Living TV has finally released the rights to Most Haunted back to Karl Beattie and Antix Productions. This means Karl could now take the show to another TV station.
The statement from Living TV said: “We have decided not to recommission Most Haunted and will be giving Antix Productions the right to take it to another channel if they wish,” Sky Living said. “We would like to thank Yvette Fielding and Karl Beattie for all of their hard work and commitment over the years.”
The statement continued: “Like every commercial TV channel, Sky Living is constantly developing new ideas. We recognise our customers’ appetite for paranormal programming and have recently aired a series about popular psychic Sally Morgan and original scripted drama Bedlam, which proved to be the channel’s most successful commissioned series in its history.
“As well as paranormal, the channel will build on other successful genres, from scripted comedy to real-life relationships, which we know our customers also enjoy.”
The news was posted on Karl Beattie’s Facebook and in the Sun Newspaper.
Karl Beattie posted on his Facebook on 12th August 2011
Hi Guys Just wanted to give you the official news. SkyLiving has decided not to re-commission MH which is sad news, however, we have been given our rights back, so we can go to other broadcasters with it. I think that a new home and better investigation techniques will move MH into the next phase making it bigger and better than ever. We are very excited about MH’s future, so onwards and upwards my paranormal friends. xx
The Sun 13th August
GHOST-busting show Most Haunted has been axed by Sky Living – a year after Yvette Fielding quit.
The channel will return the programme rights to production company Antix, run by Yvette, 42, and husband Karl Beattie.
A spokesman said Sky Living will focus on other paranormal TV, including psychic Sally Morgan’s show and drama Bedlam.
On 27th October 2011, Karl Beattie announced via his Facebook profile;
“Unfortunately we didn’t have enough time to get a programme sorted for halloween, getting all the rights back took much longer than first thought. But we are back now, next year we will be looking to go bigger and better than ever before and we will take halloween back.
We are about to sign a very exciting deal with a very large company to take Most Haunted to the next level. So watch this space. And thanks for all of your support and undying loyalty, which in this industry is a very rare thing indeed, thank you all it means so much.”
her nae his emma willis somthing like that who does bbots never watch it now theres no live feed @claire roll on most haunted
@ Jon: Karl did say he ‘wouldn’t mind flatlining’ to see the other side during the last Live, but I think this was in jest as it would be irresponsible in the extreme to kill someone, even if it is yourself, to prove a point. Not to mention that he’d only have an NDE-type thing, before they would have to bring out the de-fibrulators if he intends to try to come back at all. I think you only get to see the film if you buy the DVD, if you know what I mean.
@ Claire: [Bows]
It does sound a bit silly when put like that, though.
Could be a red herring, who (besides Antix and the channels they’re talking to) knows?
Rumoured candidates now include:
~Channel 5
~Channel4
~ITV2
~Bio
I can’t remember if there are more and Mum’s calling for dinner, so I’ll have to wrap this up soon.
@Nikki: I agree with you whole-heartedly, they need the old team back, those were the best times for Most Haunted, they lost a lot as each of them (Phil, Richard, Gordon, John, David) left.
And I agree David Wells is the don of all mediums! (^_^) or another way I put it
David Wells is love! (^_^)
oh yeah and big cuddly john the sound man he was a good bloke
ths is interesting news you guys really know your suff i will just be glad to see the old team back that inc yvette,karl,stuart,ciaren,richard felix, the don of all mediums and generally decent bloke David wells and phil wyman i think cath would av to be there too thats the dream scream team 4 me
What about that buyer from ch5 that used to post here he is being really quiet. Lee Penhaligon was his name he said ch5 really wanted the show.
If they did one with Jedward I’d be relying on Yvette to smack them both one on behalf of the audience. I can imagine them getting up her nose, they’d get up the Dali Lama’s nose! XD
LMAO Vicki and the stunts you reminded me off. Some were too much, from disturbing to upsetting to now you mentioned it lol ridiculous. TV Golds a coming back folks!
Did anyone see last nights BBBOTS the presenter (sorry forgot her name) said ‘Now that MH has been culled BB is the best reality show in the world’
Or something along those lines now i wonder if that means ch5 are out of the running?
I know Yvette and the gang will be pleased it has been referred to as a reality show given there views on the term ‘for entertainment only’. Soooo red herring???? what do you think guys.
Ryan favours ch4 but i dont know about that im probably wrong but it does not feel like ch4 programme to me.
thank you ryan best news ever
Makes your mind go wild as to how they can top that Lady V :-O ??????????????
Thank you, Ryan; I had been wondering what they’d said on Haunted 911.
I wonder what he meant when he said “techniques no one has seen”? it sounds interesting, if a little concerning. They have a bit of a record for pulling stunts:
-‘Burying the crew alive’
-The point-down pentagram live
-Refusing Psychic protection (and otherwise -insulting and alienating mediums)
-Trying to ‘summon the Devil’ x about 2/3 I think
-That experiment with the Tesla Generator
-‘Hanging’ Karl
and there are others, but you get the drift with those. 😉
I had a look and Fread and Karl were in a Radio Show Online.
About 30 mins in is MH Coming back..
