahead of the game on gambling markets for evictions (ie to see what will eventually turn-up on the HL show and guess how the public are likely to react/vote).

At an even more basic level, there are gambling markets for "walkout" and "ejected" this week and you can use use live feed to bang the bets-in before the market has reacted.

Another example was BB7 when Paddypower unwisely opened a market "Will Ais wear THAT blue dress on finals night?". If you were watching Live Feed about the time they opened this market, Richard had just told her to avoid it like the plague as he's heard from the house next door it was being ridiculed by the outside world. So you just wapped £500 into "no" for free money.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Claymores

I suspect you'd have to be very dense to be unable to recoup £15 over the course of a season - you can use live-feed to become one step (day) ahead of the game on gambling markets for evictions (ie to see what will eventually turn-up on the HL show and guess how the public are likely to react/vote).

At an even more basic level, there are gambling markets for "walkout" and "ejected" this week and you can use use live feed to bang the bets-in before the market has reacted.

Another example was BB7 when Paddypower unwisely opened a market "Will Ais wear THAT blue dress on finals night?". If you were watching Live Feed about the time they opened this market, Richard had just told her to avoid it like the plague as he's heard from the house next door it was being ridiculed by the outside world. So you just wapped £500 into "no" for free money.

Interesting stuff, Claymores. I might dive into the world of BB betting this year.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by vesavius

/sigh...

You say it's cheap and then still refuse to pay around £1 a week to use it?

I guess you never did want it that badly.

No I didnt...never said I did :/

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

No I didnt...never said I did :/

kick his ass

[Claymores]

Originally Posted by Stu

Interesting stuff, Claymores. I might dive into the world of BB betting this year.

Evictions have been a nice little earner for me since BB7 - I'd estimate about £35k since I started. It is becoming too well known as an easy way to fleece housewives of the housekeeping money, and C4 keep messing things up so you've got to be fast and careful

[Boothy]

Has anyone heard any news about Live Feed being uncensored? I said I would pay £15, but if it's gonna make me listen to birds tweeting while the housemates swear and stuff, I'm not sure it's worth it.

[ButterflyGirl]

Good news but I won't be paying, hopefully someone might put some footage on youtube or somewhere else.

[Claymores]

Originally Posted by Stu

Interesting stuff, Claymores. I might dive into the world of BB betting this year.

You also had to know Reverse Ferret (another website if you know what I mean) quite well to get the nom results texted to you in advance of the reveal.

[zotler.]

Originally Posted by Boothy

Has anyone heard any news about Live Feed being uncensored? I said I would pay £15, but if it's gonna make me listen to birds tweeting while the housemates swear and stuff, I'm not sure it's worth it.

Yeah, I'd be willing to pay if it's uncensored, but if not, then **** it.
Am gonna try my hand at this competition like, and see what happens.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Boothy

Has anyone heard any news about Live Feed being uncensored? I said I would pay £15, but if it's gonna make me listen to birds tweeting while the housemates swear and stuff, I'm not sure it's worth it.

This is a very good point.

If it was totally uncensored I would definitely pay. Even if theres chance I wont watch much of it.

Also they need to stop moving cameras whenever something interesting is happening, just to save something for the HL show :/

[DigitalSid]

D.S. the happiest I've seen it since Rachel won BB9.

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by DigitalSid

D.S. the happiest I've seen it since Rachel won BB9.

[Patrick]

What are my odds of winning this freebie?

[DigitalSid]

Originally Posted by ButterflyGirl

Good news but I won't be paying, hopefully someone might put some footage on youtube or somewhere else.

Tis £15, an hour and a half's wages, seems a bit silly.

[President]

So how do I pay? Is there a link on the website where I can register to buy the LF

[DigitalSid]

Originally Posted by Patrick

What are my odds of winning this freebie?

I'm pretty certain if you here before half 7 Tuesday you'll definitely get your hands on one.

[DigitalSid]

Originally Posted by President

So how do I pay? Is there a link on the website where I can register to buy the LF

Not yet, Tuesday.

[President]

Originally Posted by DigitalSid

I'm pretty certain if you here before half 7 Tuesday you'll definitely get your hands on one.

Really! I think they'll all be gone by 7:10pm.

