[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

So, will BBC4 become BBC3.... or will it go 1,2,4?

No it goes BBC1+1
in place of BBC3 TV


Clever fit


As BBC3 lives on Online only

[Black Dagger]

Originally Posted by Chewy

BBC Four might not be a big hit with the younger audience, but a lot of the older audience generally like it. Apart from Being Human, Torchwood and Little Britain, I can't really think of much else that BBC Three has been home to. Lets not forget, its also the channel that spawned Grown Ups and Lee Nelson's Well Good Show. The BBC will probably still make room for new shows somewhere on the network.

Plus...

Sun Sex & Suspicious Parents & Spin Offs
Coming Of Age
Mongrels
Bad Education
White Van Man
Snog Marry Avoid

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Saph

I only watch bbc3 for family guy/american dad as background noise so I guess i'll learn to cope

they're on FX anyway

and the other good imports (Ja'mie Private School Girl, Wilfred) will get picked up by other channels most likely anyway, most HBO stuff does.

[Samm]

BBC3 made Gavin & Stacey <3

[Jack_]

BBC3 is also home to the majority of live music festivals, I can't imagine Reading/Leeds being on any of the other BBC channels myself

I still hope this is reversed, closing it to save money is one thing but after today they've revealed that isn't even the case, they're just giving the majority of the funds to ****ing drama on BBC1 which is perfectly good anyway. And an extra hour of CBBC...who...why...what...how is this necessary? As I said yesterday CBBC and CBeebies could easily be merged.

I also find it quite patronising that young people are being pigeon holed into this assumption that we all want to, or at least should start to watch our programmes online as and when we want to. Um...I quite like having TV schedules, knowing something is on at a certain time each week, being able to watch at the same time as other people, thanks.

I read this earlier and I pretty much agree with every word.

BBC Three is an easy target: Why its move online makes me angry

BBC Three has always been an easy target. Right from its inception, the channel came in for criticism - whether it was people turning their noses up at Snog, Marry, Avoid or middle class, middle-aged mutters about where the licence fee was going.

So when the news broke today that BBC Three is being axed as a regular, broadcast channel - and moving solely online - I wasn't surprised. Sure, the station has produced high quality drama, comedy and entertainment. Sure, it picks up higher ratings than some of the other BBC brands. Sure, it's pretty much the only BBC channel aimed at young people. But, well, it's always been an easy target.

I have sympathy for the BBC. They've been stuck between a rock and a hard place in recent years, as the recession bit and funding was squeezed. With a coalition government that's never been too warm towards the corporation and a charter renewal - when the future of the licence fee will be decided - due in the next couple of years, all eyes are on the BBC budget. Cuts are being forced on the Beeb. It's just a shame that it's BBC Three that's bearing the brunt of it all.

The fact is, those officials and politicians and big bosses deciding the future of the BBC aren't BBC Three's target audience. As a rule, they're not the sort of people who want to tune in for In The Flesh or Being Human. They have no investment in the channel. They're not bothered about saying goodbye.

Sometimes I wonder if people have forgotten the purpose of the BBC, the public service broadcaster, tasked with - funnily enough - providing a service to the public. All of the public. BBC Four picks up smaller ratings, with nicher broadcasting, but its future is secure. That's not a bad thing - I'm pleased that we have a channel providing programming to even the smallest interests in society, because that's exactly why we have the BBC. It's a broadcaster that isn't beholden to advertising, and so it can take risks and go for something different.

Yes, I'm glad that BBC Four is safe, but that doesn't mean it doesn't half leave a bitter taste. BBC Four is precisely the sort of channel considered worthy by those in power, with the sort of programming that in general these people would like to watch. Where does that leave BBC Three, which appears to serve a much larger slice of the population but is being unceremoniously dumped?

Because no, it's not just Snog, Marry, Avoid. BBC Three might cater for young people, but it's by no means dumbed down. Over the years, we've had quality, risky, award-winning drama - In The Flesh, The Fades, Being Human. There's been hugely popular, and sometimes hugely risky, comedy - Him & Her, Gavin & Stacey, Little Britain, Bad Education, Nighty Night, The Mighty Boosh. Already, comedians and actors are jumping to the channel's defence, pointing out how BBC Three is a wonderful nurturing ground for talent who later make it big - take Live at the Electric. Where are we going to cultivate the stars of tomorrow if not on a broadcaster like BBC Three?

And you know what? Yes, some of BBC Three is political. There are some genuinely moving, thoughtful documentaries - take the fantastic Our War as just one example. The channel has always been great at exploring topics that really matter to young people, from homosexuality to drug use to racism in football to disability to pretty much anything else you can imagine. Even BBC Three's latest competition, Hair, is affirming - just talented young people working hard at something.

And I'm proud of the channel for having shows like Young Voters' Question Time. Young people are politically engaged - if you engage them. I can't predict that sort of show making it elsewhere once BBC Three's gone.

