Originally Posted by Tassium:
“It's a seriously messed up view to consider that people who "work in the industry" have good clarity as to their own industry.
Almost no one ever sees their "Industry" very well, they are too close to it.”
I suspect that some of those in the industry are seeing LP as having shot themselves in the foot in regards to future commissions.
LP may well be able to get more work with the BBC in the future, but the terms may not be as favourable and the BBC may not be as willing to spend it's own money in promoting the show, or keep it going as long if it's not a reasonable success in the initial contract period.
If nothing else LP have ensured that the BBC is going to use it's "hold" clause, and because of the way it acted without consulting it's presenters it's lost three of them, and that is likely to hurt it's start on C4 as it will be starting without the known chemistry of the presentation team and potentially without the people that watched it partly for the presenters..
In most industries if you are seen to have screwed over a client (or supplier), even if it was within the limits of the contract you tend to find that future clients (and suppliers) may well try to impose additional terms to their contract to give them additional leverage.
This is especially so when you are trying to deal with a new product that isn't proven, such as for example a new TV production.
In short LP may have got a big fat cheque now by their actions, but it could well hurt them with regards to other productions in the future (but the balance sheet this quarter/financial year looks great which is often all a lot of companies care about)..