The last Big Breakfast will be on March 29th -
CH4 confirm BSKYB and Princess Productions win the new contract.
The new show will occupy the same slot as its predecessor, alhough strangely a start date has not yet been confirmed.
The new show will include entertainment , news, weather and
sport in a contemporary way.
This from PA:
NEW LOOK BIG BREAKFAST ON WAY
By Paul Sims, PA News
BSkyB was celebrating tonight after winning the multi-million pound bidding war to produce the successor to Channel 4's flagship show The Big Breakfast.
The television company, partnered by Princess Productions, is believed to have paid about #12 million for the year-long contract.
Four main companies were shortlisted to take over the running of the new, as yet unnamed show after the tendering process was opened up in June.
Among them was Planet 24, which is currently preparing to air the final edition of The Big Breakfast on March 29 next year.
The new show will occupy the same slot as its predecessor, between 7am and 9am live every weekday morning, although a start date has not yet been confirmed.
If I've said it once, I've said it a million times. The Big Breakfast had it's days numbered about a year ago. I'm finally glad to see it depart from Channel 4.
I mean, come on; starting at 7:50am on Christmas Day? Why not make it 8:00am, a nice rounded hour?!
The presenters seem to be full of themseves these days, especially Richard Bacon. Whoever thought he could be successful as the main presenter had the same problem as ex presenter Johnny Vaughan on his sitcom.
(Edited by Robin Blamires at 11:37 pm on Dec. 19, 2001)
The mistake was not employing Patrick Kielty properly, and getting rid of that other guy in mysterious circumstances. Fact remains though that the show is dead now, from the piece of comedy genius it once was.
CF
CraigF
Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love waking up to the Big Breakfast!!!! How dare they.
Although, I really hate Richard Bacon. He cannot present at all. I love Amanda Byram and Jazmin Lowson though those two together. Ooh! I'll leave the rest to you.
Pete on 2:17 am on Dec. 20, 2001
The mistake was not employing Patrick Kielty properly, and getting rid of that other guy in mysterious circumstances. Fact remains though that the show is dead now, from the piece of comedy genius it once was.
Patrick Kielty was one thing that would have stopped me watching the bb, he is awful, and with Amanda it would have turned into This Morning. Its a pity its going but P24 have run out of ideas, lets hope they put some effort into the last few months of the BB rather than saving everything for a new show.
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DJ Jase
BBC Newsreader: The Big Breakfast who died today....
MR
MR GRAPHICS
Channel 4 awards Big Breakfast slot to Sky and Princess
Channel 4 today confirmed that it has handed the much-contested contract for its Big Breakfast slot to Sky and Princess Productions, writes Simon Ellery.
The deal, which marks the second time in a week that Sky has landed a contract to supply early morning programming to terrestrial channels, will see the as yet unnamed strand produced at Sky's headquarters in Isleworth. The new show, which will be live and run 07.00-09.00 on weekdays, will start shortly after the current Planet 24 show goes off air on 29 March.
C4 editor for the breakfast strand Sharon Powers said she was 'thrilled with the pilot', adding 'the new show will include topical entertainment stories, news, weather and sport in a contemporary way, to arm the viewer with all the information they need for the day ahead.'
Production for the pilot was overseen by BSkyB director of broadcasting and production Mark Sharman, Sky head of content and creative affairs James Baker and Princess Productions joint managing director Sebastian Scott.
BSkyB and Princess were selected to make a pilot programme along with incumbent Planet 24, RDF and Talkback. Initial also put together a self-funded pilot with ITN.
Earlier this week Sky signed a deal to supply Channel 5 with an early morning news feed from its Sky News operation.
(The new show will be produced, staffed etc by Sky Television employees and broadcast from a purpose built studio in the existing SKY Television complex in Osterly, West London)
