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Originally Posted by iFrankie
See i always thought Channel 4 made it or something, im guessing Channel 4 wanted to keep it but Endemol wanted change.
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Actually, it's the other way around. Endemol want to keep making it (and why wouldn't they, it's their primary source of income?). Endemol make it (and the other programmes, like Big Mouth and Little Brother), then Channel 4 pay for the rights to show the programmes.
Channel 4 have axed it to save money. This is far from the only programme they have axed. Three others that spring to mind are Wife Swap, that cleaning show with Kim and Aggie and Star Stories (which due to legal costs, was apparently very expensive to produce).
It's worth noting that Channel 4 do not actually produce their own shows. Every single show is outsourced to production companies.
I know it's sad that I know that, but I have a friend that worked first on the set for Emmerdale, then for the BBC and then for Channel 4. She used to love talking about all the famous people she met while working at Emmerdale and the BBC, but when she worked for Channel 4, she moaned that due to the fact they outsourced all production, it was like working in a normal office. In fact, I got lectured at great length.