Thursday, February 17, 2005
Everybody Needs Good Neighbours...
I've given up on catching Neighbours of a morning (Always in bed) or of ever getting any news of the official site.
Browing the Internet at near random last nihgt I did find another Neighbours Site but my jubilation was short lived on disocvering that Neighbours may be up for the axe in the UK!
"A strange comment in an article over at MediaGuardian has left UK Neighbours fans worried at the future of the show. The article, which was about the move of BBC1 controller, Lorraine Heggessy, to Talkback Thames, states:
"The choice of Talkback Thames is interesting, and leads straight to her patron, Dyke. It is part of Fremantle, the former Pearson Television division formed from a clutch of big spending mergers orchestrated by Dyke in the mid 1990s. Though now owned by broadcaster RTL, and so not strictly an independent, it is run by Tony Cohen, Dyke's former close executive colleague. One of the production companies, Grundy, makes Neighbours, which at some point will be replaced with a British-made series."
At the moment speculation is rife, but until we have a response from the BBC, I wouldn't panic. However, check out our forum if you want to air your opinion!"
We can only hope this is not true...
Browing the Internet at near random last nihgt I did find another Neighbours Site but my jubilation was short lived on disocvering that Neighbours may be up for the axe in the UK!
"A strange comment in an article over at MediaGuardian has left UK Neighbours fans worried at the future of the show. The article, which was about the move of BBC1 controller, Lorraine Heggessy, to Talkback Thames, states:
"The choice of Talkback Thames is interesting, and leads straight to her patron, Dyke. It is part of Fremantle, the former Pearson Television division formed from a clutch of big spending mergers orchestrated by Dyke in the mid 1990s. Though now owned by broadcaster RTL, and so not strictly an independent, it is run by Tony Cohen, Dyke's former close executive colleague. One of the production companies, Grundy, makes Neighbours, which at some point will be replaced with a British-made series."
At the moment speculation is rife, but until we have a response from the BBC, I wouldn't panic. However, check out our forum if you want to air your opinion!"
We can only hope this is not true...
