Simpsons and C5?

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As you're all, no doubt aware, yesterday saw the BBC pull out of further bidding to renew their broadcasting rights of The Simpsons. I'm not here to argue about whether Simpsons is better than Futurama, so you old biddies keep your hair rinse in.

I'm just really not sure C5 buying the terrestrial rights to the popular cartoon is a step forward. For one, as the age-old joke of many people not receiving a decent picture for C5, if at all proves, it's not a channel that everyone has access to. Furthermore, I would argue that their audience is largely based in the digital viewer, so is this not some sort of ironic contradiction in the licensing agreement?

I can see why the old Beeb had to pull out, with bids reportedly exceeding close to £700k per episode, but it's a bloody awful shame, none the less.

 

[Wij]

Sky One services my needs there, sorry.

 

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[raw.]

Yeah im with Wij on that one, i get all the simpsons i need on Sky One

 

[old.Jas]

Bloody hell! £700k! If thats just for the UK terrestrial rights then how much are they making overall?

 

[raw.]

Originally posted by Jas
Bloody hell! £700k! If thats just for the UK terrestrial rights then how much are they making overall?

A lot i'd expect

£700k per episode for Channel 5, imagine how many other channels are paying similar fees .. Sky One sometimes air 3 episodes a day.

 

[old.Jas]

Yeah - but thats just for the UK, the Simpsons is probably just as big in most other countrys

 

[projectarnold]

BOLLOCKS, no wonder the BBC has been showing it once every 5 minutes lately

 

[Summo]

Awwww... pants.

Still, for those of us without Sky I don't suppose it matters whether its BBC or Channel 5 (apart from the ads). I reckons we can expect a Simpsons themes weekend from C5.

Maybe.

Incidentally C5 has said it's closer to £250,000 per episode.

 

[old.Kez]

Nice, I'll have to move house to watch The Simpsons. Bloody good job I'm alreadt considering doing so :/

 

[Cod]

Originally posted by Jas
Bloody hell! £700k! If thats just for the UK terrestrial rights then how much are they making overall?

Probly still loads of money but doesn't it cost something stupid like $1 Mill per episode?

 

[Hashmonster]

I can't remember which day it is (thursday?) but sky one play 4 episodes back to back - and then along with 2 episodes for all the other days of the week. That's some serious cash for a cartoon show

 

[Will]

You pay less for repeats and older episodes, that's why Sky show so many.

 

[Nibbler]

Like many people, Sky 1 is all i need for teh Simpsons. Oh, and all my video's and DVD's

 

[raw.]

there must be quite a few countrys paying a fortune to air episodes of the simpsons, Matt groening must be earning a fortune.

cunt

 

[Nibbler]

Cunt? He created the Simpsons ffs, he should get all that money. As soon as you make something as good as the Simpsons, i will be happy to give you my money.

 

[Wij]

*make plasticine willy*

Pay me

 

[Moving Target]

The newer series suck, I wouldn't even consider buying them if I could.

 

[Skyler]

yay
perhaps bbc2 will show something else better instead of fucking simpsons repeats that ive seen 10 times allready...

hurrah!

 

[bigbb]

Incidently, Sky One don't pay a hair's buckle for The Simpsons, because they're ikle, tiny sister called Fox is the owner of the rights.

 

[Skyler]

i dont have sky

 

[MYstIC G]

Quite frankly sod the BBC, they've not shown a new season of the simpsons in god knows how long so if channel 5 wanna bankrupt themselves repeating all the episodes 'yet again' let em.

 

[bodhi]

I don't care, mainly as I don't watch the Simpsons.

 

[Cod]

Does anyone watch Channel 5?

 

[PR.]

nope can't recieve it

 

[Cod]

Ditto and there's hardly ever anything good on it whenever i do see it.

 

[old.Jas]

The Mole on C5 was good, and they often have good episodes of 'Cops' (fly on the wall documentary about real life US cops) and those police camera action things

Other than that - yeah, its pretty shite

 

[*Exor*]

People without Sky1 = peasents!

 

[Summo]

They show good films on Mondays (or is it Tuesdays.)

I remember peeps saying these things when Channel 4 was starting. It'll get better. Oooooooh, yush.

I AER TEH PEASANT!!!!!1111!

 

[caLLous]

You remember Channel 4 starting!?! But... But... You're only 24 (?) aren't you? Christ, I barely remember Channel 5 starting