BIG Game TV!
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Big Game TV was a live phone-in quiz channel
Quiz channel
A quiz channel is a television channel that focuses on phone-in quizzes. The quizzes usually focus on puzzles, such as filling in blanks, identifying subjects, or other forms of word puzzles....

 which came under fire because of allegedly tricking callers out of money. The channel was called before a parliamentary committee

Big Game TV was broadcast via Sky in 2005. It released their first spin-off show, The Hallmark Channel Quiz on 6 March 2006, shown on The Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Channel
The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family...

 between 1-3pm. The show used only three of the presenters.

Big Game TV Productions branched out further when The Daily Quiz!
The Daily Quiz!
The Daily Quiz! was a live, phone-in quiz channel, previously a TV programme, which was showing on ITV Play and also on Men & Motors from 3pm-6pm seven days a week...

 went on air on 13 March 2006. This show aired on ITV Play
ITV Play (channel)
ITV Play was a 24/7 participation television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. The ITV Play name continued on the ITV Network until December 2007....

 and on Men & Motors
Men & Motors
Men & Motors was a men's lifestyle television channel in the UK. It was the last remaining station operated by the former Granada Sky Broadcasting joint venture, set up by Granada Television and satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting in 1996...

 seven days a week from 3.00pm-6.00pm and featured a selection of Big Game TV's presenters. ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

 ended their involvement with Big Game TV due to the fraud allegations in May 2006.

The channel closed down in early 2007 after a spate of bad press for the call-tv industry.

Presenters

  • Natasha Powell
  • Jemish Patel
    Jemish Patel
    Jemish "Jem" Patel is a former host of live quiz show BIG Game TV!.-Early career:He approached the BBC in 1993, while still at school, and had a role in filming a documentary on young homelessness in London...

  • Tommy Sandhu
    Tommy Sandhu
    Tommy Sandhu is a British DJ, Remixer, producer and television presenter who shot to fame after he appeared on the dating game show Blind Date with Cilla Black. Tommy is best known for his trademark shaved head and cheeky nature....

  • Kat Shoob
    Kat Shoob
    Katherine 'Kat' Shoob is a British radio presenter on The Vodafone Big Top 40.Shoob modelled for Maxim in September 2006.Shoob presented The Mint, a phone-in quiz that was shown on ITV1 and ITV2...

  • Georgina Burnett
    Georgina Burnett
    Georgina Burnett is a London based television presenter, producer and life coach. Currently Georgina anchors the golf show The Back 9 on Eurosport online and Golfbug TV. She also presents and life coaches on Healthzone TV, NHS 24/7 TV and ITN On. Georgina's business profiles can be seen on CNBC...

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