I was angry enough when children's programming left the main BBC channels and was banished to CBBC, but to drop BBC Three entirely? A channel that deals with young people's issues, that is aimed at young people, that has young people as its main concern? We need these people to be served, and the fact that they're considered disposable is something that infuriates me.

Yes, yes, the Beeb say that BBC Three will still survive, just as an online entity - while somehow still making £100m of savings. I'm not sure how they're expecting to cut that much and still have original content of the quality that BBC Three is producing. The fact is that they can't do it. BBC Three might still exist a bit. It won't exist in the same way. That's without even pointing out that a) not even all of the country has high-quality broadband yet, and b) only 2% of the population access viewing solely on iPlayer (that's what the BBC's director general Tony Hall said, anyway). So if the BBC Three iPlayer figures don't rate too highly, what then?

There's still time for a 6 Music-style turn around. Already, celebrities like Matt Lucas, Jack Whitehall, Richard Bacon, Russell Tovey, Jameela Jamil, Greg James, Russell Kane and Rick Edwards have hit out at the rumours of BBC Three's demise, and a petition's picked up over 3,000 signatures at the time of writing - it's not been up for long, and already famous faces are backing it. The point is, there's something really valuable, important and worthwhile to save here.

Do we want to lose the kind of quality programming for young people that's not being done elsewhere? I certainly don't. That is the essence of what the BBC is for, and if we lose it, I think it'll be something we regret.

Digital Spy

[Jake.]

well that ****ing sucks

[arista]

Yes Jack
loads of people and stars are angry its moving online only.

But Jack - tell me you understand
that there is no funding for future BBC3 TV


More Cut backs will even effect BBC4, later on
Cohen - the BBCTV boss said on Radio 5 today

Jack tell me you understand the BBC has less money now?


BBC World Service is getting massive Cut Backs


They have not got the money they used to have
Utter Fact

[arista]

"BBC3 is also home to the majority of live music festivals"


Some may go onto BBC4HD TV
as well as BBC3 Online

[Moviefan]

Not happy about this at all but what can you do.

I thought it were going get BBC 1+1 this year

Is that still on the cards?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Moviefan

Not happy about this at all but what can you do.

I thought it were going get BBC 1+1 this year

Is that still on the cards?

BBC1+1 does not have a start date now - But still Confirmed

[Full details on when BBC One +1 will launch and how it will be made available to licence fee payers will be confirmed in due course.]

Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/...#ixzz2vMHvNSGS


BBC3 TV goes August (approx) 2015
so it may replace that slot

[Jack_]

The BBC Trust have backed the proposal

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33328907

Pathetic.

[zakman440]

a £100m bid to save it and 300k signatures, yet the BBC doesn't listen. All today's decision proves is that the BBC doesn't care about young people any more.

[Saph]

where else am i gonna watch 13 year old episodes of family guy at 11pm

[arista]

Originally Posted by Jack_

The BBC Trust have backed the proposal

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33328907

Pathetic.

Feck the Trust
they need to be removed

[Pete.]

Originally Posted by Saph

where else am i gonna watch 13 year old episodes of family guy at 11pm

BBC2

[T*]

now itv 2 has FG and AD and it's going to be shown on BBC 2 as well idc anymore
if they want to lose money and viewers let them

[zakman440]

The second public consultation is open - this could be crucial to the final decision that will be made by the BBC Trust later this year.

https://consultations.external.bbc.c...ee-and-others/

[arista]

Originally Posted by Tøm

now itv 2 has FG and AD and it's going to be shown on BBC 2 as well idc anymore
if they want to lose money and viewers let them

Yes FG was on BBC2
the other night


They are getting ready to
launch 24/7 BBC3 Online

[arista]

and
BBC One +1

can take its place

[lewis111]

I can't deal with Family guy once a week on BBc2, I need to watch 3 episodes I've already seen 4 times a night on BBc3, and ITV has adverts which ruins everything

[Ashley.]

Originally Posted by arista

and
BBC One +1

can take its place

they've already said they won't be doing +1 though? Everyone watches on catchup these days.

[arista]

Originally Posted by AshRley

they've already said they won't be doing +1 though? Everyone watches on catchup these days.

Yes some said that
but the BBC slot on BBC3 postion
can be the BBC1+1 place

[Daniel-X]

BBC3 has recently gone crap they've got rid of most of their good shows so I don't care if it goes now tbh I will miss American Dad though because correct me if I'm wrong have ITV2 not bought the rights to it?

My favourite BBC3 shows were:

Snog marry avoid
Bad education
Ja'mie private school girls
Family guy
American dad

But the top three have all finsished their runs and family guy is being bought

[gamepodfan]

get rid of bbc 3 they are killing the bbc

[arista]

Originally Posted by gamepodfan

get rid of bbc 3 they are killing the bbc

NO


not Get rid


MOVE ONLINE 24/7 BBC3