Channel Four wins Simpsons bidding war

Channel Four has won the rights to broadcast cartoon show The Simpsons after a multi-million pound bidding war.

Wed, 20 Feb, 2002 - 20:02

Channel Four has won the rights to broadcast cartoon show The Simpsons after a multi-million pound bidding war.

The BBC earlier pulled out of negotiations to broadcast the show after being asked to pay a reported £700,000 (€1.14m) per episode - a seven fold increase on the previous deal.

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