[Loukas]

EastEnders will stop airing a weekly omnibus from April 2015.

Executive producer, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, explained that viewing figures for the omnibus edition of the BBC One soap have "steadily decreased" in recent years.

In a letter published by The Writer's Guild, he wrote: "The BBC is today announcing that the EastEnders omnibus will cease from April 2015. This decision has been taken after much consideration and detailed analysis of the audience research."

He said that the "advent of PVRs and the wide availability of BBC iPlayer" has contributed to a decease in demand for the weekly catch-up broadcast.

"With the anticipated introduction of 30 day catch-up on BBC iPlayer in the near future, as well as BBC One +1, there will be even more opportunities for viewers to watch episodes they've missed," he continued.

Treadwell-Collins assured writers in his letter that the BBC is "absolutely committed to the future of EastEnders", and that it "remains at the heart of the BBC One schedule".

A BBC spokesperson confirmed to Digital Spy: "EastEnders is a key part of the BBC One schedule but viewers are increasingly using their recording devices or iPlayer to catch-up on episodes they've missed rather than rely on the weekly TV repeat.

"As a result, from April 2015, BBC One will no longer show the EastEnders omnibus."

Digital Spy

[LukeB]

Silly idea.

[Jordan.]

I used to like it on a sunday when they showed the whole week but didn't they move it to some stupid time on the night anyway

[LukeB]

I like Omnibus because i don't have to move to change the next episode

[Kazanne]

Spoilt Sundays moving it from there :-(

[reece(:]

The omnibus was good to watch when eating your sundays dinner

[LukeB]

least they don't do a emmerdale and put then Omnibus at 6am

[Crimson Dynamo]

burn the vile thing with fire

[Shaun]

i can't imagine anything worse than watching a 2 hour block of that

[Tom4784]

I suppose it's kind of pointless with iPlayer so readily available.

[cheeky_monkey]

Originally Posted by reece(:

The omnibus was good to watch when eating your sundays dinner

I agree

[Black Dagger]

Aww I enjoyed watching into at a midnight on Friday.

[waterhog]

i don't enjoy it on sundays - then again nore mondays or tuesdays or thursdays or fridays - it goes from bad to worse.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by waterhog

i don't enjoy it on sundays - then again nore mondays or tuesdays or thursdays or fridays - it goes from bad to worse.

And yet you continue to watch and post about how you hate it. Yawn.

[Gstar]

How about the people who don't have access to BBC Iplayer? The reason why the viewers have decreased is because the omnibus changed to midnight on a friday, stupid idiots

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Germyle

How about the people who don't have access to BBC Iplayer? The reason why the viewers have decreased is because the omnibus changed to midnight on a friday, stupid idiots

This.

[Marsh.]

The viewing figures dropped which was why they moved it?

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

The viewing figures dropped which was why they moved it?

True, but I'm sure moving it to a Friday night when most people are out didn't exactly work wonders on that front either. If that was the most convenient schedule they should've either left it on a Sunday or seized the opportunity and canned it altogether at that point.

[Marsh.]

I think it was axed last year and then there was a backlash to bring it back so they put it on a Friday night.

[Redway]

Genius move.

[waterhog]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

And yet you continue to watch and post about how you hate it. Yawn.

do you not think i have a right to complain or say how i feel about a topic we are all discussing ?

do you not think there might be some truth in what i am saying seen as we are talking about EE axing the repeat ?

do you not think EE can see this and maybe get some ideas where they are going wrong and with a bit of luck change things ? cancel my last point as i have been complaining about EE for at least 3 years now but that is because it is so dyer.

i sware to god if Emmerdale ever got to this point where i was compaining about the best soap ever - well i would be distraught.

marsh - see as you picked up my complaint on EE i don't suppose you have anything nice to say about all my nice comments on emmerdale ? then again if you like EE as it is - well that speaks a million words.

: wavey:

[LukeB]

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by waterhog

do you not think i have a right to complain or say how i feel about a topic we are all discussing ?

do you not think there might be some truth in what i am saying seen as we are talking about EE axing the repeat ?

do you not think EE can see this and maybe get some ideas where they are going wrong and with a bit of luck change things ? cancel my last point as i have been complaining about EE for at least 3 years now but that is because it is so dyer.

i sware to god if Emmerdale ever got to this point where i was compaining about the best soap ever - well i would be distraught.

marsh - see as you picked up my complaint on EE i don't suppose you have anything nice to say about all my nice comments on emmerdale ? then again if you like EE as it is - well that speaks a million words.

: wavey:

I couldn't give a flying fig about your opinions on Emmerdale.

I'm simply pointing out that you've whinged about Eastenders being crap for at least a couple of years and yet you continue to watch.

Originally Posted by waterhog

then again if you like EE as it is - well that speaks a million words.

Get on your high horse over the quality of a daft soap opera, that's your prerogative. A million words? I think you're overestimating its importance.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by waterhog

do you not think i have a right to complain or say how i feel about a topic we are all discussing ?

do you not think there might be some truth in what i am saying seen as we are talking about EE axing the repeat ?

do you not think EE can see this and maybe get some ideas where they are going wrong and with a bit of luck change things ? cancel my last point as i have been complaining about EE for at least 3 years now but that is because it is so dyer.

i sware to god if Emmerdale ever got to this point where i was compaining about the best soap ever - well i would be distraught.

marsh - see as you picked up my complaint on EE i don't suppose you have anything nice to say about all my nice comments on emmerdale ? then again if you like EE as it is - well that speaks a million words.

: wavey:

He has a right to complain about you complaining.

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

It was bound to happen since they moved it to stupid oclock.