Live feed axed

Channel 5's Digital Director, James Tatam has confirmed that there will be no 24 hour live feed for this years Big Brother on Channel 5.

The show will instead rely on a Facebook app which will have real-time news, extra video content and the option to vote out housemates using Facebook Credits as previously reported.

"It has become clear over the last year that social media sits side by side with watching TV, more so than traditional websites ever have."

Big Brother producers also hope to make use of a catch-up service for iPad as well as releasing mobile apps.   

"We want to use the capabilities of the smartphone platforms we’ll be on, so if that includes in-app purchasing we’ll use that"

On top of all this, Channel 5 executives are in talks with YouTube to "extend the use of the platform beyond video content".
Live feed is considered an integral part of Big Brother to many fans, who will no doubt be angered by this decision. Big Brother is expected to start in 6 weeks time.