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Tuesday, 11 July 2006 |
 The UK Record Industry has asked the BBC to reverse its decision to axe iconic chart show Top of The Pops.
The BPI (British Phonographic Industry) chairman, Peter Jamieson has written personally to BBC director-general Mark Thompson to express his views on the BBC’s decision to cancel Top of the Pops.
The BBC took the decision to axe Top of the Pops after a 42-year reign, following falling audience figures. When the programme switched from BBC1 to a Sunday night slot on BBC2 it lost almost half of its viewers. Jamieson believes that despite falling audience figures, the long-standing chart show still has a future.
Reportedly the BPI has offered to take the Top of the Pops show off the BBC’s hands, buying the rights to the show and commissioning an independent production company to produce a revamped version.
The BBC has yet to publicly respond to the BPI proposal.
The last scheduled 'Top of the Pops' is set to air on 30th July 2006.
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