Jonathan Ross has quit the BBC..

Basq

Talk Show Host Jonathan Ross Quits The BBC

Jonathan Ross is quitting the BBC, he announced today.

Jonathan Ross has been at the BBC for 13 years

The controversial broadcaster is leaving after 13 years at the Corporation.

His salary, a reported £18 million over three years, and the scandal over actor Andrew Sachs have recently caused controversy.

Ross, 49, said in a statement that he had decided not to renegotiate his contract when it ends at the end of July.

He said: "Although I have had a wonderful time working for the BBC, and am very proud of the shows I have made while there, over the last two weeks I have decided not to re-negotiate when my current contract comes to an end.

"While there I have worked with some of the nicest and most talented people in the industry and had the opportunity to interview some of the biggest stars in the world, and am grateful to the BBC for such a marvellous experience.

"I would like to make it perfectly clear that no negotiations ever took place and that my decision is not financially motivated.

"I signed my current contract with the BBC having turned down more lucrative offers from other channels because it was where I wanted to be and - as I have said before - would happily have stayed there for any fee they cared to offer, but there were other considerations.

"I love making my Friday night talk show, my Saturday morning radio show and the Film Programme, and will miss them all.

"I look forward to continuing work on these shows until the Summer, and I will continue hosting the Bafta Film Awards, Comic Relief and other BBC specials.

"Working at the BBC has been a tremendous privilege, and I would like to thank everyone who has watched and listened so loyally over the last 13 years."

Ross has been one of the biggest faces at the BBC, with his Friday night chat show, his Radio 2 show and his film review programme.

Ahead of the announcement he wrote on his Twitter page: "Good morning. My day is turning out to be far more interesting then I had anticipated! See you later - have a good one.”

niceirishfella

Ahhh well, he had a good run of it.

Basq

Yep.. will be sorry to see his talk show go to be honest.

Could never take his Film Reviews seriously..

Mossy Monk

He would be better off elsewhere. I always got the feeling that he was being held back on the BBC.

mike65

Beat me to it.

Wonder where he will go? No ponds bigger than the beeb unless he fancies a shot at glory in the US.

mailblaney

basquille wrote: »

Talk Show Host Jonathan Ross Quits The BBC

I heard yesterday Graham Norton was gettin a five nights a week show and Ross was gettin axed/quitting over it. its a pity, always liked Jonathon Ross. hopefully onto bigger and better things for him.

from guardian website

The presenter announced today that he is leaving the Corporation after 13 years.
Ross, who hosted his own BBC1 chatshow, Radio 2 show and a film review programme, has been at the centre of controversy in recent years, over both his pay deal, said to be worth £6m a year, and the Sachsgate row, after he and Russell Brand left abusive messages on Andrew Sachs' telephone.
Yesterday there was renewed speculation that the BBC might part ways with its star presenter.
The BBC said it would issue a statement shortly

JonathanAnon

woss to host the LLS ftw

Basq

mailblaney wrote: »

I heard yesterday Graham Norton was gettin a five nights a week show and Ross was gettin axed/quitting over it.

Christ.. balls to that. His show is absolutely woeful!

niceirishfella

Mossy Monk wrote: »

I always got the feeling that he was being held back on the BBC.

+1

yeah, i'd say he's got a pain in his rocks, thats all.
The moneys made now and he can do what he wants from here on in.
Nice position to be in.

JP Liz

I like his Friday Night show

Penn

Channel 4 chat show for the win (I don't need to abbreviate. I'm not in a rush)

mailblaney

basquille wrote: »

Christ.. balls to that. His show is absolutely woeful!

indeed.

take it with a pinch of salt. the source is The Mirror.
Although they did have the story yesterday.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/01/06/five-nights-a-week-norton-whups-woss-115875-21945651/

BBC bosses want Graham Norton to replace Jonathan Ross as premier entertainment star

BBC bosses want Graham Norton to host a late-night chat show five days a week, as they plan for life after Jonathan Ross.
It would cement Norton, 46, as the Beeb's premier entertainment star.
Chiefs say Wossy will be offered a show-by-show arrangement after his £6million-a-year contract ends in July.
Bequiffed 5 Live movie expert Mark Kermode, 46, is being lined up for his film reviewing slot if he leaves. But Ross, 49, will be asked to continue with his Saturday morning Radio 2 show.
A senior executive said: "We still want him to front BBC TV programmes - but not on a regular basis. He is a very skilled performer but there will be no golden handcuffs TV deal."
Chiefs have faced pressure from the BBC Trust to dump Ross after the Andrew Sachs prank call row in 2008.
"Jonathan doesn't realise how much people have gone out on a limb for him," said the source. "He has a lot of friends at the BBC but he sometimes makes it difficult for them to support him."
Last night a spokesman for Ross said: "There has only been one conversation between the BBC and Jonathan so nothing has been decided yet. They are due to meet again."

super_furry

Graham Norton is more irritating than a car full of wasps

Hrududu

I like Norton but he tried 5 nights a week on Channel4 and it just didn't work. I wouldn't be surprised if he just took over the Friday night place. Very happy to see Kermode take over the film show if thats true. Ross was awful for that job.

