[JohnnyBB]

Big Brother on Channel 5 will not have a 24-hour live feed, according to digital director James Tatam.

Channel 5 and producer Endemol are instead working closely with mobile agency Mobile Interactive Group on a Facebook app that will have real-time news, extra video content and the ability to vote out housemates online.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/...ebook-app.html

[Stu]

Why is it so unfathomable to just give people a live feed? Surely they must know the huge backlash they will get if this is true. The 'but video updates lol!' spiel didn't do Channel 4 much good two years ago. People want a feed, not twelve second video updates blanketed by thirty seconds of advertising showing stuff that will make it to the highlights show anyway.

[DigitalSid]

He said there won't be a live feed on the website. Hopefully there will be a YouTube one:

"It’s also in talks with YouTube to extend the use of the platform beyond video content for Big Brother."

[Vicky.]

Seriously not as interested now.

Will be more a soap opera than a reality tv show

[BringItOn]

Goshh BB10 repeat = fail
Oh dear C5, cheap move

[happybbfan]

Losing the will to care now.Channel 5 a statement needed now before this gets out of control.@peterdyke daily star

[CharlieO]

An app can go away, I hate real time update crap things.

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

This is crap if there no LF.

[ILoveTRW]

can't say im bothered

[Locke.]

Probably wouldn't have watched it anyway, but they should still have it. Isn't really the same show without it.

[Callum]

Sad to hear, the LF last year made for addictive viewing.

[mj2303]

really dont get the fussabout LF, no-one is around 24/7 to watch every single minute so why is a constant update of highlights not good enough? It is nothing to do with channel 5 not caring about live feed or the viewers but from a business view it might be not workable to do it or cost efficient so why should they. They dont have to break their baks trying to find a replacement for it with youtube, facebook updates and mobile apps but they are, so it is clear they do care. Live feed is not the be all and end all of Big Brother and never has been it is just a gimmick, the highlights show covers the main stories going on in the house and with extra updates on the website/twitter/facebook/mobile apps/youtube i cant see what everyone is moaning about we will have a good clear view of what is going on in the house and with the housemates. And for those who say it will just be edited to favour some more than others, i strongly disagree BB has to root through 24hrs of feed each day to pick out the stories that are potentially going to run a course and that are funny/intresting. If a housemate does not add to these then ofcourse they will get less air time and the ones involved in the current stories will be more heavy on the airtime. rant over

[InOne]

That will be very **** :/

[Stu]

Originally Posted by mj2303

really dont get the fussabout LF, no-one is around 24/7 to watch every single minute so why is a constant update of highlights not good enough? It is nothing to do with channel 5 not caring about live feed or the viewers but from a business view it might be not workable to do it or cost efficient so why should they. They dont have to break their baks trying to find a replacement for it with youtube, facebook updates and mobile apps but they are, so it is clear they do care. Live feed is not the be all and end all of Big Brother and never has been it is just a gimmick, the highlights show covers the main stories going on in the house and with extra updates on the website/twitter/facebook/mobile apps/youtube i cant see what everyone is moaning about we will have a good clear view of what is going on in the house and with the housemates. And for those who say it will just be edited to favour some more than others, i strongly disagree BB has to root through 24hrs of feed each day to pick out the stories that are potentially going to run a course and that are funny/intresting. If a housemate does not add to these then ofcourse they will get less air time and the ones involved in the current stories will be more heavy on the airtime. rant over

You're wrong, though.

[Boothy]

I'd have thought they'd have done the most they possibly could to get ratings back up and start the new series successfully. Looks like this could be a disappointment.