All he said was its the best thing that they got the rights back and Yvette and him have been working on new techniques that no one has seen
He said that they are talking to broadcasters… and there is interest in it…
Sounds good….
Some very good points raised:
If they decide to do PIL again, it desperately needs some serious formulaic renovation, I liked the idea of the believers and the sceptics and some of the experiments were mildly interesting, but the cast had little by way of… well… they weren’t the most compelling people to watch, and I didn’t like the experts, the psychologist was ok, but not in the league of Ciaran/Matthew Smith and don’t get me started on that historian bloke… Where’s Richard Felix when you need him?
Although 59 days is not impossible, if they are just getting confirmation for the venue(s), which should already be done if it’s happening, or they’re fine-tuning the plans or they might already have everything sorted but be making sure of who in the team is attending e.g. will Ciaran be there? (I hope so!) Maybe he’s making them sweat a bit first? I’d want to if I were him, he’s the last lingering thread of credibility they have IMO and he probably knows it. 😉
If they are planning to announce MHL at the end of September/beginning of October, then they must be supremely confident that it will be a MASSIVE success, and it probably would be, but that could be a bit problematic with regards to fans booking tickets to it, the timeframe is not massive and there will be a lot of people wanting to get tickets in that time. The more parts to the live, the more fans can come, but if it were to be an event of, say, 3 days, they need to advertise it a lot sooner. PIL was advertised just before October, but they didn’t have an audience in attendance, so they didn’t have to worry about tickets/setting up a place for the audience/dealing with any potential trouble that could arise from having an audience.
Just a week and a half to GH with TOWIE, stocking up with popcorn/ingredients to put through the soda stream/chocolate and a few stronger drinks. 😉
If they did one with Jedward I’d be relying on Yvette to smack them both one on behalf of the audience. I can imagine them getting up her nose, they’d get up the Dali Lama’s nose! XD
i can not wait for mh to come back hurry up i miss it so much
See i think C4 may have an interest
I read that they are still looking for a program to replace Big Brother.. So Most Haunted might have a chance, We will know hopefully at the end of the month….
Remember Sky never said anything about PIL till the start of October…
maybe there planning as we speak 4 a halloween?lets hope so but i agree 59 days not totally imposs but it needs to be advertised now really were all in suspenders!!!!!!!!!!!!
I dont think they would dare put PIL back on the ratings for that show must have droped instantly and I could not sit throught that rubbish again, We are going to have to bide our time for MHL i think, unless some un for seen force lets it happen ? Just looking forward to GH with for now.
need most haunted back ASAP cant b dealing with that crap we had last year.hope thay blog us soon to when at what channel it will b on.p.s b nice to c them go back to penndle hill if thay do return
like to see a ghi or gh something got be better than pill claire i agree x
GH with thought they were doing a Jedward episode??
That would be carnage lol
How can you say they are not interested. They have loads of paranormal tv shows. I think thats why they released the rights to MH claiming they had enough already??
Anyway if PIL is all they can come up with im not interested id rather do without. There was a possibilty of EH doing a live i think.
i really miss most haunted it was sad to see them leave they were all experts at it and none of it WASN’T fake but if they do come back”( witch i hope they do)” they should put it on freeview. But all i want to say is PLEASE come back we all missed you and you were an brilliant team if you do come back bigger and better than ever i will defently be watching it all the time it gives me a lot of history that i did at school so best wishes Karl & yvette for the future and i hope to see you soon on tv xx.
Living……. its in the name don’t you think lol
We need a name like Dead TV 😀 hehehehe.
claire you brought a bad memory back then lol
Don’t think Living will do another P.I.L after last years snoozefest, to be honest I don’t they’ll do anything at all this Halloween as they seem to have lost interest in paranormal TV.
I know Jay but as Vicki says there is so much for then to do in 59 days not impossible but pretty tough!!
Maybe SYFY will air GH Live if there doing one but if it is PIL i hope they have really improved it.
Highlight of last years for me was, let me set this up for you.
Dark forest noise of faint footsteps in the distance, one of the plebs says wtf was that must be a ghost as no self respecting animal would wander about in the dark at this time of night honest to God thats what was said LMAO But that was the highlight.
Hiya Vicki thought i lost you lol Derek- i know -but he is a guilty pleasure. I am watching his reruns right now what a guy eh!!!
As always your making perfect sense it is a lot to ask them to do in 59 days!!!
So sounds when you add it all up we may just have to wait a little longer but who knows until thet tell us!!! they are all teasers.
And did you hear about Ciaran, Ryan said that he said ‘interesting times ahead’ and as to if he was going to be involved he said ‘watch this space’ Major talks going on me thinks that the ball is in Ciarans court eh? Lets face it they need him for credibilty as he is a big wig in the field and very much respected.
Ryan says GH with TOWIE is on the 14 sept 10pm 1tv2. Your friend is right car crash tv gotta love it!
so when his most haunted coming back will it be this year i hope so dont want that crap pill back
@ Claire
And I also can’t wait until Ghosthunting With TOWIE, as my friend said “It’s going to be car-crash TV at its absolute worst. When is it on!?” 😀
@Claire
I know it’s wrong, but I still laugh out loud when he’s ‘possessed’. I know I shouldn’t, but I can’t help it! XD
I think it’s getting to the stage where no news is slightly worrying news with regards to a Hallowe’en Live this year.
