[arista]

"didn't contact Channel 4 before quitting:"


Yes they have a new chat show , again
will it fail, again?

[Firewire]

The Great British Cake Off coming to BBC One next year?

[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by zakman440

Apparently Mel & Sue didn't contact Channel 4 before quitting:

wow icons.

[zakman440]

Channel 4's CCO Jay Hunt has written in The Telegraph about Bake Off's move to Channel 4:

Last Sunday I was standing outside the International Broadcast Centre in Rio. I was waiting for Sophie Morgan and JJ Chalmers, who’d just come off air after three hours presenting live coverage of the Paralympics.

They were exuberant and deservedly so. JJ is a disabled veteran. Sophie is paralysed from the chest down. A few months ago they’d never fronted a TV show.

Now they’re part of the Channel 4’s critically acclaimed team, the most diverse collection of producers and presenters ever assembled. The Rio Paralympics on 4 is a series of TV firsts.

A staggering 700 hours of live coverage. More than two thirds of our on screen talent are disabled. Behind the scenes, 20 new disabled production trainees have been given their first break.

It’s a multi-million pound investment in developing and showcasing disabled talent. The sort of loss leading commitment only Channel 4 would make.

As a public service broadcaster with a remit to innovate we are constantly commissioning shows that challenge preconceptions and promote change. And we do that without a penny of public money.

Channel 4 is owned by the Government but funded by advertisers and it is that unique model which enables us to deliver both public and commercial value.

From its inception, Channel 4 has cross subsidised to ensure the shows that deliver ratings and revenue support the shows that deliver our remit.

From The Simpsons to Sex in the City, Big Brother to Desperate Housewives, Channel 4 has backed commercial programming to allow it to invest in innovation.

This week, after talks broke down at the BBC, we announced that the Great British Bake Off would be coming to Channel 4. I’m a former controller of BBC One and have spent most of my career at the BBC. I know only too well the unique contribution it makes to the cultural landscape in this country.

The BBC and Love Productions grew Bake Off from a quaint idea into a global hit. But when they were unable to reach agreement on future series, Bake Off risked coming off free to air television altogether.

By bringing the show to 4, Love Productions have ensured it will be on a terrestrial channel for audiences to enjoy for years to come. And we’ve got a good track record on protecting and growing the shows viewers love – from Jamie Oliver to Formula One, we’ve given great talent who’ve left the BBC the opportunity to thrive here.

Bake Off wasn’t created by 4 but it epitomises many of the values we were set up to promote. It’s high quality. Diverse. Inspiring. All attributes Channel 4 is tasked with delivering. But it’s also a huge hit, not just here but globally.

Bake Off has been sold to 23 countries and is coming back, year in year out, in markets as varied as Denmark and Australia. Acquiring Great British Bake Off is not only a way of keeping a fantastic show from going behind a pay wall. It will drive revenue for Channel 4 and help us make even more of the innovative and experimental programming that has seen us crowned Channel of the Year twice in three years.

We will pay for it out of the savings we’ve made, as horseracing moves to ITV, and by topping up the programme budget from the reserves we’ve accrued over several years of good financial planning.

It will allow us to produce more risk taking drama like Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky’s thrilling mini-series on British recruits joining ISIS or ambitious factual like our recreation of Captain Bligh’s 4000 mile journey across the Pacific.

It will support our commitment to great foreign current affairs with Unreported World and domestic undercover investigation with Dispatches and Channel 4 News. And it’ll allow us to maintain our support for the Paralympics.

But more than that, the Great British Bake Off will have a safe home. The show of soggy bottoms and good crumb will be made by exactly the same team who have always made it. We love it just as it is. And for an amateur baker like me, that’s a real cause for celebration.

Jay Hunt is chief creative officer of Channel 4.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...tish-bake-off/

[Ross.]

Big Brother to Desperate Housewives,

legends only

[Cherie]

Mary Berry has announced she won't be moving ...oh dear Love Productions

[y.winter]

Why do they even bother moving it if it's loses its entire DNA. Wrong decision for Love - not a good deal for long term.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by y.winter

Why do they even bother moving it if it's loses its entire DNA. Wrong decision for Love - not a good deal for long term.

I think they thought the money would motivate all to move, bad call at 81 Mary doesn't need the money, Mel and Sue obviously don't want to downgrade from a cushy number to a situation where they have to dance to a sponsors tune,. Hollywood is the only one who will move for the cash, though even that is doubtful now as he may not want to be associated with a huge drop in ratings, not sure his ego would stand it.

[zakman440]

Paul Hollywood is sticking with the show:

[lewis111]

Mess why do we get Paul over Mary Sue and Mel

[zakman440]

More on Paul's decision to stay with the show:

[Suze]

Originally Posted by lewis111

Mess why do we get Paul over Mary Sue and Mel

What girl power though by not signing and doing a deal with the Devil.

[Jack_]

So Channel 4 paid £75m for a tent and Paul Hollywood?

Meanwhile Love Productions have sold their biggest format down the river, tarnished their name and ensured that top BBC execs are right this minute sat in an office drafting ideas for a new show that Mary, Mel and Sue will front and which will - quote me on this - be scheduled against Bake Off and rate higher

[Withano]

Originally Posted by zakman440

Paul Hollywood is sticking with the show:

Hosting? Why wouldnt they ask a tv host to do that? I don't think I can watch this get ruined

[zakman440]

Little more on today's Bake Off developments:

[Braden]

It would've been quite amusing to see something develop on BBC with the four of them. I do think the three that have stayed loyal to the BBC are the best parts of GBBO though. Paul won't save the show by himself, like say, Mel and Sue may have. However, I don't think a brand new show will transpire. It would be quite tacky to do so (imo), and I hope the three women agree.

[Ross.]

It was nice knowing you Bake Off

[Suze]

Originally Posted by Ross.

It was nice knowing you Bake Off

Oh well, all good things have to eventually come to an end I will miss it though It's one of the few programmes I looked forward to watching.

[zakman440]

French and Saunders are reportedly being lined up to replace Mel & Sue, with Delia Smith also rumoured to be replacing Mary Berry:

French and Saunders instead of Mel and Sue, and Mary Berry swapped for Delia Smith?

That's what Channel 4 could be shooting for as they look for a new line-up to join Paul Hollywood when The Great British Bake Off moves from the BBC, say insiders – and whether or not there's any truth in it, you have to admit, switching one well-loved female comedy duo for another, and signing up a new baking matriarch, would make a lot of sense.

“The pressure is now on to sign up the best team possible for the show when it makes its debut on Channel 4," a source apparently told The Sun.

"[Delia] would be a really credible choice. And Dawn and Jennifer would be a dynamite signing.

“Not only are they absolutely hilarious, but they have wonderful chemistry, which is what viewers really loved about Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins.

“Those are very much the top three at the moment. But the team are going to be considering the options carefully."

And of course, they probably need to run it past Dawn, Jennifer and Delia, too.

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-...ke-off-line-up

That wouldn't be a bad lineup tbh - they're on the right track with wanting those three.

[Firewire]

Jennifer hosted an episode of Sport Relief Bake Off and won the previous Comic Relief Bake Off so I think it's probably quite likely

[Black Dagger]

French and Saunders would be perfect.

[Ross.]

oh wait the show is saved

[Braden]

I don't know if this is a tweet to throw us off the scent, but I have no idea why they would want to turn their backs on the BBC. It doesn't seem realistic at all.

[Shaun]

yeah there's no chance C4 would land them two. More likely to get those two women from the Maltesers ads.

[Cal.]

It's Channel 4. It's going to be Davina McCall and Gok Wan.