Should be interesting to see what Ross does next.

Hank_Jones

Ugghh giving Norton a lot more air time.

He's funny in small doses and that , but there is only so much camp I can take.

Looks like I'll be watching whatever is on Channel 4/E4...

kmick

Cant see him going to the US - he is not known over there. Friday night with JR was a good show though. His guests were consistently high quality something which can not be said of the Late Late after Gay Byrne.

podgemonster

Every guest Ross ever had was plugging a book, a movie, their DVD, a TV show or an album. Chats shows aren't what they used to be.

Bring Back Gay Byrne and Parky!

rovert

Is he going to ITV and becoming an alco again?

Mossy Monk

podgemonster wrote: »

Every guest Ross ever had was plugging a book, a movie, their DVD, a TV show or an album. Chats shows aren't what they used to be.

That is the way of the world unfortunately. Even Top Gear now have people plugging their wares when doing the Star In The Reasonably Priced Car. It seems to be a rare thing when they are not :mad:

hidinginthebush

Can't say I'm going to miss him to be honest. He's too damn smarmy for my likes, arrogant tosser.

Elmo

I liked him on Film 1999 - 2010. He was a little too talkative on the chat show, he never let guests get a word in sometimes.

Hank_Jones

Mossy Monk wrote: »

That is the way of the world unfortunately. Even Top Gear now have people plugging their wares when doing the Star In The Reasonably Priced Car. It seems to be a rare thing when they are not :mad:

The fact is that they can get more high profile people on these shows if they allow them to plug their wares.

I remember they had Jordan on Top Gear and she was plugging her trash and I was thinking...
''Who that watches Top Gear is going to go out and buy her book anyway....''

Very few I'd imagine.

It really is a sad state of affairs though, it's all just part of the dumbing down of society.

Tusky

A real pity- was one of the few shows that I always watched on tv if I was at home on a Friday night. He always had at least one interesting guest per week.

Hank_Jones

Elmo wrote: »

I liked him on Film 1999 - 2010. He was a little too talkative on the chat show, he never let guests get a word in sometimes.

Personally I'd didn't really think much of him doing it.
Get the feeling that he doesn't know much about film and is just chancing his arm doing the show.

Don't think he will ever live down that that recommendation of Batman Forever he gave.
Believe he referred to it as..''One of the greatest films ever made.'' :rolleyes:

efb

Film YYYY was so heavily scripted with Wossy. Just a different face is all will change.

Im a big Norton fan, but he's more kitch and Saturday Entertainment that than big chat show host, we'll see what Friday Evening brings to the Beeb.

Tuburity is doing an OK job on TLLS IMHO

Mikey23

Hope they offer Film 2010 to a proper film critic like Kermode. Was an excellent show under Barry Norman, not so much in recent years.

who the fug

Norton was interesting and a bit funny circa 1998, now the sight of him on TV reminds me of nails going down a blackboard

Ross not bad on the radio

MrStuffins

Jonathan Ross, one of Britain’s highest-paid television stars, has quit the British Broadcasting Corp. after not renewing his contract. Ross, who hosted a popular Friday night TV chat program and Saturday morning radio show, will continue at the public broadcaster for the remaining six months of his contract, the BBC said in a statement today.

“It’s been a difficult year for him and I understand why he feels it’s the right thing to do,” Jana Bennett, director of BBC Vision, said in the statement.
Ross was embroiled in controversy for his BBC Radio 2 show last year after the braodcaster was fined 150,000 pounds ($239,000) by media watchdog Ofcom for “offensive” comments he and co-host Russell Brand made about the granddaughter of actor Andrew Sachs.

Ross and Brand in April left obscene messages on the answering machine of Sachs, an actor best know for playing the waiter Manuel in the 1970s television comedy “Fawlty Towers.” Ross was suspended for 12 weeks without pay and Brand and the head of BBC Radio 2 resigned after the broadcast.

“Thanks for all the kind words about my decision,” Ross said via his Twitter account today. “I feel sad that I can’t keep making the shows so many of you love!”
Ross had a three-year contract worth 18 million pounds with the broadcaster.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-01-07/jonathan-ross-quits-as-bbc-s-highest-paid-television-show-host.html


A lot of people hate him, but i think he's great. His show on Friday Night was always very enjoyable and there arent many other TV presenters out there who are as entertaining as him.

