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Post by theatremadness on Sept 12, 2016 17:28:46 GMT
Whatever its shortcomings (though I personally have completely adored this series so far as much as I have all the others!), I really don't see how a move away from the BBC will keep this show fresh and alive. One presumes that they would move to ITV which I think would be awful for the show (and didn't another poster mention that Paul & Mary wouldn't go with it?), but another possibility that would be worse (for me) would be if they moved to Sky - because I don't have it!!! ITV seems the most likely destination according to more in-depth article from The Telegraph www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/12/bbc-loses-great-british-bake-off/ |
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Post by d'James on Sept 12, 2016 17:34:31 GMT
You could just get Now TV for £5.99 a month for the months it's on. That's not great though. I kind of hope it goes to Amazon or Netflix so it doesn't have to be shorter or have ad breaks.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 17:39:49 GMT
 Such a pity... What next? Strictly...?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 17:45:52 GMT
Goodbye Mel & Sue, wai aye Ant & Dec...
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Post by theatreliker on Sept 12, 2016 18:34:20 GMT
Adverts and Stephen Mulhern's desperate channelling of a 1980s' presenter? No thanks.
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 12, 2016 18:41:40 GMT
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Post by d'James on Sept 12, 2016 18:56:30 GMT
Go BBC!!!!!
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Post by d'James on Sept 12, 2016 19:02:48 GMT
Ooh. Channel 4.
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 12, 2016 19:17:40 GMT
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Post by d'James on Sept 12, 2016 19:20:07 GMT
Twist! I could see the Paul, Mel and Sue going to Channel 4. Maybe not Mary though.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 19:29:50 GMT
I haven't been this sad since Geri left the Spice Girls. Still at least Channel 4 isn't too bad.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 19:31:13 GMT
Twist! I could see the Paul, Mel and Sue going to Channel 4. Maybe not Mary though. I have it on good authority that Mary can be a snob/bitch. #TheatreBoardExclusive. |
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Post by d'James on Sept 12, 2016 19:38:46 GMT
Twist! I could see the Paul, Mel and Sue going to Channel 4. Maybe not Mary though. I have it on good authority that Mary can be a snob/bitch. #TheatreBoardExclusive. Oh. I hope not. I just think she might choose to retire from it as this would be a natural place to do so. She has so much work with the BBC and she might not want to jeopardise that. We shall see. |
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Post by alece10 on Sept 12, 2016 19:38:56 GMT
The Beeb should sell off their sports content to keep Bake Off.
I don't want adverts. It will spoil the drama
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Post by stanne on Sept 12, 2016 19:46:28 GMT
Twist! I could see the Paul, Mel and Sue going to Channel 4. Maybe not Mary though. I have it on good authority that Mary can be a snob/bitch. #TheatreBoardExclusive.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 20:08:08 GMT
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Post by Tibidabo on Sept 12, 2016 20:59:47 GMT
Twist! I could see the Paul, Mel and Sue going to Channel 4. Maybe not Mary though. I have it on good authority that Mary can be a snob/bitch. #TheatreBoardExclusive. Well she doesn't dunk does she?  |
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Post by andrew on Sept 12, 2016 22:27:19 GMT
Good on the BBC. I'd rather they lost it than be bullied about into spending an overpriced sum on a TV show. I know GBBO is brilliant but nothing lasts forever, all successful shows eventually pass their prime, and being extorted into keeping a show that's been running for several years isn't the best financial decision for a publicly funded company. The production company themselves are completely to blame for this, I hope their golden deal with channel 4 fails for them in the long run, and who knows what the BBC will do if they keep the current talent and do something different with them.
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Post by d'James on Sept 12, 2016 23:09:16 GMT
Channel 4 has just stopped working on my TV during the Paralympics. #TheBakelashBegins
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Post by kathryn on Sept 13, 2016 7:43:10 GMT
Oh dear, they're going to end up doing that annoying thing before each ad break where they tease what'll happen after the break, and then after each ad break recap what happened 3 minutes before.
Bake Off just doesn't need that sort of fake 'drama'.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2016 7:56:18 GMT
I know it's a business and all but it's disappointing. Bake Off is just such a BBC show. I know they won't want to give up a good job but I do hope Mel, Sue, Mary and Paul decide to leave at the end of the BBC series. Let them start the show on Channel 4 with a new team.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2016 11:53:10 GMT
From the BBC:"The BBC fell £10m short of the amount of money required to keep The Great British Bake Off, BBC News understands. The corporation is thought to have offered £15m per year to keep the programme on the BBC. That would have been double the amount the BBC currently pays for the show [...] But it is understood Love Productions refused to entertain any offers below £25m per year."
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 13, 2016 12:33:27 GMT
There is going to be a big backlash against Love Productions for their greed over this.
I know it is a business - but this is just pure greed. Everyone can see it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2016 13:06:17 GMT
I can see their point. After all, if they're going to sleep on a big pile of money people can hardly expect it to be made of coins, can they?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Sept 13, 2016 13:17:49 GMT
Given that the £15 million offer from the BBC was double the previous amount paid, Love Productions refusal to accept an offer under £25 million really is excessive. Obviously C4 believes it is worth it - but the BBC were right to hold firm in the face of a price increase of nearly 300%
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Such a pity... 
