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Originally Posted by Osem
Those gleefully celebrating the end of JC on the Beeb might just want to pause a while since it's just been announced that he'll soon be guest hosting Have I Got News for You.
Evidently, having his Top Gear contract cancelled isn't quite the same as being expunged from the BBC and I dare say those who love to detest him will further dent his ego by boosting the show's audience...
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They have also allowed the Top Gear live shows to go ahead but now called Clarkson May and Hammond live, no Stig and no top gear names or footage to be shown.. If they had not allowed it to go ahead the BBC were in for a BIG bill from the tickets sales they would have had to refund and lawsuits from the organisers.
In other news Hammond and May did not renew there contracts with the BBC.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...d-spirits.html
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BBC Worldwide, which shares ownership rights of Top Gear, feared Clarson would vent his anger at his sacking during the live shows, the Sunday People reported.
But he has agreed to keep quiet on his sacking so the shows can go ahead, meaning fans who have already booked tickets, thought to number almost 100,000, will not be disappointed.
However the shows have been rebranded from Top Gear Live to Clarkson, Hammond and May Live.
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http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra...shows-branding
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Top Gear Live makes more than £11m in revenues annually and this year’s global tour is understood to have sold more than 100,000 tickets.
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That could have put a dent in the BBC's spending power
Thats is just Top Gear live so how much are they going to lose now Top Gear is effectively finished on TV as it will never reach the same viewing figures with Clarkson May and Hammond gone.