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.”
i bet that stunk lol x.x.x
Well i’ll tell you who is GHunters is doing another live this year! But as with all there other lives it only aires on SYFY in USA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wyc–M7XTSU
Thats a highlight from there 2009 live lol
they can lol x.x.x
Oh no Jason sky couldn’t do that to us again surely!!!!!! lolx
claire looks like its back to pil again lol x.x.x
Oh Vicki Dr David Bull loved him why did he leave? do you know? he just seemed to vanish.
Vicki LMAO what little gems so many to pick from too. What about the ”WHO ARE YOU!!! LEPER”
I can’t help myself he was soooo funny Karl calls him comedium and i understand there feelings but i have a real soft spot for Derek. They would not be where they are without him. He went from hero to zero and i felt sorry for the guy.
Well it does not look like we are getting a live as there is not any news of a channel yet so thats a pain.
I have not watched GH TOWIE but have high hopes lol. Looking forward to seeing Yvette and the gang too.
Derek can’t wait boil the kettle first for your tea and tell us!!!!
just seen ghosthunting nice to see yvette on tv again forgot how hot she is lol never seen only way is essex they all seem weired to me lol no news on most haunted though(sighs)
@ Claire: Donni=Jon Donnis of BadPsychics. He may be known under many names, be they Donni, Donnileaks, or The Donninator (Admittedly the last was a joke, but I honestly wouldn’t put it past him)
They do sound like the dream team, don’t they? 😀 They could even bring along Dr. Matthew Smith and Dr. David Bull! 😀
I have no doubt I will. 😉
XD In a twisted kind of way, he’s a natural mood-booster; he always makes me laugh, anyway. XD
Me and Thebogeyman took the liberty of collecting a few clips of Possessed!Derek on the most haunted forum: http://www.mosthauntedforum.com/thread-favourite-derek-possessions
XD XD XD XD
Close, it’s the 18th of October, but yes, I’m a Libra. (^_^)
@ Claire and Jason: Agreed, home comforts are best. I wouldn’t have been able to behave myself at a live anyway, in the early days, I’d have been laughing at Derek, later I’d be trying to hug David Wells+Ciaran O’Keeffe+Richard Felix+Gordon Smith and I’d be furious in the last days over the way Chris Conway was treated.
@Caroline: That sounds like a good plan. We shall have to wait and see.
this is to clair who is interested and others
i will tell you all about my experiences tommorow late morning? about what happend in the swinging 60s i was 3 in 1966 stay tuned
for this 15th sep till then xxx
You never know ITV2 might be waiting to see how the ratings go for tonights GH, If its megga they might take Most Haunted on. some body has to snap it up, I wish some channel would.
well said nikki u r right we must b put straight now even if it aint gooing to b halloween.we will b disappointed but we will all be tuned in to when ever it will b.at least give us a update.
nikki u r right if thay had eny loyalty thay should just tell us.we all no that it would of been very hard to get a most haunted live at halloween.thay should just tell us when it will b we will all b tuned in whenever it may b.. so please karl or yvette just put us straight
we want news im pulling my hair out well what hair i have lol
That was smooth Nikki you are so right we need news.
That’s good of you Derek to show your support they rely on the strength of support from thier fans so isn’t it about time they showed us some loyalty and tell us what’s going on instead of keeping us in suspenders i think so.
i agree claire nothing like home comforts x
Hi Derek wow that is loyalty talk about being in a cold spot lol. Reminds me of one of there last when the audience were in a metal RAF hanger and snow all around brrrrr.
So if i’m ever in Mancherster i’ gonna look out for your silver escort with your MH gear on good on you mate.
I agree it should be classed as a reality show perhaps they could state in the end credits that the mediums views are his/her own. But it is a reality show for sure.
I have never been to a live (like my home comforts) but i am curious about what it is like being in the thick of it.
Hope you enjoyed your cuppa tea.
What happened in the swingin 60’s that got you so convinced?
