Yes, the interview is backing up what I said.
Phil Edgar Jones wasn't in charge of live feed or any other commissions as part of the Big Brother franchise. His job was to manage and produce what he was given by channel 4/endemol.
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The only reason it was stopped was for practical reasons. I think Channel 4 have done a brilliant thing in bringing it back and repaying all the fans from down the years.
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Stopped for practical reasons = financial/low figures
Repaying all the fans down the years = brought back to celebrate the show coming to an end after 10 years
Yes, PEJ points out all of the reasons live feed is so valuable. Does that mean he was in charge of it? No. Did that make it financially viable? No. Did that bring in viewers? No.
If live feed guaranteed an audience then there would've been no need to axe it to begin with. It's just over the 4 years of its life on channel 5, they've taken advantage of no live feed to manipulate the show to death. But it's not going to pluck a live feed audience out of thin air.
Aaron,
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