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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse
You have to wonder if this wasn't a negotiations ploy..... make the BBC see how much they stand to lose if they screw this up.
Still, I get that an accountable employer has to keep even it's stars in check. I could see BBC secretly trying to sell the entire Top Gear franchise for a gazillion pounds to a rival network like ITV or something just to get rid of the Clarkson problem and keep the public license fee payer happy.
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Nobody is going to pay a gazillion pounds for the Top Gear name and concept if the 3 presenters are not attached to it.
You can see this in the mediocre "Fifth Gear" which even has ex-Top Gear hosts like Tiff Needle. Tiff has a good rivalry with Jeremy in some of Jeremy's personal side-productions. He would be a good host but he can't replace Clarkson. And why the heck is Fifth Gear a History channel production now???