Alan Kohler ends ABC's Inside Business The time has come ... Alan Kohler. The ""ridiculous"" workload of host Alan Kohler has put paid to ABC TV's Sunday morning business show, Inside Business, after 12 years on air. Kohler, who also works for News Limited, will continue presenting his finance segment during the ABC's flagship 7pm news bulletin. He said that writing a column for website Eureka Report in addition to filming Inside Business meant his workload on Fridays was ""ridiculous"." He also writes three columns a week for the Business Spectator website, where he is editor-in-chief. ""I'm not lining anything up, no no no,"" Kohler said. ""This is to have more of a sensible working life."" Last year Kohler and his business partners, Robert Gottliebsen and Stephen Bartholomeusz, sold their company Australian Independent Business Media, which publishes Business Spectator and the Eureka Report, to News Limited for a reported $30 million. Kohler said the ABC decided to stop broadcasting Inside Business after he told the government broadcaster he was stepping down as host. ""I've been doing Inside Business for 12 years, it really has been great,"" he said. ""I've really enjoyed it. I designed the program, started it off, had fantastic people working on it. ""I really enjoyed doing the TV interviews, so I'm going to miss that. I'd like to find a way to continue doing interviews, if I can."" He said he initially opposed the show's recent change in format from magazine-style to chat show but as ""time went on I warmed to it"." ""I think in the end it was actually a good move and I think the show improved."" He said the decision to wind up Inside Business had nothing to do with criticism last year that he had a conflict of interest following the sale of Australian Independent Business Media to News Limited. The end of Inside Business is a win for Nine, which this year started broadcasting Financial Review Sunday using talent from The Australian Financial Review, published by BusinessDay's owner, Fairfax Media. However, ABC current affairs head Bruce Belsham said the government broadcaster ""remains committed to strong business coverage"." ""We will continue to work with Alan on a range of business content," he said in a statement issued by the ABC. From next year sports panel show Offsiders, hosted by Barrie Cassidy, will directly follow politics panel show Insiders, also hosted by Cassidy. Inside Business is to broadcast for the last time on December 1.