17/03/2008
CHANNEL 4 - BRITISH NETWORK TO CUT U.S. TV SHOWS
Caption: Filming in Leeds for the trioligy Nineteen Seventy Four, Nineteen Eighty and Nineteen Eighty Three to be shown in the UK on Channel 4 this autumn. Leeds, UK
With U.S. television shows failing to attract the huge audiences they once did, British network Channel 4 plans to cut its spending for U.S. TV productions by 20 percent over the next two years and use the savings -- about $70 million -- for home-grown product, the BBC reported over the weekend. Kevin Lygo, the network's director of content, said that it intends to be more discerning in selecting U.S. television productions in the future. "We will reduce both the volume we acquire and the amount we will spend," he said.
17/03/2008
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