Channel 4 slash Big Brother phone-in fees

Channel 4 has said it has halved the cost of phoning in to vote on Big Brother, and that it will not make any profits out of the phone voting, a move designed to combat all the recent and much previously reported criticism regarding rip off phone in features on TV shows. Calls will now cost 25 pence. 15p will go on admin fees, the rest to charity. A spokesman for the TV network said: "Given the recent focus on the use of premium-rate phone lines on TV, we want to ensure the audience has absolute confidence in the evictions, which are absolutely integral to the show's success".