We have been sharing our paranormal experiences here…….
hello the thing to do is if you have a car put a most haunted sticker in your window and spread the word bring back most haunted beep if you agree.
i have had most haunted stickers in my car for years advertising most haunted .
when i went to most haunted live in denbigh i had them back and sides of car and liverpool live .
lets just hope that they do bring it back this halloween live i lived for most haunted went to 3 lives. denbigh if you remember was bloody freezing me and my wife were there allday in minus 8 weather in silver escort near front just so we got good seats and talk about inside it was even colder so by time show fineshed we had been in freezing weather for close to 12 hours now thats commitment liverpool there allday just stood there having a laugh with others once again freezing not has cold but cold enough what i am trying to say is i hope yvette and karl do bring back most haunted live has we are some very loyal and honnest fans yes do we agree we all live in hope and that they do check these messages out as this is the gateway to getting most haunted back were it belongs we need to push and keep this site alive like i said early on put stickers in your car we want most haunted back beep if you agree its cool when it happens we go to manchester a lot silver escort most haunted stickers in window i wear most haunted jacket with logo on back and t shirt to show suport
and people do take notice and ask questions total stragers we thought it had finished they say. not 100pc i say it will be back so come
on lets really get behind this advertise were ever bring back most haunted the show is not fake things happend to me in the 60s when i was 3 years of age with ghost so i do believe no choice really with what happend the press and other media are poisen
they will allways try to discredit this its not entertainment it is fact and real i say yip hip hurry to yvette and karl for having the balls to do this so the least we can do is to be there to support them all the way ????going to have cup of tea now any one want to chat
feel free best wishes derek
so iff theres no most haunted again what crap will sky living give us this time ffs lol
16 th Oct Vicki so your a Libra. All about the balance eh!
Vicki sorry i’m in a brain fog who’s Donni.
You know your line up could have made PIL a success for Sky last Halloween genius.
I know Jason it does not look good.
Hope you all enjoy GH with TOWIE tonight or whenever you watchx
As i write this i can hear D Acorah is doing one right now on SLiving. He is saying ”I’M NOT MAD, i’m not mad, WHY AM I TRAPPED HERE” You have got to love that guy lol
this is the best news ever,this has made my year, hope all the team are re-united again for what promises to be an even better Most Haunted investigation,look forward to more Most Haunted Live specials,and cant wait to see you all back on our screens soon. Love to you all and thank you.x x
Hi guys so pleased to hear your coming back. Not been the same without you. Missed the show so much. Cant wait to see you all soon. This was my favourite show of all time.
hi guys so pleased to hear your coming back. not been the same without you. missed the show so much. cant wait to see you all. this is my favourite show ever. x
now im getting fed up now waiting to here some news about most haunted
@ Claire:
^_^
They might already have one, I don’t know, maybe Paul Ross/Cath/Lesley/Richard are one.
Oh, one more for the list: Ciaran is referred to by Yvette as her ‘adopted bro’ or something like that.
The downside is that if it all went to pot there would be a very awkward Christmas dinner that year.
MH do that with Degsie. Sad really, when you consider the warmth of the time before their feelings of betrayal.
I don’t know, he seems like a nice man; but he might just be making people think that… Mind control! 😉 I tell you who I do think has a complex, Donni. I think he has a persecution complex, coupled with other issues like poor social skills and possible narcissism. Trust me, I’ve been in contact with psychiatrists from the age of 13-18, so I know enough about mental health to know when there’s a problem. I’m 19 now but I’ll be 20 in 1 month and 5 days, should be a good one, it’s on on my day off too! ^_^
That would be interesting, David Wells, Dr. Ciaran O’Keeffe and Derren Brown. There might be too much scepticism in the mix there, though, so we could always put in Gordon Smith and/or Chris Conway and we could put Richard Felix in the mix, too, maybe even Phil and Sara Whyman! (Does that sound like an unmissable show to anyone else!? 😀 )
lol nikki jason his a good name though aries are good people well im not married no girlfriend goes back in to the lonley corner lol gawd wish most haunted would let us know
Looks like they could do with an earth sign lol
Anyway you got me thinking (again) Vicki there is positive and negative to the closely related team of MH.
I mean it is important to have people you know have your back and that you trust completely when GHunting. So while you are probably right about giving people a leg up it is quite nice too.
Look at taps they call themselfs a family but MH actually are!!
But then i would not like to cross them and they do pick a bit gang like at times which is not so nice. Like GH who relentlessly picked on Brian! and still refer to him (although not by name) even now!
As for DBrown i just dont like the stunts find some in bad taste. Even in his more inspirational works where his aim is to prove that we can do whatever we like if we put our minds to it programmes. I just can’t shake the feeling that he is really saying aren’t i clever you know like the guy has a bit of a God complex.
But he has proved that he is a nice guy i just wish he would do something with more substance to it. To use your idea he could pair up with Ciaran and DWells ??
