Big Game TV
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On 19 May 2006, officers from the Fraud Squad raided the offices of the channel after a Radio 4 investigation found that receptionists were told to ignore all incoming calls for long periods of time while 150-200 calls per minute were clocked up at 75p a time. | On 19 May 2006, officers from the Fraud Squad raided the offices of the channel after a Radio 4 investigation found that receptionists were told to ignore all incoming calls for long periods of time while 150-200 calls per minute were clocked up at 75p a time. | ||
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| + | At the time of the fraud raid, Big Game TV had been producing a series for ITV Play called ''The Daily Quiz''. After the raids, ITV severed ties with Big Game TV and axed the programme immediately. | ||
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Revision as of 14:24, 13 March 2007
Synopsis
Yet another channel offering cash prizes in an attempt to entice us to call their premium-rate number. This particular example is a bit more structured than the freeform style of other quiz channels, as a particular theme runs through each hour (for example, Big Event asks you to name the year that certain events occurred; Big Money is based on guessing the auction price of antiques and collectables; Big Bluff is basically a one-person version of Call My Bluff, etc). Believed to involve Timmy Mallett.
On 19 May 2006, officers from the Fraud Squad raided the offices of the channel after a Radio 4 investigation found that receptionists were told to ignore all incoming calls for long periods of time while 150-200 calls per minute were clocked up at 75p a time.
Trivia
At the time of the fraud raid, Big Game TV had been producing a series for ITV Play called The Daily Quiz. After the raids, ITV severed ties with Big Game TV and axed the programme immediately.
