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BB Canada shelved again

Brekkie said:
Just have to wonder how the Canadian English rights, the Canadian French rights and the Canadian rights to BBUSA are all intertwined - could another broadcaster pick up the local rights whilst Global are still showing the US version. Heck, would be fun if they picked it up then scheduled it directly against the US version!
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I would assume that it's going to be a similar situation to Survivor in Australia, where Nine shows the US version and Ten produces a local version. Nine could have had the chance to produce their own version but they didn't, so they were able to sell it to Ten.

But what I'm curious about: Is there a realistic chance that a network or a streamer will pick up the show? Based on Arisa's video it sounds like Canadian media landscape is cutting down on Canadian productions in general.
 
Brekkie said:
Assume Crave is a streamer - and reinstating live feeds is an easy win and could drive up subscriptions.

Away from the live feeds scheduling has always been a nightmare for BB Canada having to fit around the US schedules, so often playing in the 7pm hour. As you say a streamer would avoid that problem.
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It’s a streamer and a suite of premium channels which includes HBO and Starz. It’s the only Canadian service worth having a subscription to. In fact mine is included in my cable/internet package.

As for scheduling at least in the West Coast it would still be scheduled with an early evening release. The biggest difference being the ability to watch on demand at any time. On Global episodes weren’t available on demand until the following morning.
 
kamui said:
But what I'm curious about: Is there a realistic chance that a network or a streamer will pick up the show? Based on Arisa's video it sounds like Canadian media landscape is cutting down on Canadian productions in general.
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The CRTC mandates investments in Canadian content so unless there’s a massive fundamental shift in policy coming Canadian media isn’t going anywhere.

I think it’s more likely what she’s referring to is a shift from traditional broadcasting to streaming. Which is why Corus losing a significant chunk of their specialty brands is so massive. StackTV (Corus’s streaming service) relied heavily on those brands.
 
I think the US networks are the same with holding back streaming of episodes till the next morning - agree it's pretty dumb, especially for a show airing as early as 7pm.

I think whilst their are quotas to make as with all broadcasters around the world they're trying to fill their schedules as cheaply as possible now, so more expensive shows being replaced by cheaper content. As much as reality TV is seen as "cheap" TV compared to scripted content Big Brother is probably at the more expensive end of that market.
 
Brekkie said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1798415327006781511
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It really grinds my gears when commercial TV networks refuse to officially confirm a show has been cancelled, and instead leave us hanging.
Brekkie said:
Sarah reflecting on what winning BBCAN3 10 years ago (10 YEARS AGO!!!) did for her.

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I Won $100,000 On A Reality Show And I'm Being Brutally Honest About The Pro's And Con's Of It All

It’s not all fun and games on reality television.
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Time sure does fly when you are having fun, i am surprised even in Canada there are those who look down on reality TV shows and contestants.
 
Gayspie said:
It really grinds my gears when commercial TV networks refuse to officially confirm a show has been cancelled, and instead leave us hanging.

Time sure does fly when you are having fun, i am surprised even in Canada there are those who look down on reality TV shows and contestants.
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Posting for the sake of posting 🤬
 
Gayspie said:
It really grinds my gears when commercial TV networks refuse to officially confirm a show has been cancelled, and instead leave us hanging.
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Did you post in the wrong thread then as Corus have made it absolutely clear they have axed the show.
 
Kingston said:
It’s pretty obvious he’s never even watched the show 🙄
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I have watched bits and pieces of BB Canada, and liked what i saw, especially the producer announcing to the housemates of the covid pandemic.

Brekkie said:
Did you post in the wrong thread then as Corus have made it absolutely clear they have axed the show.
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Corus, like most TV networks, took a while to officially confirm cancellation of the show, but yes i am aware they now have made this clear to fans.
 
Gayspie said:
I have watched bits and pieces of BB Canada, and liked what i saw, especially the producer announcing to the housemates of the covid pandemic.


Corus, like most TV networks, took a while to officially confirm cancellation of the show, but yes i am aware they now have made this clear to fans.
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Don’t believe Corus sat on the decision for longer than they needed to considering the announcement came at a time when Corus stock went in to massive decline and the announcement that they’d be losing their content and branding deal with Warner Bros. Discovery. You’re clearly talking out your ass with any comment you make while poking your nose in to this thread.
 
I knew the show was on it's last days even though I thought it would last another season. particularly when the main price was $10,000 Plus 5 to 7 trips that probably cannot be redeemed in the allowed 'redeeming time 'for an average person. (Quick note, when you are given a trip on a game show you have to redeem it usually within a year) definitely since the previous year was $100,000 with a $10,000 shopping spree. Way cheaper than the US version but nothing compared to the season right after.

I think it was a great series. the show is filled with sponsorships which took some getting used to compared to the US version but it was still great. (and some were actually cleverly inserted into the game) but I will definitely say I knew this had had a lower budget because of the amount of sponsors hanging around the house.

I would say the final season had more going on than the season right before. but I enjoyed them both. that season before was a nice transition since the US season was 'very busy'(and I do not mean doing a lot activities, but going all over the place) that year. not because the houseguest, but production made it very hard to follow. so a calm season was a nice thing to watch that year.

at the same time the reason I watch is because I like to twists on that show more than the US version.This is in the US version stepped it up a lot but the Canadian version always does a good job with the theme houses. I believe it will come back at some point like 5 years from now, but it was nice to watch when it lasted.
 
Pretty sure the winners prize was still $100k + sponsor prizes in the final season.

TBH BB Canada began to go downhill when The Brick abandoned them.
 
But they've only stuck with the show as Leon's for one more year and then dropped out completely. The Leon's Lounge that they had on BBCAN7 (I think) was then replaced by Expedia room...
 
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