May 17, 201114 yr Unlike seemingly everyone else here this doesn't affect me at all as I've had Sky for as long as I can remember But evidently E4 didn't believe they could warrant the cost Fox wanted for it. It'll leave money to be distributed to other fresh and new (and hopefully Biritish) programming. Sky are paying in excess of £10 million for the rights to this I believe... They paid £350k an episode :o I can understand E4 not wanting to pay that much for it. It'll be interesting to see what they use the money they saved for. Does this mean there's a slight chance we could be getting that series of Glee, when it airs in the US? Or are Sky just the same as E4 and get them later? I don't know how I feel about the move, tbh. But it shouldn't really affect it that much, considering most people now have digital... Possibly, Fox and Sky are both owned by News Corp. They used to show Bones on a 4week delay in the Autumn and then another slight delay in the Spring because of Baseball and various other things that caused Hiatus' for Bones in the US so Sky1 could show it right through. This year they dicked it about real bad though showing 4 episodes then just pulling it before it reappeared on SkyLiving MONTHS later. I was not amused. I think they show a few shows in reasonable time with the US which might actually help ratings and the record sales.
May 18, 201114 yr Glee will be next to over in the UK rating wise. But it seems a lot of people have been watching US pace anyway (judging by the singles not charting as well, and the albums not doing too amazing). Fox are really shooting themselves in the foot with this move.
May 18, 201114 yr Fox aren't... they're obviously going to go for whoever puts in the highest bid or whatever it is for the series. I honestly don't think it's going to be as bad as people think. Yes the sales in the music on iTunes etc... may not be as high as they usually are (but then again, 'Must Be the Music' spawned 2 or 3 hits) but Ryan Murphy has said they're just bonuses for the Gleeks. He never intended for them to actually take over the chart as much as they are doing. So I don't think they care about that. Just as long as the albums and ratings/DVD sales are successful, I don't think they'll care much.
May 18, 201114 yr Glee will be next to over in the UK rating wise. But it seems a lot of people have been watching US pace anyway (judging by the singles not charting as well, and the albums not doing too amazing). Fox are really shooting themselves in the foot with this move. As if Fox actually give a $h!t what ratings this gets in the UK. They are a Business and BSkyB offered £350k/ep, which is more than Channel 4 so of course they are going to go with the more money regardless of what it would do to the ratings. More money =/= shooting selves in foot. I fail to understand the thought process you went through to come out with that last line, or rather a lack thereof.
May 18, 201114 yr Glee will drop to less than 1million viewers an eposide now! Highly unlikely. I doubt this move will have much of an effect on viewing figures, at all.
May 18, 201114 yr Author I think it's a bit of a silly move on E4s part, it's their top-rated show at the moment, surely they can pay more for it, as the advertisers should be paying more to be featured during Glee. And although live viewers will dip, and there won't be as much 'buzz' surrounding it in the UK, hopefully DVD sales manage to keep it alive for anyone who doesn't have Sky. Highly unlikely. I doubt this move will have much of an effect on viewing figures, at all. Maybe not quite under a million, I dunno, but a few people I've asked don't have Sky so it will effect viewing figures considerably imo.
June 1, 201114 yr As if Fox actually give a $h!t what ratings this gets in the UK. They are a Business and BSkyB offered £350k/ep, which is more than Channel 4 so of course they are going to go with the more money regardless of what it would do to the ratings. More money =/= shooting selves in foot. I fail to understand the thought process you went through to come out with that last line, or rather a lack thereof. Yes, but the viewing figures will drop. On percentage, the majority of UK households have freeview which doesn't include Sky1. So how are people who watch glee watch it now (legally speaking)? It will drop.
June 14, 201114 yr Confirmed today, here is an article from MW ==================== Sky TV has today confirmed that it has acquired the rights to Glee, the musical show that has spawned nine top 10 albums in the UK in less than 19 months. The deal means that the third and all future seasons of Glee will air on Sky 1 from this autumn, leaving their current UK home of E4. At E4 Glee recorded audiences of up to 2.5m per episode, making it by far and away the largest show on the channel. It was then repeated on Channel 4. These large audiences have helped the programme to provide a significant amount of charts singles and albums - Glee: The Music Volume 6 this week became its ninth top 10 album – with little in the way of radio play. Epic, the Sony label that handles Glee in the UK, traditionally releases the songs featured in an episode after it has aired via download stores, with compilation albums following on CD and download. The worry for the music industry is that the show moving to a pay channel will mean reduced audiences for Glee and therefore lower sales. Sky did not wish to say how any viewers it thought Glee would attract, although it pointed out that in pay homes Glee Season 2 averaged 1.78m viewers. However, the most-viewed programme on Sky 1 last week was Hawaii Five-O, which had 901,000 viewers according to Barb figures. By contrast the biggest show on Channel 4 was 24 Hours in A&E, which had 2.3m. E4's biggest show was Desperate Housewives with 765,000. Sky 1 director of programmes Stuart Murphy said Glee was “the perfect fit for Sky 1” and promised to build on the success it had already achieved. Sky has also acquired the UK rights to The Glee Project, a ten-part reality series in which performers compete to win a guest-starring role on the third series of Glee.
June 14, 201114 yr I think it's a bit of a silly move on E4s part, it's their top-rated show at the moment, surely they can pay more for it, as the advertisers should be paying more to be featured during Glee. You need to remember that E4 is funded by the taxpayer and by revenue from ads. Is it justifiable for the taxpayer to help fund buying a programme for MORE than £350,000 an episode? Is that justifiable in anyway? No way could ad revenue make up the difference. Get SKY and don't expect everyone else to pay to allow you to watch your weekly episode of 'Glee' is what I'd suggest to anyone thinking along the lines quoted...
June 14, 201114 yr Excellent, I don't subscribe to Rupert Murdoch's awful Sky television, so this god awful programme will no longer BLIGHT my television!
June 14, 201114 yr You must love it a tiny bit to have taken a few minutes of your life to have clicked on the Glee's area and write a reply on a Glee thread.
June 14, 201114 yr Author Excellent, I don't subscribe to Rupert Murdoch's awful Sky television, so this god awful programme will no longer BLIGHT my television! It doesn't exactly 'blight' your television on E4, unless you pick up the remote and choose to put it on...
June 14, 201114 yr I'm gutted, no Sky for me means no Glee for me :( You can watch it online, once the series returns just ask for a link and someone will give it to you I'm sure :) I'm going to have to do the same!
June 14, 201114 yr I must admit I am shocked at how few of you have Sky, I have had it for as long as I can remember and we aren't exactly well off
June 18, 201114 yr I have it but i follow Glee online anyway as i am impatient and don't agree with waiting until January.
June 28, 201114 yr You do all realise that if you don't have sky it won't affect you if you have the internet as you can watch it months in advance befroe it even airs in the UK as it's out like 4-5 months before in the US. inbox me if you want to know what to watch it on as i don't know if your allowed to post sites like that on here.
June 28, 201114 yr Author Yes we do all realise that. But it won't be out 'months' in advance for season 3, as TVs at The O2 were saying that Season 3 is coming to Sky in Autumn, so it seems the UK airings may only be a couple of weeks behind the US.
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