THE Ten network will axe The Simpsons and replace it with more news, extending the one-hour 5pm bulletin to 90 minutes.
Insiders confirmed the financially troubled network says it can no longer pay the fee of $25,000 for each episode of the top-rating social satire.
Ten says dropping The Simpsons would save it $6 million a year.
By extending the news, Ten hopes to steal audience from the Seven and Nine networks in the crucial 6pm timeslot.
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The high-risk strategy is being plotted in Sydney by Ten's national news supremo Cathy Schnitzerling.
Secret pilot shows have been filmed in most state capitals.
It is understood the new show will borrow from the Sky News format with a chatty presentation heavy on sport and with regular headline updates.
Key reporters will offer provocative commentaries on news and current affairs.
DAMN Ten!!!! Ten are idiots!! Why the hell would you expect someone to watch 90 mins of news??? I sure won't! It'll be sad to see them go. Loved waiting for the new one every week, now I can'tDumb move Ten :fist:
Dumb Move, surprised at the cost per episode though.
Glad ive got em on dvd
Folks are going to Bali soon so ive asked them to pick up one of those mega box sets with 15-20 seasons in it since ive only got up to season 10 atm
Well it depends when they stop showing it, i hope they get through the new season first!
I don't get what everyone is sooking about. There's no indication from that article that they're not going to continue showing the new episodes. Since when have the new episodes ever aired at 6pm? They're simply dropping the repeats which have aired about 100 times each and everyone knows them inside out.
Excatly what I was thinking, they havent said anything about the new ones being stopped just the 6pm time slot!!
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