Anyway rambled on again xx
guess what i am too an aries and my hubbie is called jason who is a leo lol lol lolxxxxx
iam new on here i loved most haunted i heard it was going to another broadcaster anyone knw anything
im aries lol
I agree, there are other ways he could go about doing what he does. That experiment with the video game was an example. I wasn’t sure about it, because he had no way of knowing if the man had any history of mental ill-health, but he carried on. I can see what he’s trying to do, but that example was slightly uncomfortable.
It does seem a bit off. Chris Conway spoke about joining the team and that they were an established group ( in that they work and socialise together ) when he joined. He said it wasn’t an issue for long though. ( Probably became an issue later with Conwaygate as they’d all stand together against him )
There’s also an issue with who in the psychic community would want to do it after watching what happened with the others.
I thought about it from David Wells’ point of view:
Yvette is a Libra ( air element )
Karl is an Aries ( fire element )
Ciaran is an Aries ( fire element )
David Wells is a Gemini ( air element )
Gordon Smith is a Cancer ( water element )
Stuart is an Aries ( fire element )
Fred is a Leo ( I think ) ( fire element )
Those are just the ones I am /quite/ sure of, so I don’t know what star sign Cath, Lesley, Richard, Paul, etc… are; but my point is, that’s a LOT of fire. (o_o)
I think the team needed time away from each other, hopefully this break will do them good, And Karl and every body else will be kind to each other especialy the mediums. Me pesonally dont think they are going to be ready for Halloween but then again i could be wrong I hope so…
Nikki lol yeh
But look at the good mediums they have gone through the mind boggles as to who we will get.
The Aussie psychics are amazing!!!
Chip Coffey from PS could be able for them and stand up for himself.
But the way Vicky spelt it out there unless they open up to mediumms again i couldn’t or wouldn’t want to put anyone in a hostile atmosphere like that.
TBH Vicki the man (D Brown) makes my skin crawl. I can see him coming a mile off i feel he is good but could use his talents in a better way and still be entertaining!
When you put it like that it is a bit keep it in the family. Must be very hard if you upset one of them. I mean what an atmosphere to be in especially if your a sensitive wow.
Really makes you feel for them.
@Nikki: What a beautiful story. Cats are a mysterious, graceful and very beautiful creature.
Re: the mirror: I would have been very nervous to say the least. Very eerie.
@ Claire: I find Derren Brown and what he does to be fascinating, but sometimes I think he does hammer the point home a bit hard.
You’re right, the show needs balance, and you’re not going to get it if you let someone hand pick the contributors to the show.
Seriously, if you count it up:
Yvette and Karl are married.
Rick is Yvette’s brother.
Stuart is her cousin.
Cath knows her mother.
Paul Ross is the brother-in-law of Jane Goldman ( a personal friend of Ciaran O’Keeffe )
Lesley Smith and Fred Batt are close personal friends of Yvette and Karl.
To be honest, most of the team are, or were, their friends for a length of time.
I’m not saying it’s wrong that they’ve done that, I would’ve given my friends a leg up if it’d been me, but sometimes it can look like ‘jobs for the boys’, so to speak.
I was going to say. He needs good mediums? He’s offended them all. 😉
lock both of em up in a haunted room with good old sally morgan! She’ll sort em out lol
Aww Nikki warmed the old cockles thank you what a sweet story.
I’m with you 2 something special about Cats.
As for Karl you know i found when watching him that you knew when his and Stuarts fright were genuine because they were absolutely in the lets run camp. I would like them to meet a medium that would knock there socks off or in the next live get a real fright. God that sounds bad but you know what i mean. Sadly though he has kinda bad mouthed so many mediums who will we end up with?
Hi Vicki I don’t know why but Derren Brown just popped into my head (yikes!) I really got him at the start but then …..
Anyway he made a series last year investigating the paranormal and i thought ok give him a chance he SEEMS genuine. It just turned into one of his jedi mind game tricks and i thought well theres a waste of ch4’s money.
Was angry because had he chosen good subjects instead of lemons he knew how to look bad. We might have had some interesting results. Instead of the usual i’m brilliant i know everything D Brown sanctimonious manipulation tactics bla.
Karl and co regardless of there opinions need to show some respect. The medium is a unique aspect to their show and without respecting all areas of the format there is no balance.
Lets face it thats why we are where we are right now with MH! Spot on with hand picked panel just a soap box and a little uncomfortable to watch at times.
You are so right Vicki we must keep asking questions trouble is every time we think we get it it just leads to more questions???
