Originally Posted by Charnham:
“in fairness, GBBO is a rating juggernaut, and is posting ratings that VERY few shows can achieve these days. No new drama or comedy can do that simply by throwing money at it.
Every TV channels in the world would kill for a localised version of Bake Off, that is equally succesful, its demos may skew a little older than some channels would like but its no means a deal breaker.”
“in fairness, GBBO is a rating juggernaut, and is posting ratings that VERY few shows can achieve these days. No new drama or comedy can do that simply by throwing money at it.
Every TV channels in the world would kill for a localised version of Bake Off, that is equally succesful, its demos may skew a little older than some channels would like but its no means a deal breaker.”
However that runs contrary to C4's remit to be " innovative, experimental and distinctive". **
Buying such a programme, ratings juggernaut or not, flies in the face of all of those requirements. Thet are certainly not being innovative by buying in a proven winner. They are not being experimental by doing so. And distinctive? Well, seeing as the BBC already had the programme, they are not doing anything that is distinctive.
And it is certainly not doing this:
"champion innovation in TV, film & digital – nurturing and growing new ideas, formats, views and voices, faces, talent, audiences and production companies."
** http://www.channel4.com/info/corpora...annel-4s-remit



