Yaaaaay!!!

Interesting choice of words...'ditches the BB format'...I wonder if they have another reality type show up their sleeve?

For once I hope the Star has got it right

So why bother with all the stuff on Friday?

Oooh, it's like a big flounce, followed by a comeback.

I think it makes a farce of the whole thing.

I've said my goodbye to Channel 4 BB very sadly - I love it and if I watch CBB I will have to get all upset all over again.

Probably because it was already planned and in place before the apparent decision to have a final CBB.

I love a good flounce, with bog swishy skirts....

I can't find the story on the Star's site and that paper lies through its teeth more often than not when it reports on BB.  All my searches return various blogs claiming the Star has reported this.  Nothing I can see on C4's site or its BB pages.  Sounds like an internet hoax, At the moment I'm very sceptical indeed!

So am I.
Thats why I said 'apparent' in my post.

there's a thread on ds where someone has posted a link to the planning application to keep the bb house for another 3 years............and a further post which shows the application was granted............

Woo hoo spongee I lubs ya....

It's not fair - I broke the story first...

And now... I am rejected for a newer glossier version...


*sobs uncontrollably and throws typewriter out of the window..*

Awww sorry I did'nt know, I've ammended the title........

what a farce

Awww Stonks.... you are so sweet....

*blushes*


Here have something lovely xx

Here you are.

It was on my original thread in glorious technicolor.

I'm so nice I'll share....

Bad Stonks     Poor Issy 

I hope this news is true 

They have. You may already have seen the trailers for C4's new series "Seven Days", which will start soon:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/seven-days

..me too Pengy....

best news I've heard all day .... well that & also, H&M are starting online shopping

Thanks El Loro, but the index number 153450 on the URL suggests (to me at least) this story precedes the final BB stories of last week.  I could very likely be wrong but it makes me think this is classic Daily Star BS.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/big...return-to-Channel-4/

I had a funny feeling this was going to happen (if true) as Davina wasnt as gutted as I thought she would be..she was giving a persona of this isnt the end.

Hope CBB is back in January! although I cant go through all that mourning again when it ends all over again!!

Are they??! Yesssss!!!

Note that the planning application was made on 28/5/10 (i.e. before BB11 started), and permission was granted on 22/7/10 - before Desmond bought C5 and long before he supposedly started talks with Endemol. Also remember that Endemol had been part of another consortium trying to buy C5.

This rather sounds like Endemol just covering their backs in case C4 changed their mind or they secured another TV channel during BB11. After all, they wouldn't be in a strong position going into talks with, say,  Sky or C5 to take-over the show if they hadn't got a studio to film it in...

I'm hardly an expert on planning permission, but it would look like Endemol have to reapply to get their permission extended every 3 years ( their last extension was granted on 18/7/07, and their permission dates back to 2001).

Bottom line: although this does mean that Endemol can film more series at Boreham Wood, it isn't evidence that they intend to...

I feel a little bit embarrassed for Davina, assuming she is still held to contract for CBB. She had a fantastic goodbye. She even had a half hour show dedicated to her. Now they pull this stunt? If I were her, I'd feel mortified.

Well that's cheered me right up, thanks Stonks. Hope it's true. 

I thought it would be better posting this here rather than starting a new thread. This is the latest article by the Daily Star (posted today), and I think it's instructive:

BIG BROTHER HOUSE OPEN UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2013
BIG Brother bosses sparked speculation about the show’s future after getting permission to keep the house open for another three years.
Friday’s spectacular finale in which Brian Dowling, 32, was crowned “ultimate housemate” was officially the last ever episode.
But planning documents submitted to Hertsmere Council, which covers Elstree Studios where the BB house stands, show bosses at TV company Endemol want to keep the house itself open until September 2013.

The move sent internet forums into overdrive. Joshbrookman16 wrote: “Looks like Big Brother has been reincarnated.”

Councillors granted planning permission after discussing whether an “increased number of events” at the house would cause any problems. The decision will fuel rumours Channel 4 may produce another Celebrity Big Brother in the New Year. And sources say Channel Five remains favourite to take over the summer series.
A BB spokesman said: “We are currently looking into a number of options for the site.

 A few points here:
- Although not a proper "reverse ferret", note that the line "The decision will fuel rumours Channel 4 may produce another Celebrity Big Brother in the New Year." is a backtrack from their previous story yesterday which stated "Celebrity Big Brother will return on Channel 4 in January,"

- This story is one of the clearest examples I've seen of how the Star is led by the forums when it comes to BB. The planning permission decision was made on 22nd July -nearly 2 months ago - but has been previously ignored by the Star. The only reason their posting this (and probably the only reason they know about it) is because there was a lot of discussion about it on DS yesterday. It wasn't even the first time that it was posted there: the planning permission story has been around the forums for weeks...

- The Star writes "But planning documents submitted [...] show bosses at TV company Endemol want to keep the house itself open until September 2013." Uh, no they don't. What they show is that they wanted to keep the house open back in May: when Endemol were still trying to buy C5, and (I think) Sky were still in the picture. Well over 3 months later, the situation has changed dramatically. 

http://totalbigbrother.com/big...-to-stay-until-2013/

Nothing new there, and - like nearly everyone-else regarding this story - they're still making a lot of assumptions.

However, I did like the line: "Total Big Brother has done some researching and has found the documents for the planning permission."
What that actually means is "We read them on DS."