Headshot

just heard the news now

fair play to Ross, ITV were interested in him before but I highly doubt they could afford him so for me that leaves Channel 4

which would be brilliant because I think they will let him have alot more freedom

si_guru

Elmo wrote: »

I liked him on Film 1999 - 2010. He was a little too talkative on the chat show, he never let guests get a word in sometimes.

He fawned all over them.

si_guru

hidinginthebush wrote: »

Can't say I'm going to miss him to be honest. He's too damn smarmy for my likes, arrogant tosser.

Agreed.. he had his head right up his own arse.

Gary ITR

Just watching this on Sky News, they are being so smug, almost sneering at the BBC about this. It's nearly funny

WindSock

super_furry wrote: »

Graham Norton is more irritating than a car full of wasps

Let's see who can scream the loudest. :pac:

WindSock

I doubt they will use Norton to take over Ross's chat show slot. Norton is too 'whacky' for some guests, they need someone who doesn't make a sexual reference every 2 minutes.

iseegirls

Could you not put that in the thread about this news made already like?

MrStuffins

iseegirls wrote: »

Could you not put that in the thread about this news made already like?

I posted it elsewhere and it was moved here.

CoDy1

Thats a pity, I like his interviews, Surely, he'll just move his show to another broadcaster, most likely Ch4. He does a few shows for them already. He was on Ch4's Big fat quiz of the year last week.

rovert

WindSock wrote: »

I doubt they will use Norton to take over Ross's chat show slot. Norton is too 'whacky' for some guests, they need someone who doesn't make a sexual reference every 2 minutes.

To replace Johnathan Ross, wut?

WindSock

MrStuffins wrote: »

I posted it elsewhere and it was moved here.

Did you post it in the Speech Disorder forum?

WindSock

Woss is every 3 mins. Slightly less smarmy

Basq

Threads merged.

kraggy

Any chance he's going to Sky?

Basq

kraggy wrote: »

Any chance he's going to Sky?

Funny you say that!

Was talking about it to a work colleague over lunch.. and to be honest, I think it fits!

Sky have the big bucks, and they'll pay him damn well!

mike65

I suspect he will become a "freelance", making series for whomever if the deal can be struck. I'd like to see going him back to his youth with stuff like Mondo Rosso and The Incredibly Strange Film Show.

Barname

mike65 wrote: »

Beat me to it.

Wonder where he will go? No ponds bigger than the beeb unless he fancies a shot at glory in the US.

Ross simply would not cut it Stateside

The viewers would not understand a word he says, sub titles would be required.

I guess he will keep the public wondering for a while and then declare for SKY (or else he is holding out for mega bucks and better creative freedom with the beeb)

L.T.D

I like Wossy

mailblaney

Hrududu wrote: »

I like Norton but he tried 5 nights a week on Channel4 and it just didn't work. I wouldn't be surprised if he just took over the Friday night place. Very happy to see Kermode take over the film show if thats true. Ross was awful for that job.

Should be interesting to see what Ross does next.

loved Ross's show on Fridays. the only thing that annoyed was the fact that he would contradict himself when talking to a big movie star about their latest movie and how great it is, even though he slated them on his movie show. totally understandable but it bothered me nonetheless.

Pretty_Pistol

I'm gonna miss Friday Night with... I love how he can make some celebrities look so awkward when they don't get his humour.

sweetie

i'm a fan but won't miss the monthly **** sessions with gervais/jimmy carr/ramsay. how many times could he have them on it?

SoupyNorman

Cant say that I will pang over the loss of him on Friday nights. My reasons for watching the show were always based on what guests were lined up and even at that it is plug city, good example was when HAWT Reese Witherspoon was on and they were having a good oul natter, the chemistry was good and she was very up for the messing and then like a steam train hitting you in the face she starts talking about AVON, buttering it up with domestic violence aid...it completely ruined the whole momentum. This happens all too often on the show coupled with 'The Writers' feeding him gags....

He is of course excellent at his job, confident and cheeky with some of the biggest names in the world and for that you must admire and commend the sucker.

I enjoy Norton on a different angle, I prefer the format of the show with the audience interaction and how all the guests come out at once and all get chatting to each other...In a way you see the celebs too embarrassed to plug!!


Both hosts however are not a patch on the Parkys or Gays etc, these guys had the real gift of making the most banal guest interesting. The distinction has to be made of whether its a chat show you want or an entertainment show, just like Top Gear now, it's not a motoring show anymore!


Ross has his money made, he'll command his fee wherever he chooses to go.

Derekson

Will miss Ross on Friday nights good show always had at least one good guest per show if not more. All time fav was his interview with Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boherman.

Whoever bids for him will need a blank cheque!