IT seems I'm not the only one unhappy about STV's decision to opt out of The Bill.
This is from The Guardian, Wednesday, July 8, 2009:
The Bill fans furious as show is axed in Scotland
A decision by Scottish independent ITV franchise holder STV to axe police drama The Bill from its schedule after 25 years has angered fans of the show as well ITV plc executives.
STV will not air the revamped drama when it hits screens in the rest of the country on 23 July and will instead use the weekly 9pm slot to broadcast more locally produced programming, such as documentary series Made in Scotland.
The move comes after a long-running dispute about how much ITV plc charges STV and the other independent ITV companies, UTV and Channel TV, for programming. STV reportedly deemed The Bill too expensive at £30,000 an episode.
Fans of The Bill have condemned the move to axe the show in Scotland on Internet web forums, while ITV plc executives in London have questioned the move, saying STV traditionally pulled in one of the highest audience shares of any region for the show.
For full story visit: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/08/the-bill-axed-in-scotland
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