Fremantle is shopping it, but there are few obvious outlets. At least few that are likely to want to spend the sort of money it'd take. Soaps are cheap in the scheme of things, but expensive given the volumes, and Channel 5 was paying the bulk of the production cost since the show slipped off linear TV in Australia to a digital sister channel.
- The BBC won't buy it. Licence Fee constraints and the need to invest in UK productions, not Australian-set things (unless they're glossy co-pros like the recent very entertaining The Tourist). There's no obvious space for it either, with the small exception of using it on BBC Three. But I just don't see that happening. - ITV *probably *won't buy it. No space on ITV for it. They're about to rejig their early evenings which already have the very successful The Chase, followed by local news (very popular), and a national news at 6:30 that is going to expand to an hour. Then it's soaps all the way with Emmerdale (shifting to 7:30pm which takes it opposite EastEnders on the BBC at least a couple of times a week), and Coronation St expanding to an hour three times a week. ITV2 *could* be a home. But it'd be a big investment for that channel. - Channel 4. Unsure. They have their own soap, Hollyoaks. And again need to push the UK thing. I guess they could switch their nightly 6pm The Simpsons screenings with Neighbours, and a Neighbours/Hollyoaks block might work. The only way I'd see this happen was if Disney were flexing their muscles on The Simpsons. Currently Sky gets it first-run, and Channel 4 reruns. Both use it extensively on their linear channels. But they're all there, ad-free on Disney+ too... - Sky. Doubtful. While it could find a home on Sky Max (new name for Sky One), I think owners Comcast are thinking on international scales for commissions. They want something to work on Peacock as well as Sky if they're going to invest. - UKTV (aka BBC Studios' independent commercial channels). I can't work out where there'd be a natural home for it. Dave? W? They'll run the numbers. - Discovery. See UKTV. - BritBox. Possible. If the economics work, then they could perhaps get some decent sign-ups. But the demographics of the show might not match. - Netflix/Amazon/Apple. There are slightly fewer than 1m dedicated viewers in the UK. This doesn't make sense. While Netflix and Amazon certainly have soap-ish stuff on their platforms, they tend to be glossier. (Although perhaps if I dug deep into Spanish/Turkish/Hindi/Korean language sections, I might find their daily soaps). (Sorry - this is all very "inside UK TV" and I've probably mentioned a couple of channels few others here have even heard of!) On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 5:16 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > The question is if there's another UK home for "Neighbours." BBC1 and ITV > aren't going to move their 6 p.m. newscasts, especially with the Beeb > getting threatened with the license fee going away. In the 5 p.m. hour, > "Pointless" and "The Chase" aren't going anywhere. Fremantle probably > won't accept BBC2 or ITV2. And if you think there was fuss over Channel 4 > picking up the "Bake-Off," just wait and see the cries about them welching > on their alternative programming remit if they pick up "Neighbours." Would > Sky throw out the big bucks to pick the show up, especially with one of > their execs the former CEO of Fremantle? > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] > > > On Sat, Feb 5, 2022 at 4:32 PM Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Reports are that Channel 5 is seeking to pull funding from its DowNunda >> corporate sibling Network Ten's longtime soap - this, despite "Neighbours" >> usually bringing 5 its best numbers of the day. >> >> https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a38990910/neighbours-axe-channel-5/ >> >> You'd think Paramount+ might spare a little bandwidth.... >> On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 10:30:49 AM UTC+8 Brad Beam wrote: >> >>> Viacom, the parent company of Channel 5, is in stalled talks with >>> Australian producer Fremantle over the rights to air “Neighbours” in >>> the Isles. The popular soap could end up on another British channel or none >>> at all. >>> >>> >>> http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/neighbours-facing-axe-british-television-10054291 >>> >>> >>> >>> All this just as, this week, (a) the show is airing scenes shot in >>> London and (b) Adele dropped by Ramsay Street for a non-cameo visit during >>> her down-under tour. >>> >>> >>> >>> _ _ >>> >>> |_>|_> Brad Beam- Belle WV >>> >>> |_>|_> http://www.facebook.com/74bmw >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c30c4ce5-053b-44ff-912f-813f87188f00n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c30c4ce5-053b-44ff-912f-813f87188f00n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8PTD%2B7Zhn%3DwMDoHLaiNXzz457Ps0b8eeEbTYpzb%2Bit3Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8PTD%2B7Zhn%3DwMDoHLaiNXzz457Ps0b8eeEbTYpzb%2Bit3Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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