Have I Got News for You (often abbreviated to HIGNFY) is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been running since 1990. The show has cultivated a reputation for sailing close to the wind in matters of libel with its satirical, light-hearted format. The BBC have signed up for the show to run until at least its 38th series; given that two series are broadcast every year, this would bring it to the end of 2009. However, Hat Trick have announced plans to expand the Have I Got News for You brand to turn it "into a UK equivalent of US satirical website The Onion." 38 series have been broadcast to date.