I've always wondered where prize money on programmes like who wants to be a millionaire comes from?
2007-03-11 09:39:36 · 11 answers · asked by swish 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
See the channels like ITV and Channel 4 as an estuary of money... with loads of little streams (advertising, premium line income... etc. etc.) all contributing to this huge bank with loads of money... and loads of men with moustaches at a board meeting laughing dramatically...
2007-03-11 11:22:58 · answer #1 · answered by connaask! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well say about a few thousand stupid people ring up these pointless phone in competitions and are charged at £1 a go, i think that might be were the money comes from.
read an article in paper where ex hostess claimed that the companies allegedly used to get the staff members to ring up and they would win the big cash prizes and the "real" callers allegedly would only be able to win small amounts.
but are people really that stupid to be ringing shows like this?
2007-03-11 22:32:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
advertising, investments from the studio in advance of the ad revenue, insurance policies, toll calls, possible factored into production costs, depends on the show and so forth.
On Comedy Central's "Win Ben Stein's Money" the $5000 prize was factored in as part of Ben's salary, and if the contestant beat him, he recieved a smaller paycheck than he would have, had he won.
2007-03-11 09:48:45 · answer #3 · answered by janssen411 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Advertising and the millions of peeps who phone premium rate numbers hoping to win
2007-03-11 09:44:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the TV game show buy air time then sell advertising time, plus phone in , they usually make twice the money they can pay out at maximum.
2007-03-11 09:57:20 · answer #5 · answered by NIGEL R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Advertising revenue and premium rate phone calls
2007-03-11 09:42:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
from all the people ringing up at £1 per min
2007-03-11 09:43:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
from the sad people that phone in answer question or call to be on the show call to vote etc
2007-03-11 09:47:50 · answer #8 · answered by dreams 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have already seen 3 of them. the different 2 are no longer there. yet i do no longer think of of them as my possessions, comprehend what I mean.. And once you have become grimy on me back...that ain't it the two. ;)
2017-01-04 07:39:38 · answer #9 · answered by valaria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mostly by people ringing in to apply to go on them
2007-03-11 09:43:19 · answer #10 · answered by kj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