How Clarkson’s £50M Top Gear Empire Outsmarted the Entire TV Industry

March 2015. The BBC fires Jeremy Clarkson over a cold steak. He punched a producer because the kitchen was shut. That's the whole scandal. The BBC thought they were cutting loose a liability. But eighteen months later, that same liability was sitting on an empire worth fifty million pounds — streaming, farming, brewing, a pub — all of it running on the very format the BBC just threw away. They didn't just lose him. They handed a rival the blueprint. And nobody in television has caught up since. ----------------- Copyright Disclaimer We do not fully own the material compiled in this video. It belongs to individuals or organizations that deserve respect. We use under: Copyright disclaimer section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976. "fair use" is allowed for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching. scholarships and research.