UK: BBC2 has been forced to extend the deadline to find a replacement for flagship series The Simpsons after producers failed to come up with the goods. Jane Root, the channel’s controller, admitted she was “frustrated” by the quality of ideas subbmitted to replace the animated comedy. The channel regularly attracts ratings of up to 3m for The Simpsons and needs to find a show with popular appeal. BBC lost The Simpsons to Channel 4 earlier this year following a fierce bidding war. The Simpsons will not move to Channel 4 until early 2004, but the search has already begun for a replacement so that different ideas can be piloted over the course of the next year. Read More >>>
