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Article: HOUSE FOR SALE; Channel 4 axe Big Brother after 10 years of fun, fights and flashing.(News)
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- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- August 27, 2009
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Byline: Craig McQueen
BIG Brother is up for sale after Channel 4 announced they are to axe the reality series when their current contract ends in 2010.
Channel 4 head Julian Bellamy described the decision as "the most fundamental creative overhaul" in the channel's 27-year history and it will free up pounds 60million a year to make more comedy and drama.
The show, which made Jade Goody a household name, has been responsible for filling 200 hours a year in the Channel 4 schedule with solid ratings for almost a decade, until the last 12 months when ...