BBC Pulls Out Of Neighbours Bid..

[Guest Durrty Boi Part II]

The BBC has pulled out of a bidding war for Australian daytime soap Neighbours.BBC One controller Peter Fincham, who broke the news on the BBC's One O'Clock News, said the broadcaster had been asked to pay "roughly three times" what it had previously paid, amounting to £300 million over eight years.Fincham said it was too early to discuss what would replace the programme.The show has appeared on BBC One since 1986, but the BBC said the new offer for the show was an "an unrealistic price demand," and the cost "would have compromised our ability to invest in new original programmes."Neighbours currently pulls around 3 million viewers for its 1.35pm lunchtime showing and around 2.6 million for its 5.35pm repeat.ITV and Five are understood to be in talks with Fremantle, the RTL subsidiary that distributes Neighbours, about acquiring the soap.

their contract runs out end of next year

[McLovin' Jones]

56 year old white women are pissed

[Bacardi_Up]

I like neighbours. Ahh I don't care.

[djbmc]

neighbours is so sh*t. nothing ever happens in it

[McLovin' Jones]

neighbours is so sh*t. nothing ever happens in it

InnitLast time I watched itKarl the doctor tripped up and broke his ankle and this was a cliffhangerSunset Beach>>>>>>Any soap ever broadcasted

[Guest Durrty Boi Part II]

its alright still, been watchin it this weekbut they did the right thing£100,000 an episode is robberyseeing as its public money, id rather it went to better programmes

[Carpe_Deum]

3m viewers at "lunchtime".. isnt the # of offically unemployed people in the UK 3m too?abaaaat neighbours

[djbmc]

init, loose women >>>>>>neighbours

[X-T]

It ok Pauls the only decent character.Loose Women are sh*t as well.. only when Carol McGiffin turns up is it good.

[Ego]

neighbours is swag

[Guest asclepius]

BBC are deep. Now i have to press channel up at least twice when I want to watch it.

[Mr Q]

BBC are about to lose out on a whole load of viewers!!

[Guest Seriouss]

If it goes to channel 5 I will never watch it again.It goes against everything I believe in.Like good TV.

[Black Ant]

swagest programme ever!

[Libertine]

f*ck off with neighbors is swagtodays ep was sick

[Black Ant]

f*ck off with neighbors is swagtodays ep was sick

lolsick ep of neighbours u kno!!

[Jay89]

Neighbours=sh*t

[FreeMason]

who needs goo neighbours

[easy.pee.zee]

werent they trying to get 170,000 an episode,,,wtf bbc do right i do not not pay my tv license for sh*t wtf for that price they good make some decent programmes....maybe put that money into up and coming young producers ,directors ,script writers etc.....not poxy neighbours...and i like the f*ckin programme but thats just ridiculous money

[Guest Durrty Boi Part II]

it went to channel 5

[Knox Harrington]

At least its still gonna be shown. Its gonna have breaks in it now though which is sh*t. Hope they keep the lunchtime slot aswell. I was well worried noone would bid for it.

[B Side]

neighbours is differently boog,five gonna have the australian soap monopoly.

[Guest Durrty Boi Part II]

they wanted more money so they could shoot in HD or some sh*thome and away aready does