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So You Think You Can Dance will not air on Ten next year. 2010 being was the reality show’s worst year to date, already putting its future was already on shaky ground.

In its place will be a new entertainment format, inspired by the success of Glee caleed Don’t Stop Believing which is an all-singing, all-dancing format from the UK to be produced by Shine Australia.

The UK series puts group performers in live performance shows competing against each other with viewers voting for the winner. Solo performers also compete, and contestants need to be able to sing and dance. Sounds like a mix between Idol and Dance!

With Australian Idol shelved for 2010, and now So You Think You Can Dance shelved for 2011, Fremantle Media Australia is starting to see its dominance in reality TV slide over to Shine Australia - who will also produce Masterchef from 2011.

2009 ‘Australian Idol’ winner Stan Walker is set to release his brand new album ‘From The Inside Out’ on Friday, August 20.

The album title and release date was revealed in an exclusive video message to his fans via Facebook, YouTube and his official website.

The first single from the forthcoming album is called “Unbroken”, which was written and produced Ryan Tedder (the frontman for OneRepublic).

The single has already reached Gold status in Australia selling over 35,000 copies and has climbed to number 17 spot on the charts. The single is set to climb even higher after being added nationally on both the Nova & Austereo Networks.

Rumours are surfacing that The future of So You Think You Can Dance Australia is in question.

Usually part of Ten’s reality line up airing from February to April, the 2010 season was the show’s worst performing to date, leaving Ten considering whether to renew the show or not for 2011.

After poor figures in 2009, Australian Idol was “rested” for 2010 with one of the reasons being quoted as there being a timing clash in 2010 with the Commonwealth Games in October. Freemantle Media who product Idol are looking at the possibility of a revamped Idol in 2011, but nothing has been confirmed.

Ex-Australian Idol judge Marcia Hines has spoken out regarding the axing of the talent show and the dismissal of Kyle Sandilands.

Hines has revealed she was never consulted on the show’s axing and she has called the sacking of Sandilands “one of the most unfair things” she’s seen.

"He's my buddy. I like Kyle. Kyle says what he wants to say. Most people are the same way but they're not on TV. I was so bummed out that he was taken off the show." She said.

Hines has also voiced her opinion of replacement judge Jay Dee Springbett, saying she believes he was a bad choice.

"Jay Dee and Dicko were too similar. There was no humour. That's where Kyle came in."

The first single from Stan Walker’s upcoming second studio album, “From the Inside Out”,  was released on April 23 through Sony Music.

The single “Unbroken”, was produced by OneRepublic’s frontman Ryan Tedder.

EP tracklisting:

1. “Unbroken”
2. “Black Box” (Acoustic)
3. “Unbroken” (Acapella)

“Unbroken” is now available as a digital download, the CD single hit stores April 23.

Download the EP on iTunes!

Australian Idol is to be rested for 2010. According to industry insiders, Channel Ten plan to shelve Idol for 2010, despite the show being announced as part of Ten’s 2010 line up.

In 2009, Australian Idol suffered its lowest ratings ever with just 1.4 million watching Stan Walker being announced as 2009’s Idol. In previous years, the finale had attracted over 3 million viewers. Reasons given for the shows failure in 2009 ranged from a lack of talent overall with the contestants to the shock departure of Kyle Sandilands to the lack of appeal of replacement judge Jay Dee Springbett.

To date, none of the contracts for the judges have been renewed. Already there had been speculation that the show would not return in 2010 as a result. Australian Idol’s season in 2010 would clash with the Commonwealth Games in October meaning the show would either have to finish prior to the games or have a few weeks off.

Sunday 22 November, 7.30pm

Live from the steps of the Opera House... Tonight, season 7 reaches a spectacular climax as the Final 2 take to the state to discover who has been voted this year's Australian Idol. Will it be Stan or Hayley?

The road has led them here to the Sydney Opera House - but the journey is just about to begin. One of them will leave the stage tonight under a sky filled with fireworks to the applause of a nation, with a recording contract, a management deal, a car and a $200,000 Artist Development fund to help them on their way.

The entire Australian Idol judging panel may be in jeopardy when or even if the show returns in 2010 with none of the three judges re-signed for the new year. Furthermore, according to one informed industry source, Australian Idol may even be rested in 2010, with the show returning in 2011. As it stands, there is a clash of timing in 2010 with the Commonwealth Games in October also screening on Ten.

In 2009, Australian Idol did not capture a strong viewing audience each week with weekly ratings way down on previous years, and many nights not even cracking the million night. Even in the key demographic for Australian Idol - 16-39’s - the show did not perform well when compared to previous seasons.

While Stan Walker was crowned Australian Idol 2009 and his song Black Box one of the top downloads from iTunes, Idol runner up Hayley Warner has also signed with Sony music. Speaking at the Aria awards last Thursday night to the Daily Telegraph’s Insider, she said she had negotiated a contract with Sony who of course signed Stan Walker as part of the prize for winning Australian Idol.

"I just want to hit while the iron is hot," she said.

"Hayley has great enthusiasm and energy and brings a unique performance style that the public have really responded to. We look forward to working with her on her first album which will be released in 2010," Sony chairman and CEO Denis Handlin said.

Hayley Warner's first single will be Good Day - the song that was to be her first single had she have won Idol.

Ten Head Programmer David Mott appeared in an interview today on the Media Week TV show, seen on Foxtel channel 602 at 2.27pm Thursdays (and repeated over the weekend).

David Mott said that key performing shows like Master chef (obviously), Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation, Recruits and Merlin which Ten went to some trouble to acquire will all be among the 2010 line up for the network. Any concerns about copy cat or “me too” type shows trying to come off the back of Masterchef’s success by other networks were put to rest with David saying that the audience knows what they want and copy cat or “me too” shows simply do not work these days. In particular he made reference to the failure of the X Factor a few years ago.

Idol favourite, Stan Walker, has beaten Hayley Warner at the Opera House tonight in front of the biggest crown ever for an Idol finale! The just turned 19 year old from Coolangatta, has been a favourite with the media and fans alike from the beginning. His incredible renditions of Princes “Purple Rain” and “Circle of Life” to current hits from the likes of Beyonce and Miley Cyrus, saw him take risks and tonight they paid off.

The Melbourne born Walker, who was raised in Tauranga, New Zealand, has credited God for his return from “ …being a thug” and has found solace in singing. Stan has overcome personal tragedy after his girlfriend earlier this year, miscarried their daughter. Her name “Ataahua” is tattooed on his neck and is Maori for beautiful.

Sunday November 22 7.30pm

Live from the steps of the Opera House...

Tonight, Season 7 reaches a spectacular climax as the Final 2 take to the stage to discover who has been voted this year's Australian Idol. The road has led them here to the Sydney Opera House - but the journey has only just about to begin. One of them will leave the stage tonight under a sky filled with fireworks to the applause of a nation, with a recording contract, a management deal and a $200,000 Artist Development Fund to help them on their way. That's not a bad way to start a career!