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   From: blueshirt@indigo.news   
      
   The Doctor wrote:   
      
   > In article ,   
   > Blueshirt  wrote:   
   > >   
   > > According to RTD (Doctor Who Executive Producer) in the   
   > > latest DWM [#613] the "first order from Disney was for 26   
   > > episodes", which will be completed once the spin-off "The   
   > > War Between the Land and the Sea" has aired. So if Disney   
   > > are not happy with what they have been getting from their   
   > > partnership with the BBC then there won't be a second   
   > > order... the deal will have been completed and both Disney   
   > > and the BBC can move on. I assume it will be the ratings for   
   > > S2/S15 this spring that will be decisive, but if the   
   > > ratings/viewing figures are in the same ball-park as they   
   > > were for S1/S14 then I would expect Disney to move on...   
   >   
   > a new partner needed?   
      
   Possibly.   
      
   But, maybe the BBC will go it alone with a reduced budget for   
   "Doctor Who" if Disney do not order any more episodes. There's   
   no guarantee that another streaming service would be be   
   interested in the show.   
      
   Or maybe the BBC will put "Doctor Who" on hold and give it a   
   break? It wouldn't be the first time...   
      
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