Masterchef gets cooked (1 Viewer)

[Ccfcisparks]

Bloody hell who would have thought something as cut and dry as someone getting sacked for calling someone the N word could escelate into another argument

 

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

Bloody hell who would have thought something as cut and dry as someone getting sacked for calling someone the N word could escelate into another argument

I’m just relieved that I haven’t been called out for using word play in a thread title.

But I have one question: why is someone who isn’t John Torode or Gregg Wallace commenting on their sackings?

 

[PVA]

I’m just quoting the article. How much does a production company get out of interest?

You're just flat out wrong. You're misquoting your article.

Masterchef may well be a flagship show but it doesn't bring in anywhere near £2bn a year

Maybe like £50m or something at a guess.

Edit: actually a lot less, Top Gear seems to be it's biggest UK export and that apparently makes 50m/year.

 

[chiefdave]

You're just flat out wrong. You're misquoting your article.

Masterchef may well be a flagship show but it doesn't bring in anywhere near £2bn a year

Maybe like £50m or something at a guess.

Edit: actually a lot less, Top Gear seems to be it's most lucrative show and that apparently makes 50m/year.

Looks like the BBC don't actually own the rights to Masterchef.

Shine TV Limited, the company behind hits such as The Island with Bear Grylls and Hunted, owns the MasterChef trade marks. It’s part of the Shine TV group, which produces shows worldwide under the MasterChef name. As owners of the brand, the Shine TV group are able to license the shows brand and format to countries around the world. It also allows them to produce the celebrity, professional and junior versions of the show.

Can't find any mention of Masterchef as one of BBC Worldwide's big earners. The three brands that repeatedly come up are Top Gear, Doctor Who and BBC Earth, which covers all the BBC's natural history output.

 

[SBT]

Pretty insane that Masterchef grosses more for the BBC every year than any Hollywood movie, feels like we should be paying way more attention to this story than we are. Maybe time for the government to step in?

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Pretty insane that Masterchef grosses more for the BBC every year than any Hollywood movie, feels like we should be paying way more attention to this story than we are. Maybe time for the government to step in?

I can see the screenwriters now.

"Right, so there's this ordinary greengrocer, right. Only he's not just a greengrcoer he's also a supervillian. And unlike most of the heroes/villains of the genre he doesn't wear his pants outside his trousers. Or inside his trousers. Or trousers."

 

[PVA]

Pretty insane that Masterchef grosses more for the BBC every year than any Hollywood movie, feels like we should be paying way more attention to this story than we are. Maybe time for the government to step in?

The global pull of Masterchef UK is really quite something.

I recently went to purchase a toy for my daughter from Malaga airport, took me ages to find the Bluey toys as I had to sift through all the Gregg Wallace and John Torode dolls first.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

The global pull of Masterchef UK is really quite something.

I recently went to purchase a toy for my daughter from Malaga airport, took me ages to find the Bluey toys as I had to sift through all the Gregg Wallace and John Torode dolls first.

The Gregg Wallace toys are in the 18+ section I thought.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

The Gregg Wallace toys are in the 18+ section I thought.

I don't want to know what you have to pull to make him talk.