@ claire thanks for the website i have read vicky’s story
@vicky great story and i feel for you as i am such a cat person myself i have lost a few cats to the road and its devastating im a big believer that they come and visit you so in that way it was a nice experience for you allbeit a little eerie
@claire i think its a crying shame that Karl has let his bad feelings take over with mediums that has just confirmed all authenticity with me about Sally Morgan that she actually was tested! brill! yes one Halloween when my daughter was about 16 mnths she was in her baby walker and smiling and waving at a high mirror on the wall which belonged to my dear lovely nan who passed away before she was born. I’m convinced my daughter saw her great nan. When we saw her waving we just had the biggest goosebumps!
@ Claire: He was taking a swing at mediums in general on his opinions ( you know what they say about them 😉 ) show with his hand-picked panel. Some of the things he was saying that I knew to be relevant to certain mediums shocked me. I knew they’d been made to look mugs by DA and I know this might leave issues with trust, but HOW he felt he was then justified in taking it out on DW is beyond me. HOW was DA’s behaviour in any way connected to DW? It wasn’t. They didn’t have any right to treat DW like they did and they should not have insulted his belief system like they did. It was not right.
Sorry, rant over now.
@ Claire: I apologise if I caused any offence at all, it was not my intention.
I agree with where you are coming from. Some of the minds in scepticism can come across as a bit cynical at times. I always think that Chris French comes across as a bit more aggressive than the situation warrants.
With Derren Brown, I can see that his intentions behind things like his support of BadPsychics were born from a desire to expose the fakers, and the skills he has would be useful in achieving this; but BadPsychics, although the site started out with the honourable intention to expose frauds, it descended into taking swipes at anyone in the public eye who called themselves psychic and became something quite nasty in the end. Quite sad really. 🙁
I agree, Ciaran is an asset to the team. He does give the evidence time, considers all the possible options and if none of them fit he takes it on further. It’s like a puzzle box that he’s trying to solve, in stead of throwing it over his shoulder, dismissing it with an “it’s probably nothing” he keeps working at it because he’s genuinely interested in it and how it works. It’s that child like enthusiasm and natural curiosity that I find endearing in Richard Felix also. (^_^)
Sorry Nikki Sally Morgan just blows my mind. I mean the way she can name 5 or 6 family members.
Read a book that stated Gary Schwartz tested her (triple blind) in lab comditions and found Sally to be one of the top 5 mediums in the world.
Might even go to one of her shows because she is on the road all the time and getting better by the day.
Karl does not rate her but i really think he was so disillusioned over Derek A that he is really closed to mediums now and its a shame.
Do you have any eerie stories with your kids sadly i dont have any but i think i would freak if i did and they had an imaginary friend lol.
Nikki phew! thought i had over done it there, glad you get where i’m coming from.
Some people imo are just so arrogant and patronizing about this subject.
I get the fact that in some cases there are down right conmen out there but as far as personal experiences are concerned.
I just find it so conceited that people think they have all the answers …and they don’t.
TONY lol stop it i like everyone here and really don’t want to offend anyone.
Its just some of the brains involved in paranormal research are tooo closed off.
Back to MH you see with Ciaran he is an asset and the team need him. I have to admit though i love it when something happens and everyone looks at him like ok explain this and this little smile creeps on his face and he says i can’t explain that right now. Or when he really gets excited and says he has to meet with fellow experts to get to the bottom of it fascinating stuff!
http://www.mosthauntedforum.com/thread-cleo
There you go Nikki hope i done that right lolx
Now, now, kids! Let’s all play nice and talk about MH. 🙂
i been called alot worst than that lol
ive been told on the MH forum that i am too a spammer well ive been called a spanner before but never a spammer! i wanted to read vickys para story but cant so i just left it.
@claire i am so with you on this one its up to us as individuals as to what we believe in wether paranormal or just the tooth fairy!(i have kids) whos to judge wether or not you have had a paranormal experience, thats yours alone ,my hubbie ribs me about MH i call him a cynic! but he has brought me DVDs in the past of MH because he knows thats what i love and believe in, theyll alwys be so called cynics but thats ok they, in my opinion r a little small minded but r entitled to that opinion, some people are just generally scared and close off from the idea of spirits but thats ok too, what do you think about Sally morgan? i feel that lady is just so bob on and tuned in .
Sorry bout the rant ahemmm you got me thinking about all those clever cloggs that say its all in the mindxx