[JohnnyBB]

Originally Posted by Patrick

What are my odds of winning this freebie?

everyone person for themselfs first come first serv some upset lil bunnies

[vesavius]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

No I didnt...never said I did :/

Well, yeah, you said 'pretty cheap', not 'cheap', I give you that.

Originally Posted by Vicky.

No way am i paying for it...even though it is pretty cheap.

Look, I didnt mean to attack you, I guess I just reacted at the way people were actually complaining about spending just over a quid a week on something they enjoyed and stating that they would rather find an illegal stream then fork over that miniscule amount.

[alfiegreen]

FROM CHANNEL 4/BIG BROTHER:

Late Night Streaming
E4 will be providing some late night streaming. For scheduling details check our TV Listings page http://www.channel4.com/tv-listings

Sound Dips
On occasion, during our late night streaming, we may need to cut the sound, as with any programme shown on TV, the output has to adhere to Ofcom's Broadcasting Code. The cuts are made for a number of reasons, the most common being:


Music
As you may know, all modern music is copyrighted, and any use of such music in a TV programme - however brief - needs to be cleared with the holder of the rights and a payment made for its use. Some music will be specially cleared in advance for inclusion in the main Big Brother shows - such as the 'wake up' music or music that is played for a task or for a party - but will not have been cleared for Streaming. During these, sometimes prolonged, times we have no choice but to dip the sound for the duration the music is playing.

But this rule doesn't just apply to published music - it also extends to any music 'performance' and this includes all singing, humming, whistling and any music played on instruments by the Housemates.


Privacy Issues
Housemates sign contracts allowing Big Brother to show them 'warts and all', but this may not necessarily extend to very personal and sensitive or medical information that bears no relevance to the other Housemates or to the Big Brother game. Any mention of such detail will be cut out of respect for the Housemate's intimate privacy.

Equally critical is what we call Third Party Privacy. Housemates often talk about friends, family, colleagues or former employers, and while some of this information may be deemed innocuous and harmless, we would mostly cut this type of information as those parties have not given consent for personal information to be disclosed on television - though it does depend on context. If, for example, a generic, non-offensive and well-meaning remark is made about a parent, or something said about an un-named, un-identifiable friend or relative, then it may be deemed fine for broadcast.


Libel
Libel or defamation may arise when a comment is made about an individual, or a company or its products/services which would tend to make a reasonable person think less of them as a result. At worst, this may be an allegation that they have acted in a criminal way, or it may be a much less serious suggestion, for example, that they have lied, acted dishonourably or been hypocritical.It is therefore very important to identify when such comments are made and remove them accordingly in line with the Ofcom Broadcasting Code.


Due Impartiality and Undue Prominence of Views and Opinions
All Housemates are entitled to express themselves, including their beliefs and opinions - but we have to carefully monitor for balance. For example, if a Housemate or Housemates should decide to use their time on Big Brother as a soapbox for extreme, one-sided and/or political views, for example, then the audio may need to be cut at such times. However, if the views and opinions are balanced by those of other Housemates, then they may be fine to show.


Commercial References
As you may know, the production team go to great lengths to cover brand names on food and household products used in the House, and cover up any prominent brands on clothing. But should a Housemate, for example, try to pitch themselves as the new face of a leading cosmetics company by always using their products in full view around the House, or constantly mentioning one particular brand in a promotional way, then we would also need to cut this in accordance with Ofcom's Broadcasting Code.

[DigitalSid]

Originally Posted by President

Really! I think they'll all be gone by 7:10pm.

Might do, obviously the sensible thing to do is be here dead on 7.

[James]

Originally Posted by Boothy

Has anyone heard any news about Live Feed being uncensored? I said I would pay £15, but if it's gonna make me listen to birds tweeting while the housemates swear and stuff, I'm not sure it's worth it.

From Twitter...

For those asking about the nature of the live stream, this should answer your questions about the muting/birdsong: http://bit.ly/aeNiKS 6 minutes ago via TweetDeck

OfficialBB
Big Brother

No mention of sound drops due to swearing there, but it does say it applies to 'late night streaming'.

[ButterflyGirl]

Originally Posted by DigitalSid

Tis £15, an hour and a half's wages, seems a bit silly.

I'm not being silly, I could just think of a lot better things to spend £15 on, maybe i'm not just that big of a BB fan.

[President]

Do Ofcom regulations apply to the online feed? I would think not. I remember the BB1 hourmates were shown naked on the online feed mid-afternoon!