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Originally Posted by devilincarnate
This is the only thing that grates me about your statement, As the channels that have had them before had the initial outlay and took a risk as the programme could have been a flop. Since it seems that Sky are waiting for the other channel providers to do all the hard work and then Sky come in and pay over the odds for the programmes.
In regards to Glee Channel 4 walked away and and it is not full sure who will get the rights, But it seems like Sky will again  |
What I don't understand is why Channel 4 and the BBC are caught out time and time again with this type of thing. When negotiating the initial deal they only seem to agree the first couple of seasons. Channel 4 had Lost for 2 seasons, then it went to SKY. BBC had 24 for 2 seasons, then it went to SKY. E4 had Glee for 2 seasons, now it looks like it's going to SKY. I think Channel 4 and the BBC need to be more aggressive and forward thinking whenever they snap up future TV rights from the States, just in case the programme becomes incredibly popular and runs for more than 2 seasons!
On a similar note HBO are working on the 3rd series of The Ricky Gervais Show using the best bits of the old podcasts and XFM shows. The 3rd series will be on both HBO in America and Channel 4 here in the UK. Ricky Gervais, Steve Merchant and Karl Pilkington will be recording brand new content later in the year for the planned 4th series of the show which is rumoured to on HBO and SKY One!