The Great Big British Quiz
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Yawn. When [[Quiz TV]] started, we thought it would just be a one-off oddity, an interesting footnote in the history of British quizzing culture. Little did we suspect that it would be just the first of a million (well, half a dozen, at least) quiz "channels", all asking tedious questions in an effort to entice you the viewer to phone a premium-rate number. So anyway, here's another one. | Yawn. When [[Quiz TV]] started, we thought it would just be a one-off oddity, an interesting footnote in the history of British quizzing culture. Little did we suspect that it would be just the first of a million (well, half a dozen, at least) quiz "channels", all asking tedious questions in an effort to entice you the viewer to phone a premium-rate number. So anyway, here's another one. | ||
| - | The company behind the GBBQ (which later lost the 'British' from it's title), Play To Win TV tried to distance itself from the TV phone-in scandal by introducing a 'Fair Play' code in April 2007. | + | The company behind the GBBQ (which later lost the 'British' from it's title), Play To Win TV tried to distance itself from the TV phone-in scandal by introducing a 'Fair Play' code in April 2007. They did not succeed. Within a few weeks, Barney Battles, the CEO of Play To Win TV resigned. Three days later, they made what turned out to be their final broadcast. The next day, the company went into liquidation. |
[[Category:Phone-in|Great Big British Quiz, The]] | [[Category:Phone-in|Great Big British Quiz, The]] | ||
Revision as of 21:18, 21 May 2007
Host
Various
Broadcast
Play To Win TV for various, 20th June 2005 - 3rd May 2007 (also NTL from 2006)
Synopsis
Yawn. When Quiz TV started, we thought it would just be a one-off oddity, an interesting footnote in the history of British quizzing culture. Little did we suspect that it would be just the first of a million (well, half a dozen, at least) quiz "channels", all asking tedious questions in an effort to entice you the viewer to phone a premium-rate number. So anyway, here's another one.
The company behind the GBBQ (which later lost the 'British' from it's title), Play To Win TV tried to distance itself from the TV phone-in scandal by introducing a 'Fair Play' code in April 2007. They did not succeed. Within a few weeks, Barney Battles, the CEO of Play To Win TV resigned. Three days later, they made what turned out to be their final broadcast. The next day, the company went into liquidation.