[g17m]

Originally Posted by mj2303

really dont get the fussabout LF, no-one is around 24/7 to watch every single minute so why is a constant update of highlights not good enough? It is nothing to do with channel 5 not caring about live feed or the viewers but from a business view it might be not workable to do it or cost efficient so why should they. They dont have to break their baks trying to find a replacement for it with youtube, facebook updates and mobile apps but they are, so it is clear they do care. Live feed is not the be all and end all of Big Brother and never has been it is just a gimmick, the highlights show covers the main stories going on in the house and with extra updates on the website/twitter/facebook/mobile apps/youtube i cant see what everyone is moaning about we will have a good clear view of what is going on in the house and with the housemates. And for those who say it will just be edited to favour some more than others, i strongly disagree BB has to root through 24hrs of feed each day to pick out the stories that are potentially going to run a course and that are funny/intresting. If a housemate does not add to these then ofcourse they will get less air time and the ones involved in the current stories will be more heavy on the airtime. rant over

have to agree, i have never watched live feed but still find the highlights show highly enjoyable, something nice to chill and watch after college/work

[DigitalSid]

Originally Posted by mj2303

really dont get the fussabout LF, no-one is around 24/7 to watch every single minute so why is a constant update of highlights not good enough? It is nothing to do with channel 5 not caring about live feed or the viewers but from a business view it might be not workable to do it or cost efficient so why should they. They dont have to break their baks trying to find a replacement for it with youtube, facebook updates and mobile apps but they are, so it is clear they do care. Live feed is not the be all and end all of Big Brother and never has been it is just a gimmick, the highlights show covers the main stories going on in the house and with extra updates on the website/twitter/facebook/mobile apps/youtube i cant see what everyone is moaning about we will have a good clear view of what is going on in the house and with the housemates. And for those who say it will just be edited to favour some more than others, i strongly disagree BB has to root through 24hrs of feed each day to pick out the stories that are potentially going to run a course and that are funny/intresting. If a housemate does not add to these then ofcourse they will get less air time and the ones involved in the current stories will be more heavy on the airtime. rant over

Posts like this are the reason we might not be getting a feed, they read them and think that it's not important to have one, it is though, BB10 flopped completely without one.

[BringItOn]

Originally Posted by DigitalSid

Posts like this are the reason we might not be getting a feed, they read them and think that it's not important to have one, it is though, BB10 flopped completely without one.

I agree.

[DigitalSid]

Originally Posted by g17m

have to agree, i have never watched live feed but still find the highlights show highly enjoyable, something nice to chill and watch after college/work

Without a feed there won't be a highlights show though, the show needs a feed for the press to write about it and to give fans something to talk about on here and DS it will be canceled next summer without one, I bet my account on it.

[RichardG]

I only ever watched the live feed on BB11 anyway and loved all the other series' just as much, so i'm not that bothered.
Not gonna lie though, it was fun having the live feed available to watch whenever I wanted to watch it.

[DigitalSid]

Originally Posted by RichardG

I only ever watched the live feed on BB11 anyway and loved all the other series' just as much, so i'm not that bothered.
Not gonna lie though, it was fun having the live feed available to watch whenever I wanted to watch it.

You will be bothered when we don't have a show because of it.

[RichardG]

Originally Posted by DigitalSid

You will be bothered when we don't have a show because of it.

I never expected the show to last long on channel 5 anyway, live feed or no live feed.

[DigitalSid]

Originally Posted by RichardG

I never expected the show to last long on channel 5 anyway, live feed or no live feed.

With a live feed it has a chance of being renewed for another 3 series after BB13, without a live feed, it will be axed next summer.

[RichardG]

Originally Posted by DigitalSid

With a live feed it has a chance of being renewed for another 3 series after BB13, without a live feed, it will be axed next summer.

BB10 still got around 1.5m - 2m viewers if I remember correctly. If they can get similar ratings on Channel 5 this year then while it's not perfect i'm sure they would be happy with that.

Weather they would be able to keep those viewers watching in any future series after this though, who knows, but for now i'm sure they'll be satisfied with what they're getting.

If it fails miserably though then i'm sure it won't be solely down to the lack of live feed. While i'm sure it might be a factor, it wouldn't be the only factor. There must be something else in there which is bad as well.

[BringItOn]

They say BB has so much more life in it to go on for years but they are squeezing all the life out of it.