Behind Big Brother
UPDATED: Game changes "all changed"
Executive producer Alex Mavroidakis has hinted at a major change to come in a couple of weeks in response to a question asked by a Behind Big Brother member on Twitter. Continue reading ““Game changes completely in week 5””
Nothing like live television
And so far Big Brother is nothing like live television. We all know that the live 24/7 feed is long gone, but so far this year there has been less than 24 minutes of live action broadcast from the Big Brother house.
The truth about live feeds
The man behind Big Brother Australia Alex Mavroidakis is back to answer more questions from BBBA members following a special invitation by our very own Goon to ask him anything you really wanted to know. Continue reading “Executive producer answers your questions – Part 2”
Alex Mavroidakis on "the best show in the world"
Last week BBBA veteran Goon asked members for their questions for Big Brother’s executive producer Alex Mavroidakis – and over the last couple of days he has answered them. Here are the answers to the first batch of questions: Continue reading “Big Brother answers your questions – Part 1”
Making the headlines in America for all the wrong reasons
With a couple of weeks to go until the 10th series in Australia, Big Brother is making the headlines in America for all the wrong reasons as racism, homophobia and sexism dominate the first week of the 15th season. Continue reading “BBUSA faces up to racism scandal”
UK broadcaster C4 has today confirmed that it will be axing Big Brother in the UK next year, but will honour the existing contract with Endemol.
With Big Brother 10 coming to a close, Celebrity Big Brother and Big Brother 11 will air in 2010, bringing to a close ten years of the reality franchise in the UK after ratings for this summer series tumbled to an all time low, losing a third of the audience from last year – and over half of the audience within three years.
Although Endemol suggest the format could continue elsewhere, the three main candidates to take over the franchise – ITV, Five and Sky – have all ruled themselves out.
The axing of Big Brother will lead to a revamp of the summer schedules on C4 and it’s sister station E4, with 200 hours of new programming to find and a renewed commitment to original drama, an area where the station has cut back on in recent years due to falling ad revenues.
Julian Bellamy, Head of C4 stated that “Big Brother will leave a huge hole and filling it will involve the most fundamental creative overhaul in our history. We’ve 18 months to transform the schedule; today’s announcement is our biggest-ever creative call-to-arms to producers to come forward with their very best ideas”.
C4’s Director of Television, Kevin Lygo, added that although Big Brother remained profitable, C4 had a responsibility to be creative. “That remit to push the boundaries has been an essential part of the weird chemistry behind Big Brother’s success, but it’s now what is telling us that the programme has reached a natural end point on Channel 4 and it’s time to move on.”
BBUK host Davina McCall has repeatedly stated this summer that she will be back to front BB11 next year, although she has already signed up for her next role, fronting a dance competition series for Sky1.
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