I am confused (no surprise there!) and breaking my resolve to post because my head hurts.
1."He is still with the channel" - does that mean negotiations went fine? If they did, then he belongs to the channel and not the PH.
2. PH is running the show but doesn't the channel have a say? Channel employs the show and the PH. So if the PH is hell bent on killing it, can't channel intervene?
3. Doesn't the channel know that the show is because of the leads so if one of them leaves so do the viewers, how can they possibly run it and expect to make money?
4. If he belongs to the channel and he is out of the show, what does the channel gain from retaining him? there is not a UK trip or diwali event everyday.
5. How can the channel not say anything when such news come out just weeks before such a big event?
6. How come the channel is allowing the PH to take them for a ride?
the other side of the coin:
If the negotiations did fall through and if he is indeed leaving, why not someone (Channel, PH, Actor) make a statement? No one will watch the show if and when he leaves, so what difference does it make if it is today, tomorrow or in 15 days?
Mind f**kery at best.