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lostalex · 18-02-2013, 11:41 PM

It would make more sense for them to offer the Canadian feeds to Americans for the same price that we pay for the American feeds, do a deal with SuperPass. That way Canadians could still get it for free, and they could make some extra money from all the American BB fans.

BBfanUSA · 18-02-2013, 11:50 PM

Apparently they will be revealing the hgs before the launch guess they changed their minds.

Macie Lightfoot · 19-02-2013, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by lostalex

It would make more sense for them to offer the Canadian feeds to Americans for the same price that we pay for the American feeds, do a deal with SuperPass. That way Canadians could still get it for free, and they could make some extra money from all the American BB fans.

k get over it.

jyunga · 19-02-2013, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by lostalex

It would make more sense for them to offer the Canadian feeds to Americans for the same price that we pay for the American feeds, do a deal with SuperPass. That way Canadians could still get it for free, and they could make some extra money from all the American BB fans.

No US station has picked up BB Canada to broadcast in the US. Why would Slice (a Canadian channel who wants to give free live feeds out to Canadians) go to the effort of signing a deal with Superpass so a tiny handful of Americans can watch them? Especially when they'll likely be recorded and tossed on youtube :P

lostalex · 19-02-2013, 02:14 AM

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No US station has picked up BB Canada to broadcast in the US. Why would Slice (a Canadian channel who wants to give free live feeds out to Canadians) go to the effort of signing a deal with Superpass so a tiny handful of Americans can watch them? Especially when they'll likely be recorded and tossed on youtube :P

umm, cause they'd make more money? duh.

lostalex · 19-02-2013, 02:15 AM

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k get over it.

don't start with me.

jyunga · 19-02-2013, 02:56 AM

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umm, cause they'd make more money? duh.

They only make money from Superpass buying the rights to distribute the live feeds. Why would Superpass want to buy the rights when the huge majority of the viewership will have access to the live feeds for free?

lostalex · 19-02-2013, 04:00 AM

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They only make money from Superpass buying the rights to distribute the live feeds. Why would Superpass want to buy the rights when the huge majority of the viewership will have access to the live feeds for free?

they could do a better deal than that. they could work out a deal that benefits everyone.

Macie Lightfoot · 19-02-2013, 04:20 AM

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don't start with me.

I'm not starting with you, you're just whining too much for no reason.

lostalex · 19-02-2013, 04:32 AM

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I'm not starting with you, you're just whining too much for no reason.

really? whining? because i think it's dumb that BBCAN is not taking advantage of the American market? that's whining?

Macie Lightfoot · 19-02-2013, 06:04 AM

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racist bastards.

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that's so selfish. so Canada gets to watch all our BB's but we don't get to see yurs?

wtf.

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That doesn't even make sense. America shares our shows with the whole wide world, but nobody ever sends us much back. yea, we got Degrassi, and we get Downton Abbey, but we sent out WAY MORE shows to you guys then you give to us.

It's not fair.

And you totally ruined Fringe. America get's screwed over by foreign TV.

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but it's being shown FREE for everyone in Canada, the live feeds are FREE there. , so why should we have to pay for it?

I'm going to send a very strongly worded e-mail to Ms. Julie Chen about this, and if you know anything about Ms. Chen, you'd know that she knows how to get her way. If Julie can't do it, no one can. For Canada to be depriving us of their Big Brother is just protectionist and nationalistic and as an American i won't stand for it. America has done so much for Canada over the years. It's a slap in the face.

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Originally Posted by lostalex

It would make more sense for them to offer the Canadian feeds to Americans for the same price that we pay for the American feeds, do a deal with SuperPass. That way Canadians could still get it for free, and they could make some extra money from all the American BB fans.

Yes, whining.

PS I highly doubt a majority of American BBUS viewers give a **** about BB Canada. Only forum users know and somewhat care.

lostalex · 19-02-2013, 09:00 AM

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Yes, whining.

PS I highly doubt a majority of American BBUS viewers give a **** about BB Canada. Only forum users know and somewhat care.

wait, so what are you tryna say? I'm beginning to think that you're a canadian..,

Munchkins · 19-02-2013, 10:49 AM

Wait, will there be any way i'll be able to watch the live feeds??
i used to always watch the US ones, and i'm from the UK..

