[DigitalSid]

Originally Posted by Tom

The 5 year deal was just speculation before the official announcement of 2 years

Whether or not ITV buy Endemol it will have no impact on Big Brother at all. ITV make plenty of shows for other channels. If anything it boosts comeback chances on ITV2 if Channel 5 decide they dont want it anymore

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...5-to-sign-deal

[Tom]

Originally Posted by DigitalSid

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...5-to-sign-deal

Yeah you've just confirmed my point with that instead of backing up your own

It was on March 31st before the official announcement

Nowhere does it say anything about 2 years and optional 3 years

Channel 5 won't want it after next year, they're only using it to get a new audience watching C5. They have zero commitment to it and long term viewer interest just isn't there anymore

[DigitalSid]

Originally Posted by MTVN

The first link was an unconfirmed report before the deal had been completed, the second only refers to it as a 2 year deal not a 5 year one

Also in Channel 5's official confirmation of the deal it is only a two year contract mentioned - http://www.channel5.com/articles/big...s-to-channel-5

Lol you've now removed that second link

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...turn-this-year

Originally Posted by Tom

Yeah you've just confirmed my point with that instead of backing up your own

It was on March 31st before the official announcement

Nowhere does it say anything about 2 years and optional 3 years

Channel 5 won't want it after next year, they're only using it to get a new audience watching C5. They have zero commitment to it and long term viewer interest just isn't there anymore

Media Guardian announced the deal before C5, they had inside info:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...turn-this-year
http://www.channel5.com/articles/big...s-to-channel-5

[Tom]

Originally Posted by DigitalSid

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...turn-this-year



Media Guardian announced the deal before C5, they had inside info:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...turn-this-year

Where in that article does it say about a 5 year deal?

[DigitalSid]

Originally Posted by Tom

Where in that article does it say about a 5 year deal?

First link I posted.

[Tom]

Originally Posted by DigitalSid

First link I posted.



"Only in 2012, would Big Brother return to its traditional schedule"

But the second article is an updated version of the first article. The first article is just speculation, the second was more official with more solid info. If it was a 5 year deal it would have said in the second article

All original schedule means is that it will air in January/June next year not that it will stay like that for another 4 years