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Originally posted by Dean0Mac:
Weird, then there must have been a WHOLE GROUP of us CH4BBF'ers whose Sky T.V / Interactive buttons weren't working...

Because I quite clearly recall wanting to see Jodie Marsh take a bath or what she slept in but was never able to access it... >_>

Ninja


I think the red button was unavailable a lot during CBB but if you were like me and never resurfaced out of it you could watch it all day as you didn't get kicked out Wink
**sossy**
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Originally posted by Videostar:
Theres been no red button for the last two CBB's, but I was on virgin media then.

But in between those two CBB's there was red button action on last years summer show.


Ah see yeah there ya go... Kind of valuates my point too.

BB8 - Red Button.
CBB-2007 - NO Red Button.
BB9 - Red Button.
CBB-2008 - NO Red Button.
BB10 - POSSIBLE?

And Sossy's comment about if you managed to squeeze in and didn't leave kind of makes sense too!
Dean0Mac
Yeah, I remember the red button would "disappear" during BBLB, BBBM and certain other shows (so they were manipulating people to watch them...people who tuned into E4 hoping to press couldn't then they would hang about waiting for it to reappear) but it was there... just at certain times. But as Sossy says, once pressed, that was it, you were "in" and didn't get "kicked out".
Leccy
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Originally posted by electric6:
Yeah, I remember the red button would "disappear" during BBLB, BBBM and certain other shows (so they were manipulating people to watch them...people who tuned into E4 hoping to press couldn't then they would hang about waiting for it to reappear) but it was there... just at certain times. But as Sossy says, once pressed, that was it, you were "in" and didn't get "kicked out".


Yeah and now the doubt I'm having w/ this is... With the past CBB's now I think about it, as I said the 12005 never actually worked (whilst the manipulated shows AND Friends re-runs were on I suppose?) - So it sort of dampens my hopes now.

Esp' considering if they're only doing an LF through the night we wouldn't need the R.B anyhow... Frowner
Dean0Mac
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Originally posted by **sossy**:
I swear I remember LUTing last years CBB but I could have dreamed it Eeker

You would have to ask Olly or Angel *they know I'm dippy Red Face


See, that's another thing >.> I do recall LUTing partial bits of the previous CBB but not this past one w/ Lucy Pinder and Verne Troyer (Mini Me), Coolio etc.

Because I also remember being P'd off about not being able to continue watching certain arguments involving Coolio's "Bullying" attitude.
Dean0Mac
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Originally posted by Dean0Mac:
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Originally posted by **sossy**:
I swear I remember LUTing last years CBB but I could have dreamed it Eeker

You would have to ask Olly or Angel *they know I'm dippy Red Face


See, that's another thing >.> I do recall LUTing partial bits of the previous CBB but not this past one w/ Lucy Pinder and Verne Troyer (Mini Me), Coolio etc.

Because I also remember being P'd off about not being able to continue watching certain arguments involving Coolio's "Bullying" attitude.


Yup this years one was blocked but I'm convinced last years wasn't.

I also have a vague memory of Olly and angel complaining about lack of access via virgin media but I'm not sure if that was CBB or BB Blush
**sossy**
This is news report from Dec 2008

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In a bid to avoid fiascos like the Shilpa/Jade row on the last series in 2007, Channel 4 bosses have decided that the public will only be shown footage chosen by them on the nightly, hour long TV show.

A show source told The Sun: “Fans will be royally short-changed. What used to be a reality show has turned into a farce.

“They’ve scrapped the 24-hour feed for many reasons but the main one is to get more control.

“It’s now just an entertainment show where punters can see celebrities doing silly tasks.

“If the show isn’t 24 hours then it’s lost any cachÃĐ it once had. Now it’s more like a watered-down version of I’m A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here! than anything else.”

A spokesman for Channel 4 said: “Last summer we found that rather than watching live streaming on red button, viewers much preferred watching more bite-size video clips from that day’s action.

“During the series, there were almost 19million clips viewed — a 58 per cent increase.

