[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by pcro

There's lots of things they COULD do if money was not an object. But the costs assocaited with putting it online are as high as putting it on the air with likley lower revenues. They could charge a subscription, but if only 30k out 2 million BB viewers are watching it for free, how many are going to pay for a subscription? Not enough to make it viable probably.

If it was online and linked in with their twitter and facebook it would breed talk and that's priceless promotion ending up in more people interacting with each other over it.

Imagine if this site had a live stream in the corner we would all be tuned in and then add online voting into that and BOOM theres your profit.

Instead they stuck it on 5* up against prime time BBC/ITV and they thought that was a better idea? LOL

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by StupidHoe

They ain't going to put it on subscription online if the viewing figures for the free live feed were bad enough to axe it after 3 weeks lol

Then they need to put it at the different time. 7 to 9 is when all the soaps are on.

[fruit_cake]

I agree, the online linked in with FB/Twitter sounds a good idea, whether it'll happen though who knows.

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Get rid of that casino bollox and put it on 5* late at night. OK that casino bollox may be bringing lots of revenue but if C5 are gonna make a commitment to BB then they have to do something with live feed other than axing it.

I totally agree with you

[Amy Jade]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Then they need to put it at the different time. 7 to 9 is when all the soaps are on.

Move it where though?

[swinearefine]

Will we still have live feed after the live shows I'm not even gonna react, I've accepted that the producers are going to make the absolute stupidest decisions concerning every aspect of the show time and time again.

[Amy Jade]

Don't Super Casino sponsor the show? without their show we might not even have BB at all

[Marcus.]

yeah after bots on firdays

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by StupidHoe

Move it where though?

I think late at night. 10 to 12. And have it available online as well.

[Roy Mars III]

why not just have it 24hrs a day online and then charge 20 pounds for the whole of the series?

it can't cost that much to do

[fruit_cake]

I don't understand why it's such a big issue for them. They have to film anyway for the H/L's show..? I'm no expert but sure it's just a question of clicking a button somewhere to put it live on air?

[oathbreaker]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Tbh I don't believe that their putting it on in the slot they did was some elaborate ploy to give an excuse to axe it later, just doesn't seem worth the hassle and they're probably receiving a bigger backlash from scrapping it after three weeks then they would if they hadn't commissioned it at all for this series

no the skulduggery I feel is endemol.
No channel 5 the feed really has been coma educing since the weekend
there's clearly been action going on in other areas and they would rather stick with a boring Callum/Twins chat rather than the fun outside.

endemol needed to make sure that 2hrs was the best they could show and I don't believe they have done that for what reason I don't know.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Roy Mars III

why not just have it 24hrs a day online and then charge 20 pounds for the whole of the series?

it can't cost that much to do

That's a good idea.

[fingers]

Originally Posted by StupidHoe

Move it where though?

Cut half an hour from BBOTS and start The crappy Casino programme an hour later. Better still just scrap BBOTS completely it's kinda rubbishy TV

[Roy Mars III]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

That's a good idea.

BBUS has been doing it for 15 years and has worked out well

[Amy Jade]

I would rather BOTS than Live Feed, it's often very dull and just endless images of the surroundings and sounbites of birds.

At least we get exclusives on BOTS

[Amy Jade]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

I think late at night. 10 to 12. And have it available online as well.

The BB highlights and BOTS are on between those times though?

[lukee]

Alex Scott TV ‏@MercianMedia 14m
What's been confirmed? Where's this Press Release? #BBUK

[oathbreaker]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

That's a good idea.

and even cheaper selling the rights to the feed to a 3rd party.
Like BBUSA does allowing that company to air the feed and charge with endemol/c5 getting a % of that back.

other countries do it no problem and some of the eastern EU countries don't even have a fanbase like the UK. Yet its working for them no problem.
Online compliance would only affect say Dan talking about his job or a HM talking about a relative (the mega personal stuff)
swearing.Nudity,sex would be covered by age restricted log in. all this was confirmed with Ofcom when we asked C4 why no online feed.

what a lot of people didn't realise the BB11 feed wasn't edited for online they still edited the feed under the code for TV transmission hence the daytime swearing was muted etc.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by StupidHoe

The BB highlights and BOTS are on between those times though?

I think have it online on subscription is a better idea.

[Amy Jade]

Originally Posted by Roy Mars III

BBUS has been doing it for 15 years and has worked out well

BBUSA gets 8 million viewers though we don't get anywhere near that to even give the producers the insentive to try online pay feed.

[oathbreaker]

The mockery is anyone with a smart phone can stream online and a big company like C5/endemol are trying to tell people this isn't possible online?

[Amy Jade]

No offence to anyone but I have noticed most of you don't even vote for evictions so would you pay for online feed?

I doubt it.

[oathbreaker]

Originally Posted by StupidHoe

BBUSA gets 8 million viewers though we don't get anywhere near that to even give the producers the insentive to try online pay feed.

True but a lot of the eastern EU BB's get a lot less than BBUK and they have online and TV feeds because its sponsored to the hilt. okay making the HM's wear T shirts like the Tennis players is a bit much but doesn't seem to affect the quality of the series.

[fruit_cake]

Originally Posted by oathbreaker

The mockery is anyone with a smart phone can stream online and a big company like C5/endemol are trying to tell people this isn't possible online?

Yes it doesn't really add up to me either, surely the majority of the 'costs' are in the camera staff and the house itself? They have to pay for those anyway. I don't get it.