BB fans petition for final series live feed
Tuesday, September 8 2009, 14:59 BST
Big Brother fans have launched a petition calling for the final series of the reality show to have a live feed.
Channel 4 reduced the hours of live footage during the recent summer series and Celebrity Big Brother 6, arguing that less people were watching the streaming online while the numbers of viewers watching clips on the official website were increasing.
However, DS forum users have blamed the live feed axe for the reduced interest and viewing figures in the recent series.
A message above the online petition reads: "Have you watched Big Brother 10 and missed the excitement and the buzz of the 24 hour live feed? If so this campaign is for you. Please sign this petition for Channel 4 to reinstate it for the final series of both the celebrity version and the main show, Big Brother 11.
"Do you feel that as loyal fans of the show these last ten years, both the presenters and the fans deserve for it to go out with a bang and be the best show possible? As live feed is a fundamental part of the show it should be reinstated to give everyone involved a full final BB experience."
Speaking to DS earlier this summer, head of E4 Angela Jain insisted that the live feed axe had not contributed to the show's downfall.
"Maybe it's just series 10 and it's run its course," she said. "To be honest... that was my decision. The truth is that the numbers were in massive decline anyway and really there weren't that many people watching the feed this time last year. So I'm not sure that it did have an effect. We're talking about 100,000 people and I'm not sure that would have contributed to the decline of Big Brother. 100,000 is not going to make that much of an impact."
The petition, which is on the website ipetitions.com, already has 600 signatures from fans of the show.
Tuesday, September 8 2009, 14:59 BST
Big Brother fans have launched a petition calling for the final series of the reality show to have a live feed.
Channel 4 reduced the hours of live footage during the recent summer series and Celebrity Big Brother 6, arguing that less people were watching the streaming online while the numbers of viewers watching clips on the official website were increasing.
However, DS forum users have blamed the live feed axe for the reduced interest and viewing figures in the recent series.
A message above the online petition reads: "Have you watched Big Brother 10 and missed the excitement and the buzz of the 24 hour live feed? If so this campaign is for you. Please sign this petition for Channel 4 to reinstate it for the final series of both the celebrity version and the main show, Big Brother 11.
"Do you feel that as loyal fans of the show these last ten years, both the presenters and the fans deserve for it to go out with a bang and be the best show possible? As live feed is a fundamental part of the show it should be reinstated to give everyone involved a full final BB experience."
Speaking to DS earlier this summer, head of E4 Angela Jain insisted that the live feed axe had not contributed to the show's downfall.
"Maybe it's just series 10 and it's run its course," she said. "To be honest... that was my decision. The truth is that the numbers were in massive decline anyway and really there weren't that many people watching the feed this time last year. So I'm not sure that it did have an effect. We're talking about 100,000 people and I'm not sure that would have contributed to the decline of Big Brother. 100,000 is not going to make that much of an impact."
The petition, which is on the website ipetitions.com, already has 600 signatures from fans of the show.
