The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is shutting down its message boards, the organisation has announced.
The message boards had long been seen by Needham as an integral part of the IMDb’s appeal.
The message boards will be permanently disabled on 20 February, following a two-week transition period.
In a statement on its website, the IMDb said it had “concluded that IMDb’s message boards are no longer providing a positive, useful experience for the vast majority of our more than 250 million monthly users worldwide”, and that the decision was “based on data and traffic”.