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BBC loses Great British Bake Off

UPDATE: Mel and Sue quit as hosts (September 2016)

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GM
Gary McEwan
Statement just out saying that C4 have got a 3 year deal starting with a celebrity special in 2017 for Stand Up To Cancer...
BP
BudnP2013
bilky asko posted:
UKnews posted:
bilky asko posted:
Two words.

Publicity stunt.

By whom? Who gains from it?


Seemingly, Channel 4 by not being as **** as ITV.


I'm pretty shocked, though. I mean, they're not gonna get that many viewers from Channel 4, honestly. So weird.
SL
Shaun Linden
BudnP2013 posted:
bilky asko posted:
UKnews posted:
By whom? Who gains from it?


Seemingly, Channel 4 by not being as **** as ITV.


I'm pretty shocked, though. I mean, they're not gonna get that many viewers from Channel 4, honestly. So weird.


I'm sure Love Productions don't care as long as they get their money for the 3 year deal.
Night Thoughts and London Lite gave kudos
BP
BudnP2013
all_night posted:
BudnP2013 posted:
bilky asko posted:

Seemingly, Channel 4 by not being as **** as ITV.


I'm pretty shocked, though. I mean, they're not gonna get that many viewers from Channel 4, honestly. So weird.


I'm sure Love Productions don't care as long as they get their money for the 3 year deal.


I just find it boggling!
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
Well if it's off to Channel 4, at least it won't drop through the floor standards wise, or at least not as far as it would have fell under ITV anyway. It'll be safe there. Not from ads, but content wise it'll be safe.
BP
BudnP2013
Neil Jones posted:
Well if it's off to Channel 4, at least it won't drop through the floor standards wise, or at least not as far as it would have fell under ITV anyway. It'll be safe there. Not from ads, but content wise it'll be safe.


Fair enough. But not a good business move.
LL
London Lite Founding member


VM
VMPhil
So, were the BBC kept in the dark about the Channel 4 deal then? Seems strange to issue a press release asking Love to "change their minds" - which made me think nothing was definite.

Tonight has gone pretty fast as far as this is concerned:
6pm approx: First reports of BBC losing Bake Off
7pm approx: BBC issues press release
7.45pm approx: First reports of C4 getting Bake Off
:-(
A former member
And Mel and sue can stay with the show since there old ch4 pros.
BP
BudnP2013
623058 posted:
And Mel and sue can stay with the show since there old ch4 pros.


No clue. Might just get annoyed that Channel 4 give them cheaper contracts.
AN
Andrew Founding member
Presumably this means it will now be presented by either Alan Carr or Jimmy Carr?!
AN
Andrew Founding member
Neil Jones posted:
Well if it's off to Channel 4, at least it won't drop through the floor standards wise, or at least not as far as it would have fell under ITV anyway. It'll be safe there. Not from ads, but content wise it'll be safe.


Have you seen some Channel 4 programmes?

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