This is terrible news for ITV and Harry if he decides. Ok great, more money for him, yet his show will be hidden away amongst Simpson repeats , 24 and Angela and Friends. I imagine the content of the show would change slightly too. Big shame. I do hope he sees its best for the show if he stays with ITV.
He would throw away his mainstream accessible appeal if he moved to Sky.
I agree, although Im contradicting myself here, the show was at its best when it was less mainstream. However I don't see the show getting any better if he moved to sky.
If he were to move, or defect as you could put it, would ITV dig their heels in to deny the use of their television clips for any new Sky show? A Sky show would be unlikely to pull in huge audiences so the loss of free programme advertising wouldn't be too great - besides, it's often stuff with consistently high ratings like the soaps and X Factor that Harry features on ITV currently anyway.
If it means the return of the studio set on YBF, I'd be happy. Nobody does voiceovers like Harry - and nobody should.
It doesn't work anymore with the studio set, it needs to be a fast-paced show which is why it now continues in the format it does. Aside from the very first series with Beadle, the studio links were full of dire scripts.