[DigitalSid]

Originally Posted by Tom.

You make it sound like The Guardian is less reliable than a BB fansite.

Not at all, just we know for certain the words of whoever informs BBO definitely come from someone actually employed for one of the companies at the heart of all this (Endemol/Remarkable Television, who remain publically quiet on the story) and BBO were the first to break the news that talks had failed back in early September thus we can verify definitely know or at least knew of what they speak in relation to this particular story thread.

Media Guardian, though of course, as a trade publication, very reliable, called the talks a done deal just days before they broke up again back in January, calling it too early while BBO remained tight lipped (presumably, as a much smaller site, not wanting to risk it's much more easily broken, being so niche, reputation)