May 14 (Reuters) – Ancestry.com shares fell 18
percent on Monday after U.S. network NBC decided not to renew
the company’s TV show for a fourth season.
Ancestry.com sponsors the American version of the popular
British series W ho Do You Think You Are.
The show, based on the idea of tracing celebrities’ family
history through Ancestry.com’s databases, has been considered a
major driver of new subscriber additions for the website.
The company runs an online website which helps subscribers
track family history. It had about 1.7 million subscribers at
end of 2011.
Who Do You Think You Are , which has featured celebrities
such as Steve Buscemi, Martin Sheen, Marisa Tomei and Lionel
Richie, first premiered in 2010 in the U.S.
On Sunday, Ancestry.com said NBC will not renew the show for
a fourth season.
The company’s shares were down 16 percent at $22.11 in early
trading on the Nasdaq.
(Reporting by Himank Sharma in Bangalore; Editing by Sreejiraj
Eluvangal)
