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"Channel 5 has axed the live feed from this year&amp;#039;s Big Brother house. The two hours aired every evening from 7pm to 9pm on 5* will cease from July 6.  &amp;quot;Big Brother&amp;#039;s live streaming has been removed from the 5* schedule from next week,&amp;quot; a spokesperson confirmed to Digital Spy. No reason has been given for the decision, but a fuller statement will follow from producers. On its launch in the UK in 2000, Big Brother had a round-the-clock live feed, broadcast with a 10-minute delay. Channel 4 reduced its red button live feed output in 2008 due to falling viewer figures. It reinstated a round-the-clock live feed for Big Brother 11, the final series on the station, exclusively online - priced at 49p for a day pass, \u00A31.99 for a week pass and \u00A314.99 for a season pass.  When Channel 5 bought the rights to the show in 2011, it announced that it would not be featuring a 24-hour live feed and would instead focus on social media to engage with viewers. &amp;quot;We can confirm there will not be a 24-hour live feed from the house available online or on-air,&amp;quot; it said at the time. &amp;quot;This year, we have decided to focus on the nightly highlights show and on directly engaging with the show&amp;#039;s viewers through social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and specially created iPhone, iPad and Android apps.&amp;quot; Short bursts of live footage from the house were reintroduced on sister channel 5* for 2012&amp;#039;s Celebrity Big Brother after major events such as evictions or new housemates arriving on the show. Channel 5 announced the return of a regular two-hour live feed for Big Brother 14 after the success of these trial runs. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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