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Bake Off ratings rise following announcement of Channel 4 move

It’s a blow to the BBC; Love Productions, which makes the show, danced around the issue of money (the Beeb’s offer was apparently 10 million pounds short of Channel 4’s).

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The controversial move was triggered by the BBC’s unwillingness to pay the company behind Bake Off, Love Productions, a considerably larger sum to keep the programme. The format, featuring a group of amateur bakers making desserts and suffering minor cake-related meltdowns, hardly sounds gripping viewing, but the programme has enjoyed flan-tastic success.

With sources stating Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood could also quit – we might be looking for a whole new line up! Her husband said that so far she is not “signing anything” with Channel 4 and her decision would in part be motivated by her fellow hosts decisions.

What is your favourite Mel and Sue moment? The show being hosted on Channel 4 could mean less content unless the length of the show was increased, as the programme would be interspersed with adverts – breaking up the baking drama. Commenting on speculation they might leave, Kate added it would be an “utterly different show”.

The chief creative officer added that ” Bake Off”, which is produced by Love Productions, “epitomises” Channel 4’s values.

“They’ve told Mary she can have whatever shows she likes – there are offers of Christmas specials and spin off shows about family meals and other feasts on the table”.

Who do you think could replace them?

Judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, mainstays of the programme since it began in 2010, are yet to confirm if they will follow.

It’s been reported that celebrity chef Jamie Oliver will be taking over the show.

Meanwhile, This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield had to apologise after a joke tweet by their crew that the pair could throw their hats in the ring angered fans.

She said it was clear that the BBC lost Bake Off after six years because “of funding” and warned that the British public could lose more of their favourite shows if the deal – which will cost the BBC £1.3bn over five years – goes ahead in 2018. But when they were unable to reach agreement on future series, ‘.Bake Off’ risked coming off free-to-air television altogether.

“We made no secret of our desire for the show to remain where it was”, they wrote.

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