C4 sign up until 2007
CHANNEL 4 have signed up Big Brother for another TWO YEARS in a £30million deal.
The show’s four-year contract finishes at the end of this series — and there were rumours that it would be dropped.
Lucas Church, the boss of show makers Endemol, said: “Channel 4 remains the natural home for this project and we are delighted to be extending our partnership for another two years.”
But an insider at the production company said there was a delay in making the deal because C4 bosses got cold feet about another four-year contract.
He said: “They have decided to go for just two more years — perhaps because they are worried about how long Big Brother’s shelf life is.
“People keep saying reality TV is dying — but we are confident it has a little way to go yet.”
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The “reality” phenomenon kicked off in 2000 when Liverpool builder Craig Phillips won the first series.
Since then creators Endemol have recruited more and more bizarre contestants — and last year it was won by Portuguese transsexual Nadia Almada.
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