Endemol have confirmed no live feeds, saying that they're targetting the "casual viewer" with video clips instead. So basically pissing off any long term fan in the quest for people not really interested in the show. They quote all the usual social media nonsense, failing to realise how the live feed would be much more effective at generating comments on Twitter etc. than tweets from some people in an portacabin in Elstree.
Bad news about the live feed, it was always good to watch from time to time or just have as background noise. Most long term or hardcore fans will stick with it anyway no matter what incarnation it takes but Channel 5 need to draw new people to the show or draw people back and if something has to give then its going to be the thing used the least.
Bad news about the live feed, it was always good to watch from time to time or just have as background noise.
Most long term or hardcore fans will stick with it anyway
no matter what incarnation it takes but Channel 5 need to draw new people to the show or draw people back and if something has to give then its going to be the thing used the least.
BB10 proved they won't and wiped about a million off C4's base level of dedicated viewers once the fickle few had gone.
Bad news about the live feed, it was always good to watch from time to time or just have as background noise.
Most long term or hardcore fans will stick with it anyway
no matter what incarnation it takes but Channel 5 need to draw new people to the show or draw people back and if something has to give then its going to be the thing used the least.
BB10 proved they won't and wiped about a million off C4's base level of dedicated viewers once the fickle few had gone.
The 2 celebrity ones did OK without live feed. The first experienced a 0.3m drop that it would have had anyway, and the other was the most watched for a year or two. BB11 even with a live feed didn't increase that much on BB10.
BB10 just wasn't a great series to begin with and Channel 4 couldn't be bothered. The house was awful, the opening twist was worse and the launch show was very boring. I'm not sure the drop was all entirely to do with no streaming.
I do think its great to have but I also think too much emphasis is put on the importance of the feed. I'm gutted there is no televised overnight feed although that was never going to happen because of what they air overnight. But I'll get over it and move on like others should too. Its only a TV show, its taken far too seriously by some.
I never understood showing it in the mornings before E4 started up at 2pm. Turn it on and see them in bed. Turn over to E4+1 to see them in bed in a different position. Wow. How exciting.
Bad news about the live feed, it was always good to watch from time to time or just have as background noise.
Most long term or hardcore fans will stick with it anyway
no matter what incarnation it takes but Channel 5 need to draw new people to the show or draw people back and if something has to give then its going to be the thing used the least.
BB10 proved they won't and wiped about a million off C4's base level of dedicated viewers once the fickle few had gone.
The 2 celebrity ones did OK without live feed. The first experienced a 0.3m drop that it would have had anyway, and the other was the most watched for a year or two. BB11 even with a live feed didn't increase that much on BB10.
No, the first one suffered too - regularly dropping to sub-3m (BB9 averaged 3.6m IIRC, CBB5 would have been well over 4m) before BB10 struggled to break the 2m barrier.
Yes, CBB6 and BB10 were both let down by the format too - but while earlier series had scene casual viewers turn off, BB10 saw regular long term viewers turn off en-mass, losing a third of it's core audiences compared to the year before.
I think linking any drop in ratings with there being no live feed is a making a leap with no foundation.
The amount of people who care about a live feed is minimal, those who say they wont watch because its been axed will still watch, they are the hardcore fans who will watch come rain or shine.
Well I wont make reference to Big Brother starting on my birthday, but as I never really watch Live TV these days, I am not going to accidently see it.
For everyone who enjoys that trash, enjoy, to everyone who hates it, at least its on Channel 5 so not taking up a schedule you are likely to be watching anyway
