Originally Posted by skp20040:
“I think you will find that was before C4 won the new contract and one would have thought Love would have done it as it is a charity event. And it certainly wasn't too late for Love to make it as they claim. As for the BBC not wanting anything to do with it, where did you get that from ? the BBC offered them a 200% per series increase in fee Love wanted 400% and went elsewhere, short term greed rather than long term financial strategy if you ask me. If anyone comes out of this looking it is Love who if we remember did not even have the cash to start filming GBBO the BBC gave them a grant to do it for the first series in addition to their fee .”
Agree, Love are giving there own spin, and you can see the BBC ststmrnts getting more curt back, that what Love are saying is just not true.
Love clearly have been shocked by the backlash and trying hard to win back public opinion. But they are not charitable, they cite working with 4 for charity specials, but the bottom line was they bargained hard. The said they wanted £25 million nothing less, something everyone knows the BBC just couldn't do.
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“However, the BBC's version is as follows: "We would have loved a Bake Off Comic Relief special but Love Productions refused to make it. They have now moved to Channel 4 and are making a charity programme with them - with which we wish them well."
And a source at the Beeb said that it "is preposterous nonsense and nothing more than a half baked accusation to suggest Love were willing to make a Comic Relief special when in fact they refused.
"It's since become very clear they never had any interest in continuing to make it for the BBC and they are moving to Channel 4. Love should be prepared to stand by their own decisions rather than seeking to blame others. We absolutely wanted to do another series of Comic Relief Bake Off and made that very clear to Love."”