“As they proved such a huge hit with fans, we’ve listened and responded to how viewers now consume Big Brother.

“We will still be showing all the other great shows that make up the Celebrity Big Brother experience.”


So yes, it seems there was the l/f before last year on CBB* and me and Sossy haven't gone crackers Laugh

*Of course there was the Celeb Hijack one that filled in for the year they took CBB off (after Shilpa/Jade)
Leccy
Ok so, wasn't the 'initial' argument that CBB was removed from R.B so therefore it means that was the beginning?

As much as I dislike what C4 are upto I believe that was a genuine reason for removal of the live feed...

Albeit again, celebs or not, that's the whole point of Big Brother - I mean they're not exactly 'Celebrities' (R.I.P Jade no offence meant)
Dean0Mac
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As much as I dislike what C4 are upto I believe that was a genuine reason for removal of the live feed...

Sorry I'm lost off (it's late! Big Grin) Do you mean Celebs being "protected" was the genuine reason? Or that CH4 were controlling/manipulating what we saw?

No, Sossy, you didn't miss much at all...they weren't bad kids though (did you ever watch Teen BB? Eeker )
Leccy
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Originally posted by electric6:
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As much as I dislike what C4 are upto I believe that was a genuine reason for removal of the live feed...

Sorry I'm lost off (it's late! Big Grin) Do you mean Celebs being "protected" was the genuine reason? Or that CH4 were controlling/manipulating what we saw?

No, Sossy, you didn't miss much at all...they weren't bad kids though (did you ever watch Teen BB? Eeker )


The Celebs being protected... They've got more chance of complaints, people suing them over something occuring to their favourite D-List Celebrity than an unknown.

I'm just doing some wishful thinking like all of us on this R.B/L.F issue lol
Dean0Mac
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Originally posted by electric6:
quote:
As much as I dislike what C4 are upto I believe that was a genuine reason for removal of the live feed...

Sorry I'm lost off (it's late! Big Grin) Do you mean Celebs being "protected" was the genuine reason? Or that CH4 were controlling/manipulating what we saw?

No, Sossy, you didn't miss much at all...they weren't bad kids though (did you ever watch Teen BB? Eeker )


No I didn't watch that either Blush

I just knew it wouldn't be my kinda thing Shake Head
**sossy**
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Originally posted by electric6:
quote:
As much as I dislike what C4 are upto I believe that was a genuine reason for removal of the live feed...

Sorry I'm lost off (it's late! Big Grin) Do you mean Celebs being "protected" was the genuine reason? Or that CH4 were controlling/manipulating what we saw?

No, Sossy, you didn't miss much at all...they weren't bad kids though (did you ever watch Teen BB? Eeker )


I didn't watch Celebrity Hijack, did watch Teen BB though & was a bit shocked, then I realised if I'm going to carry this 'I look younger than me age lark off' I would have to appear cool about the under blanket stuff. Wink
E
I remember someone posting at C4BB an email or article where BB/EndemoÂĢ said the removal of L/F was for financial reasons, can't remember all the specific details that were mentioned now.

I remember it because I'd always thought - and posted my thoughts a few times - that their previous statement about the public preferring to watch video clips was an excuse as it was so obvious that putting up vid clips was a heck of a lot cheaper than having to pay wages to so many technicians and production staff as part of LF
Yellow Rose
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Originally posted by Essex Angel:
quote:
Originally posted by electric6:
quote:
As much as I dislike what C4 are upto I believe that was a genuine reason for removal of the live feed...

Sorry I'm lost off (it's late! Big Grin) Do you mean Celebs being "protected" was the genuine reason? Or that CH4 were controlling/manipulating what we saw?

No, Sossy, you didn't miss much at all...they weren't bad kids though (did you ever watch Teen BB? Eeker )


I didn't watch Celebrity Hijack, did watch Teen BB though & was a bit shocked, then I realised if I'm going to carry this 'I look younger than me age lark off' I would have to appear cool about the under blanket stuff. Wink

The Panto was the only one I didn't watch.

I doubt I missed much Laugh
Leccy

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