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"Neighbours&amp;#039; producer has insisted that the soap will survive, despite falling ratings in Australia. Concerns have been raised over the future of Australia&amp;#039;s longest-running soap since its move from Channel Ten to digital station Channel Eleven led to a drop in ratings, with recent episodes pulling in around 250,000 viewers.   However, executive producer Richard Jasek stated that there is more to the soap&amp;#039;s success than ratings alone.  &amp;quot;Neighbours is more than a numbers game. The fact it has survived as long as it has with numbers that aren&amp;#039;t as big as they were once, shows its appeal in other ways,&amp;quot; he said.  &amp;quot;If Channel Seven had Neighbours and it was rating 300,000 they wouldn&amp;#039;t keep it on.&amp;quot; Jasek also stated that the soap has been aired in more than 65 countries. &amp;quot;The show has a financial logic to it because it has strong overseas sales as well.&amp;quot; he added. &amp;quot;The ratings in Australia aren&amp;#039;t the only story as we sell very well overseas. Putting together all of that, the show has a huge viewership around the world. &amp;quot;We just had a sale to Denmark so it is going to rolling out in Scandinavia now.&amp;quot;  Jasek also confirmed that Neighbours will be around for at least another two years to mark its 30th anniversary. &amp;quot;We generally hooked up for a good year in advance,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;We are definitely going to be here in two years&amp;#039; time and we are going to be doing some very special things for our 30th.&amp;quot; Neighbours producers have recently revealed new sets for the Australian soap which are part of an AU$1 million (\u00A3682,931) revamp on the show. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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