Great British Bake Off 2016

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MG511

1,754 posts

242 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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paulrockliffe said:
But at least they still have The Voice. No risk of that ending up on any other channel!
The Voice has gone to ITV (no great loss). http://www.itv.com/thevoice

smithyithy

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7,258 posts

119 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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RIP BBC

FiF

44,144 posts

252 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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It'll be great for contestants, make a balls of your technical challenge and you can have another go on Channel 4+1.


paulrockliffe

15,721 posts

228 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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MG511 said:
paulrockliffe said:
But at least they still have The Voice. No risk of that ending up on any other channel!
The Voice has gone to ITV (no great loss). http://www.itv.com/thevoice
Seriously? WTAF!

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

101 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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FiF said:
It'll be great for contestants, make a balls of your technical challenge and you can have another go on Channel 4+1.
This. This is the best comment I have seen on this matter.

ralphrj

3,533 posts

192 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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ukaskew said:
FourWheelDrift said:
BBC loses TGBB, moving to Channel 4 next year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37344...
Production company says it's not about money...sells to the highest bidder, potentially loses the two stars and moves to a channel with a guaranteed lower audience!
Apparently Channel 4 weren't the highest bidders. ITV and Netflix were prepared to pay more.

PositronicRay

27,048 posts

184 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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The teams not even tied in, maybe purchased a huge flop.

Cobnapint

8,636 posts

152 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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smithyithy said:
RIP BBC
"Thanks to the unique way the BBC is funded - we are no longer able to bring you anything worth watching."

There's only Strictly left!

If the BBC want to survive they need to be able to show adverts. As it stands, they are trying to fight a 21st century battle with a 1970's business plan.

BoRED S2upid

19,714 posts

241 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Can you copyright a TV show about baking? If not what's stopping the BBC from making bake off 2 like they have done with Top Gear?

Cobnapint

8,636 posts

152 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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BoRED S2upid said:
Can you copyright a TV show about baking? If not what's stopping the BBC from making bake off 2 like they have done with Top Gear?
The Beeb own the rights to TG, they didn't with Bake Off.

Leithen

10,941 posts

268 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Love Productions are 70% owned by Sky... scratchchin

Sowler

223 posts

150 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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You can't blame the BBC if the numbers being reported are correct. They last paid £5 million for it, they offered £15 million for the next series, however Love wanted £25 million. That is quite a steep increase!

smithyithy

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7,258 posts

119 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Is that what they were asking or what they were offered?

vxr8mate

1,655 posts

190 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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The Beeb will pay whatever it takes to keep Premier footy highlights, but everything else appears to be expendable.

I think they may have missjudged this one.

FiF

44,144 posts

252 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Tbh I'm not really bothered what channel it's on. I know this is the GBBO thread but found it somewhat bizarre that this was news ahead of Conflict in Middle East, NHS latest problems, ex Prime Minister resigning to name but three major news stories.

Back on topic we will have to see what they do with it. Seemed to be getting tired, this lot of contestants seem a bit iffy on technical ability tbh, and we time shift anyway so will carry on recording, but just ffwd through the adverts. Meh.

Adrian W

13,892 posts

229 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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ralphrj said:
Apparently Channel 4 weren't the highest bidders. ITV and Netflix were prepared to pay more.
I'm not sure I see that, if it is true someone will be going to court

Gandahar

9,600 posts

129 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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smithyithy said:
Is that what they were asking or what they were offered?
They were offered £15m

Channel 4 was prepared to give them a lot more dough.

getmecoat

Burwood

18,709 posts

247 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Sowler said:
You can't blame the BBC if the numbers being reported are correct. They last paid £5 million for it, they offered £15 million for the next series, however Love wanted £25 million. That is quite a steep increase!
It may be steep however it reflects the huge success of the franchise. The BBC is simply ill equipped to compete. And of course the crew will go to ITV...with a fat pay rise. Without the show they would have very different celebrity

deadslow

8,009 posts

224 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Cobnapint said:
"Thanks to the unique way the BBC is funded - we are no longer able to bring you anything worth watching."

There's only Strictly left!

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wow, the modern generation really are the wild bunch! Ballroom dancing and home baking.hehe

Biker 1

7,741 posts

120 months

Tuesday 13th September 2016
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vxr8mate said:
The Beeb will pay whatever it takes to keep Premier footy highlights, but everything else appears to be expendable.

I think they may have missjudged this one.
I'm not sure what they paid, but clearly nothing compared to Sky/BT for live matches. I enjoy football, & Match of the Day is a good format, but its on sooooo late.... Oh, sorry, this thread was about some baking, far more important than EPL hehe