ITV to bid for BB.

[Alterate]

Reports suggest that ITV plans to snatch Big Brother from Channel 4 in a bid to arrest its ratings decline.

Simon Shaps, the ITV director of television, is understood to have begun courting Endemol, before formal negotiations for a new Big Brother contract begin later this year. Channel 4 has owned the rights to Big Brother since it began in the UK seven years ago, but it does not have a rolling contract with Endemol and negotiations for the next deal are expected to begin from the autumn.

The move by Simon Shaps is thought to be an admission that ITV's latest attack on Big Brother has failed, with the main flop being Love Island. A source said: "Big Brother is with Channel 4 at the moment and Endemol is quite happy with them but technically it has no home after next year. When it comes to pure financial muscle, ITV could probably beat Channel 4."

Channel 4 will not let its most commercially successful show go without a fight and is understood to have a clause in its contract that allows it to match any offer a rival might make.

Channel 4 currently has the rights for one more series, but the show is expected to continue past its eighth series. But on which channel?

Stick with BBUK for the latest.

Your veiws?

[the wombats]

I'd prefer it on ITV as channel4 is crap.

[ross]

i don't want it to go. itv is too strict, and i dnt like itv. plus davina is meant to be with channel 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Alterate]

If they do. I wounder who will present it.. Ant and Dec most probly. Lol..

[ross]

If they do. I wounder who will present it.. Ant and Dec most probly. Lol..

i think Cat Deeley - put it this way, i will not watch it if it goes to ITV.

X-Factor is bad enough ://

[the wombats]

If they do. I wounder who will present it.. Ant and Dec most probly. Lol..

1 will do BBLB, 1 will do main thing and someone like erm I dunno on The Mint or Quizmania will do BBBM.

[Allan_banvict0m]

I wouldn't watch it if it changed. ITV is utter rubbish...

crap crap crapity crap!

ant and dec wouldn't be as good as davina.

[Tash.]

No way should they move it. Its perfect the way it is. Go movin it and they lose viewers, simple as.

[Victimized]

And there is no way you would see Russel Brand on ITV

[JoeComins]

I woudlnt watch if they changed it, and if someone else whose come BACK in wins this year, I think we should all protest, and not watch ever again

[Frodo13.]

I admitt, It would be strange if it went onto ITV as they are very strict about the behaviour of the stars of their shows. If it was to go on ITV, then I think it would still be Davina as she has done ITV work.

Also, if ITV buy Endemol, won't they also get programs like Deal or No Deal and The Friday Night Project? Endemol come with a big package.

[Seatherny]

Why are people saying it would be bad on ITV?
There wont really be any difference apart from you would have to press a different number on your remote!

[Nixt]

If it goes to ITV I will stop watching it!

[iluvben]

I hope not I love C4 , it is the best channel out there with E4 ect.. ITV is to innocent if you get what I mean , I doubt they will have something so vulgar (but great) as BB :p and yea like someone said Russel Brand on ITV , no way would he get on it , he is too rude but funny :p

[ross]

ITV are like dumb? they rule Christmas with their X-Factor. and now they want to rule Summer, with BigBrother. LAME!

[iluvben]

Exactly , BB is a C4 thing , it just is.

[Frodo13.]

I think Id rather watch it on FIVE then on ITV, At least they would still have the dirty behaviour!

[ross]

DOWN WITH ITV

[iluvben]

Nah I would rather ITV than five for the fact that I only have channels 1-4 in my bedroom :D

[Kukuthebird]

I'd prefer it on ITV as channel4 is crap.

it's amazing. it has every good program on it.


i don't want it to go. itv is too strict, and i dnt like itv. plus davina is meant to be with channel 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

exactly. it wont be the same on itv.

[Ryan+Joe]

If it goes to ITV I probs won't watch it. I don't really like the way they want to rule the 4 seasons with the best show :/ C4 is good because usually after BB is finished something good is on after.

[ross]

If it goes to ITV I probs won't watch it. I don't really like the way they want to rule the 4 seasons with the best show :/ C4 is good because usually after BB is finished something good is on after.

Shipwrecked is good on C4.

[Alterate]

Sugar rush, Hollyoaks, BB shall I go on? :p

[iluvben]

Shipwrecked is good on C4.
Yea but when shipwrecked was on before (cuzitsrepeatsatm) it was only on , on weekends :[ and at 12am !

[Gamahu]

NO NO NO...ITV Sucks! Channel 4 Is Gr8! Plus ITV Wouldnt Have Davina And Dermot, They'd Prob Have Blooming Tess Daily!!!!

[Kotu]

Ew, if ITV took over it wouldn't be nearly as fun as it is on Channel 4.

[Frodo13.]

Sugar rush, Hollyoaks, BB shall I go on? :p


Dont forget the almighty show...DEAL OR NO DEAL!?

[The Voice]

Why wouldn't Davina and Dermot present on ITV? They've been with big bro from the begginning and I think they'd swap channels for big bro. Paul O'Grady did. They probably want to get big bro because C4 took Paul O'Grady Show.

[benjirofl]

Id hate it on itv ;'s

Like sum1 said 2 no russel brand.they wudnt let im. ;l.

[iluvben]

Why wouldn't Davina and Dermot present on ITV? They've been with big bro from the begginning and I think they'd swap channels for big bro. Paul O'Grady did. They probably want to get big bro because C4 took Paul O'Grady Show.
The Paul O'Grady show moving from ITV - C4 is completely different , considering it is called the Paul O'Grady show on both channels , they have to have Paul O'Grady , if BB moved to ITV they wouldn't have to have Davina , because it isn't called the Davina McCall show.

[The Voice]

Wouldn't ITV want Davina though?

[Ryan+Joe]

Wouldn't ITV want Davina though?
Davina might not want ITV, lol.

[hellogoodbye]

Davina might not want ITV, lol.

uh rejected haha.

i like bb on channel4 thanks :]