Should the BBC have fought harder to keep

12 September 2016

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The BBC has lost huge ratings winner The Great British Bake Off (it’s moving to Channel 4). It follows similar defections including The Voice and Formula One. So should the BBC have risen to the challenge to keep Bake Off, or was it right to not lets its bottom line go soggy? Which of these is closest to your view?

The BBC has lost huge ratings winner The Great British Bake Off (it’s moving to Channel 4). It follows similar defections including The Voice and Formula One.

So should the BBC have risen to the challenge to keep Bake Off, or was it right to not lets its bottom line go soggy?

Which of these is closest to your view?

Results

I'm aged under 25 (536 votes)

Bake On: BBC should've kept it no matter the cost, it's core to what BBC should do		206 votes (38%)
Bake Off: BBC shouldn't overspend, if it's too costly let it go		187 votes (35%)
Bake-a-lite: BBC should've kept it, but allowed commercialisation (eg, product placement)		107 votes (20%)
As long as the double entendres remain: I don't mind either way		36 votes (7%)

I'm aged 25 to 34 (2571 votes)

Bake On: BBC should've kept it no matter the cost, it's core to what BBC should do		752 votes (29%)
Bake Off: BBC shouldn't overspend, if it's too costly let it go		1234 votes (48%)
Bake-a-lite: BBC should've kept it, but allowed commercialisation (eg, product placement)		417 votes (16%)
As long as the double entendres remain: I don't mind either way		168 votes (7%)

I'm aged 35 to 49 (5069 votes)

Bake On: BBC should've kept it no matter the cost, it's core to what BBC should do		1354 votes (27%)
Bake Off: BBC shouldn't overspend, if it's too costly let it go		2651 votes (52%)
Bake-a-lite: BBC should've kept it, but allowed commercialisation (eg, product placement)		807 votes (16%)
As long as the double entendres remain: I don't mind either way		257 votes (5%)

I'm aged 50 to 64 (4939 votes)

Bake On: BBC should've kept it no matter the cost, it's core to what BBC should do		1278 votes (26%)
Bake Off: BBC shouldn't overspend, if it's too costly let it go		2687 votes (54%)
Bake-a-lite: BBC should've kept it, but allowed commercialisation (eg, product placement)		813 votes (16%)
As long as the double entendres remain: I don't mind either way		161 votes (3%)

I'm aged 65+ (2606 votes)

Bake On: BBC should've kept it no matter the cost, it's core to what BBC should do		568 votes (22%)
Bake Off: BBC shouldn't overspend, if it's too costly let it go		1677 votes (64%)
Bake-a-lite: BBC should've kept it, but allowed commercialisation (eg, product placement)		286 votes (11%)
As long as the double entendres remain: I don't mind either way		75 votes (3%)

                   15,725 votes received.

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