ITV would have zero interest in Big Brother when they have a much more successful programme on their hands. They are bidding for Endemol Shine, and if they get it, they'll lease out BB to whoever wants it. It certainly won't be them.
Interestingly, Marcus Bentley said on Twitter that it definitely won't be the last time he says "Day One...", just the last on Channel 5, so he's fairly confident the show will continue, either next year or in a few years time and that he will be involved. Either he knows something and is being coy, or is very confident he'll be kept on if it moves channel and comes back in a few years.
Big Brother seems like the sort of show that'd try and pioneer something for the YouTube age. If Endemol really wanted it to thrive again, they'd benefit more from challenging the TV platform instead of sheepishly hoping for a TV channel to pick it up at a time when it's in its least popular state since it launched. You really have to think what sort of network would pick up a show that even Channel 5 don't want anymore. I seriously can't see it being ITV.
ITV would have zero interest in Big Brother when they have a much more successful programme on their hands. They are bidding for Endemol Shine, and if they get it, they'll lease out BB to whoever wants it. It certainly won't be them.
Interestingly, Marcus Bentley said on Twitter that it definitely won't be the last time he says "Day One...", just the last on Channel 5, so he's fairly confident the show will continue, either next year or in a few years time and that he will be involved. Either he knows something and is being coy, or is very confident he'll be kept on if it moves channel and comes back in a few years.
Yes, why would ITV want more than one programme of the same genre?
The whole production is being quite confident though. Every time they refer to it being the last series they always append it with "on Channel 5", so there is probably something already confirmed behind the scenes - maybe even within Viacom?
The Daily Star leading today with the rumoured ITV takeover of Endemol Shine suggesting that Peaky Blinders, Masterchef & Pointless will switch channels.
Load of uninformed guff as usual.
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ITV could will buy Endemol but the programme may not switch.
The whole production is being quite confident though. Every time they refer to it being the last series they always append it with "on Channel 5", so there is probably something already confirmed behind the scenes - maybe even within Viacom?
The Daily Star leading today with the rumoured ITV takeover of Endemol Shine suggesting that Peaky Blinders, Masterchef & Pointless will switch channels.
Load of uninformed guff as usual.
Try telling them Granada/ITV Studios have been making University Challenge for the BBC for nearly a quarter of a century...