Macie Lightfoot · 19-02-2013, 05:02 PM

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wait, so what are you tryna say? I'm beginning to think that you're a canadian..,

I'm saying that the only Americans who remotely care about BB Canada are forum users, and they happen to make up a very small fraction of BBUS viewers. Not enough people would care for Slice and production to go through all the hassle to make the show easier for Americans to watch when so few people would watch it in America. And this is all coming from an American.

Munchkins · 19-02-2013, 05:04 PM

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I'm saying that the only Americans who remotely care about BB Canada are forum users, and they happen to make up a very small fraction of BBUS viewers. Not enough people would care for Slice and production to go through all the hassle to make the show easier for Americans to watch when so few people would watch it in America. And this is all coming from an American.

I completely agree, whilst it is a pain to big brother fans (like me) hardly anyone from America will care about the Canadian version, just as hardly anyone from the UK even knows about the US one

lostalex · 19-02-2013, 05:08 PM

BUT, BBCANADA is being played on SPLICE, which isn't a basic channel right? I't's my understanding that Splice is basically like the Canadian version of Bravo...
Bravo is not a major station in the US eigther, so why couldn't they put it on Bravo??

BB Canada is not on the major networks like CBC or CTV or Global...it's on a cable station. It's on the same cable station that plays the Real Housewives shows...

Josiah. · 19-02-2013, 05:16 PM

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BUT, BBCANADA is being played on SPLICE, which isn't a basic channel right? I't's my understanding that Splice is basically like the Canadian version of Bravo...
Bravo is not a major station in the US eigther, so why couldn't they put it on Bravo??

BB Canada is not on the major networks like CBC or CTV or Global...it's on a cable station. It's on the same cable station that plays the Real Housewives shows...

Umm, Alex; BB Canada could air on Showtime 2. Bravo can't air BB Canada because Bravo is owned by NBC and Showtime 2 is (somewhat) owned by CBS.

lostalex · 19-02-2013, 06:34 PM

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Umm, Alex; BB Canada could air on Showtime 2. Bravo can't air BB Canada because Bravo is owned by NBC and Showtime 2 is (somewhat) owned by CBS.

wait, so then who owns Slice? cause it's clear that Slice is almost exactly like Bravo. And why was BBCANADA sold to an NBC owned channel to begin with? ANd is SLice owned by the same company as Global? cause Global shows BBUSA in canada right?

this is all very confusing.

Josiah. · 19-02-2013, 07:28 PM

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wait, so then who owns Slice? cause it's clear that Slice is almost exactly like Bravo. And why was BBCANADA sold to an NBC owned channel to begin with? ANd is SLice owned by the same company as Global? cause Global shows BBUSA in canada right?

this is all very confusing.

The company that owns Global owns Slice. CBS and Shaw Media (Owner of Global and Slice) have an agreement to air BBUS on Global and BB:After Dark on Slice (used to air on Global Reality). So basically, BB Canada wasn't sold to NBC to air on Bravo.

Macie Lightfoot · 20-02-2013, 12:03 AM

It's not confusing at all: hardly any Americans know about nor will they care about BB Canada. Simple as that.

lostalex · 21-02-2013, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Josiah.

The company that owns Global owns Slice. CBS and Shaw Media (Owner of Global and Slice) have an agreement to air BBUS on Global and BB:After Dark on Slice (used to air on Global Reality). So basically, BB Canada wasn't sold to NBC to air on Bravo.

but Slice also airs Real Housewives of VANCOUVER, , which is a show that started on Bravo. So if Slice and Bravo can make a deal to show real housewives, why can't they make a deal to show Big Brother?

Brekkie · 21-02-2013, 09:17 PM

Because Bravo has nothing to do with CBS, who hold the rights to Big Brother in the US. You'll be able to watch it just like we'll be able to watch it - just takes a little bit of effort.

Anyway, watch this and enjoy.

Jarrod · 21-02-2013, 09:56 PM

The House is amazing - Looks like a mix of BBUK/US.

Patrick · 25-02-2013, 09:17 PM

It's ironic how Canadians online have always outspokenly said they wished they had BBUK in their country because they hate the US one.

Then they finally get their own series, and it's a replica of the USA one

jyunga · 25-02-2013, 11:56 PM

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It's ironic how Canadians online have always outspokenly said they wished they had BBUK in their country because they hate the US one.

Then they finally get their own series, and it's a replica of the USA one

Canada averages around 1.6 million viewers each episode of BBUSA. Probably a few hundred if that are into BBUK from clips on youtube. It's kind of a no brainer we'd get a USA version unfortunately :/

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