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== Administration and closing == | == Administration and closing == | ||
AudioGO entered administration after significant cashflow issues were discovered in October 2013. The company has suspended operations and has effectively ceased trading, affecting many of the expected 50th anniversary releases.<ref>http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/11/audiogo-in-administration.html</ref> | AudioGO entered administration after significant cashflow issues were discovered in [[October (production)|October]] [[2013 (production)|2013]]. The company has suspended operations and has effectively ceased trading, affecting many of the expected 50th anniversary releases.<ref>http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/11/audiogo-in-administration.html</ref> | ||
In January 2014, the front page of AudioGO's website was replaced by a notice that trading from the website had ceased. Customers were advised to download their purchased libraries from the site before it became entirely unavailable on 1 February 2014. | In [[January (production)|January]] [[2014 (production)|2014]], the front page of AudioGO's website was replaced by a notice that trading from the website had ceased. Customers were advised to download their purchased libraries from the site before it became entirely unavailable on [[1 February (production)|1 February]] [[2014 (production)|2014]]. | ||
Since November 2014, BBC Physical Audio have released ''Doctor Who'' audiobooks. | Since [[November (releases)|November]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]], [[BBC Physical Audio]] have released ''Doctor Who'' audiobooks. | ||
=== Future availability of AudioGO material === | === Future availability of AudioGO material === | ||
Rights to | Rights to AudioGO's BBC-licenced content (including ''Doctor Who'') for the UK and the rest of the world excluding North America, Australia and New Zealand, were transferred to [[Random House]] in December 2013. <ref>http://www.thebookseller.com/news/audiogos-bbc-titles-signed-random-house.html</ref> | ||
AudioGO's US titles were acquired by independent audiobook publisher Blackstone Audio, a company which had previously been acquired by AudioGO in January 2013 but sold back to its former owners in October of that year when AudioGo entered administration. | AudioGO's US titles were acquired by independent audiobook publisher [[Blackstone Audio]], a company which had previously been acquired by AudioGO in January 2013 but sold back to its former owners in October of that year when AudioGo entered administration. Blackstone will distribute the titles through its arms BlackstoneLibrary.com (for libraries) and Downpour.com (for consumers.) <ref>http://www.audiogo-library.com/</ref> | ||
Rights to 5000 of AudioGO's non-BBC titles were sold to Amazon-owned audiobook vendor Audible.<ref>http://www.thebookseller.com/news/audible-buys-rights-5000-audiogo-titles.html</ref> | Rights to 5000 of AudioGO's non-BBC titles were sold to Amazon-owned audiobook vendor [[Audible]].<ref>http://www.thebookseller.com/news/audible-buys-rights-5000-audiogo-titles.html</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