I thought that was why Karl and Fred went on Haunted 911 on Wednesday night, to do a big reveal and announce ‘we’ve got a new channel [states name], we are sealing the deal with a Live at [insert name of venue here] this Hallowe’en and we’re confirming locations to start filming next year. You heard it here first!’ That was what I was expecting Karl to say, but from what I’ve read about it nothing was said in that vain at all. I didn’t listen to the show itself because I still haven’t forgiven them for their past behaviour, but I told others were to find it and hoped they’d give me the gist of what was said.
Not to worry, though, there’s still 59 days to Hallowe’en, so there’s still time for them to make an announcement. Although, that won’t leave much of a window for the fans to get tickets if they’re marketing it as a big Welcome Back Most Haunted! party complete with adoring fans; if indeed they want an audience there at all. They didn’t have one for the Live! at Prague, but that was different, they hadn’t been away for a year then. It also strikes me that they’d make a big noise about MHL coming back, so that was why I was surprised that they didn’t do it on Haunted 911’s Most Haunted Special, with fans hanging off their words for any news on a Live show, for maximum impact.
[Sighs] It’s all very confusing.
Sue i hear you ive got a soft spot for Dezza too but its never gonna happen lol Shame too cause like you say there was never a dull moment and he was lmao funny.
We need more info i mean its under 2 months to Halloween and still no new channel news yet? If it was still on Living we would be getting old lives for the run up to the live event to warm us up!
When do you guys think we will get news on a channel\location\medium??? When would be the cut off date be. I mean no news is good news right so it is possible that we will get a live i say trying to convince myself lol
Well at least we will have GHwith on 14th should be a laugh i hopex
I hope they are bringing back all the old crew like David, Cath, Stuart, I know they want a bigger and better Most Haunted but it wouldnt be the same with out them. We need Quality back on our screens. Hurry back soooo missed ya xxxx
Great can’t wait to see you back being an investigator myself it helps to see how other teams go on and the best is back (British at any rate) lol
bring back david wells ! in my opinion he was the best medium MH had… PLEASE not Brian shepherd though.. oh no.. the suspense would kill me LOL!! dull dull and dreary. at least good ol derek accorah gave good tv with him dramas!! oooh dont care what anyone says about dezza i miss him! lol
The only way is most haunted but that will have to do for now i guess :-S
Lets hope they get a bump or bang in the night 😀 hahahahahaha!!!!!!!
REALLY PLEASED TO READ THAT MH COMING BACK TO OUR LIVING ROOMS. LOVE THE SHOW AND THE HISTORY ETC.
can someone please tell me if there is eny news on what channel and when the next mhl will b on thanks ;]
looking forward to the return…. b good 2 see them go back 2 comfront the penddle witches again…
yea itv2
What channel Ryan ? Its usealy on Itv2, I love Ghost Hunting with… Look Forward to Watching it.
Ghosthunting with The Only Way Is Essex 10pm Wednesday 14 September
It would be thrilling to have a new Most Haunted Live for Halloween – I know of no other programme which encourages & enjoys the audience participation that this one does – it would be so nice to see Yvette & Karl be the focal point for familys & friends across the UK to celebrate Halliween –
i hope most haunted comes back on ours screens it was the reason i had sky went to work half asleep just so i could watch the live shows miss it so much
before i go iff any one wants to add me to msn its wolvesfan39@hotmail.com
sighs blushes lol @ claire lol i stay calm
Who knows maybe they still have there plans from MHL 2010, that they cancelled last minute and its just a matter of putting them into action now?
Well we can live in hope anyway it is getting a little quite though we could do with another update from Karl and co.
Sorry to go on about it but no sign of a new medium and if we get a live this year then surely that would mean Sheppy is stepping in. Because if they had a new one and we were getting a live then there would be some kind of advertising of the new medium no?
Wonder if Sky living has anything in store for us this year? do you think they will try PIL again.
Jay calm yourself you will hear Cath sceaming soon lol
OH HELLS BELLS PLEASE NO MORE AMATEUR GARBAGE ON OUR SCREENS ON HALLOWEEN I DONT THINK WE COULD TAKE ANYMORE VOICES SAYING”BAGPIPES “BAGPIPES” AAARGH
lol claire you can shuck me any time lol good job i put that h in shuck lol
Considering they haven’t even got a channel yet isn’t time running out for a Halloween live? I can imagine there’s a lot of planning involved in a multi-night live OB – finding & preparing locations, finding a venue to act as a studio and getting that set up, getting all the crew together etc. and Halloween’s only a few weeks away now. We might have to go another Halloween without MH.
Mmmmmm gotta love a loud girl 😉
Any way back to the hand in point lol
MOST HAUNTED!!!!!!!! :-S.
No disrespect to my wife, but I also find Cath Howe sexy!!! 🙂
with nights starting to draw in cant wait till most haunted his back on our tv watch it all on my own as usally awwwwww poor me lol