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| TV bosses hold Big Brother summit | TV bosses hold Big Brother summit |
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| Channel 4's board has said there is a "good debate" to be had in the wake of the Celebrity Big Brother racism row. | |
| The broadcaster has faced criticism for not doing more to halt clashes between housemates and is facing calls to axe the show completely. | The broadcaster has faced criticism for not doing more to halt clashes between housemates and is facing calls to axe the show completely. |
| The board's eight non-executive members gathered in London to discuss the way the taunting of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty was handled. | |
| Members said they wanted to discuss the matter before making a statement. | |
| Restaurateur Luke Johnson chairs the board and its non-executive members include Labour peer Lord Puttnam, web entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox and ex-BBC News head Tony Hall. | Restaurateur Luke Johnson chairs the board and its non-executive members include Labour peer Lord Puttnam, web entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox and ex-BBC News head Tony Hall. |
| Hall, now chief executive of the Royal Opera House, said: "There is a very good debate to be had. | |
| HAVE YOUR SAY She has brought this all on herself - I hope she takes some time out to think about her actions Brenda, Essex Send us your comments "I want to keep all my views for the board meeting in there." | |
| Mr Johnson has already become the focus of demands from the Commission for Equality and Human Rights to apologise for how the situation was handled. | |
| Last week Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan told a press conference the programme would not be pulled and any conflict in the Big Brother house had been closely monitored throughout. | Last week Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan told a press conference the programme would not be pulled and any conflict in the Big Brother house had been closely monitored throughout. |
| Over the weekend Channel 4 was forced to deny that Goody - widely seen as the focus of antagonism to Shetty - had been coached on what to say in her post eviction interview. | Over the weekend Channel 4 was forced to deny that Goody - widely seen as the focus of antagonism to Shetty - had been coached on what to say in her post eviction interview. |
| Goody, 25, admitted Shetty had been subjected to "bullying and racism" on the programme and her behaviour had been the "biggest mistake" of her life. | Goody, 25, admitted Shetty had been subjected to "bullying and racism" on the programme and her behaviour had been the "biggest mistake" of her life. |
| Bookies favourite | Bookies favourite |
| Media watchdog Ofcom said it had received about 40,000 complaints about the programme. Viewing figures for Friday's late edition of Celebrity Big Brother averaged 7.8 million - peaking at 8.8 million towards the end of the programme, according to unofficial overnight ratings. | Media watchdog Ofcom said it had received about 40,000 complaints about the programme. Viewing figures for Friday's late edition of Celebrity Big Brother averaged 7.8 million - peaking at 8.8 million towards the end of the programme, according to unofficial overnight ratings. |
| Saturday's and Sunday's instalments averaged 3.1 million and 3.4 million viewers respectively. | Saturday's and Sunday's instalments averaged 3.1 million and 3.4 million viewers respectively. |
| Following Goody's eviction bookmaker William Hill slashed the odds for Channel 4 axing the current Celebrity Big Brother series to 50-1. | Following Goody's eviction bookmaker William Hill slashed the odds for Channel 4 axing the current Celebrity Big Brother series to 50-1. |
| It is offering 3-1 that no further series will be commissioned and 6-1 that there will be no more series of the non-celebrity version. | It is offering 3-1 that no further series will be commissioned and 6-1 that there will be no more series of the non-celebrity version. |
| Shetty is now odds-on favourite to win the show, with William Hill cutting her price from 5-1 ten days ago to 8-11 now. | Shetty is now odds-on favourite to win the show, with William Hill cutting her price from 5-1 ten days ago to 8-11 now. |