BBC 3 Confirmed To Close Early 2016

Rick_

The BBC Trust have confirmed today that BBC 3 will close down as a broadcast channel and move online only early next year. Long-form content will be broadcast on BBC 1 and 2 at various times throughout the day and they will have a slight remit change to take on the responsibilities of BBC 3 in finding new talent, programming ideas and taking more risks in catering for the younger audience.

The will not be a BBC 1+1 channel as it was considered unviable.

CBBC will now broadcast from 7am to 9pm.

Johnboy1951

Will the online channel be geo-locked?

I expect so.

Sam Russell

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Will the online channel be geo-locked?

I expect so.

BBC.Co.UK is geo-blocked for me at the moment. I end up with BBC.com instead.

lertsnim

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Will the online channel be geo-locked?

I expect so.

There is no chance of this not being locked.

ftakeith

.paddy wrote: »

The BBC Trust have confirmed today that BBC 3 will close down as a broadcast channel and move online only early next year. Long-form content will be broadcast on BBC 1 and 2 at various times throughout the day and they will have a slight remit change to take on the responsibilities of BBC 3 in finding new talent, programming ideas and taking more risks in catering for the younger audience.

The will not be a BBC 1+1 channel as it was considered unviable.

CBBC will now broadcast from 7am to 9pm.

bodies, being humas, conviction, family guy, american dad, in the flesh, real hustle are all classic bbc3 shows

Delta2113

They should re-name BBC4 - it will look a bit silly having BBC1,BBC2 and BBC4 and no BBC3 except having to go online for it.

L1011

Delta2113 wrote: »

They should re-name BBC4 - it will look a bit silly having BBC1,BBC2 and BBC4 and no BBC3 except having to go online for it.

Happened before - BBC Knowledge was renamed BBC4 to echo Radio 4. BBC Choice became BBC 3 later.

ftakeith

Delta2113 wrote: »

They should re-name BBC4 - it will look a bit silly having BBC1,BBC2 and BBC4 and no BBC3 except having to go online for it.

bbc3 will still be there but online

Widescreen

Sam Russell wrote: »

BBC.Co.UK is geo-blocked for me at the moment. I end up with BBC.com instead.

I am on Vodafone Ireland for Broadband etc.. when I log into wowhd.ie- a message comes up saying, "it appears you are accessing this website from the UK would you like to go to the uk version"

I thought then-I must try the BBC player! No joy-that thinks I am in Ireland which is right and I also get BBC.com when looking for bbc.co.uk.


Sorry about the bold- couldn't manage to undo it

Elmo

Will there be a live streamed version of BBC THREE?

ftakeith

Elmo wrote: »

Will there be a live streamed version of BBC THREE?

yes on the bbc I-player for uk only

Freesat will gain Really, yesterday and drama instead

Elmo

ftakeith wrote: »

yes on the bbc I-player for uk only

Freesat will gain Really, yesterday and drama instead

Wonder if BBC Worldwide will continue to sell BBC Three to Irish providers

icdg

I gathered that there would be no scheduled channel called BBC Three. Rather, it would be a brand for an on-demand area on the iPlayer concentrating mainly on short form content. It might also appear on BBC One and Two (in the form of, say, "BBC Three on BBC One") as it is a requirement that any long form commissions air on BBC One or Two. If there continues to be a traditionally scheduled channel, there'd be no point in moving it online as the only savings would be on the transmission side.

See this article:

http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a775352/bbc-three-controller-damian-kavanagh-promises-that-the-move-online-will-be-great/

Rick_

Yes, people seem to be getting confused and thinking the channel will continue in its current form but online only, and you can dip in and out of a "live stream". This is NOT the case.

BBC iPlayer will have a section called BBC 3, like it currently has, and this is where BBC 3's content will go. That is what is happening to the channel. It is ceasing to exist in a linear broadcast form. It will soon just be a collection of shows aimed at a younger audience available in one particular section of iPlayer to stream on demand. That's it.

bk

I have to say, I'm very disappointed to see BBC 3 go. It is one of the few channels I regularly "watch" on Freesat.

I know it sounds silly, but Family Guy, American Dad, etc. represented pretty decent late night brainless TV which you could just turn on in the background while suffering boards, etc. and not need to pay too much attention to. Sure other channels have similar shows, but they are chuck full of ads.

I'll very much miss this channel, my FTA box will get far less use once it goes.

Rick_

I'm annoyed also at the lack of free HD with ITV 2, which is where FG, AD and all other Seth McFarlane shows are now living. BBC 3 was great for being in HD and with no ads, now we will be stuck with crappy SD and ads half way through. At least ITV 2 doesn't have a huge pink DOG like BBC 3 has.

It's only a matter of weeks now until new series & repeats of FG and AD start on ITV 2 and I expect once they do, BBC 3's ratings will nosedive.

icdg

First run rights for American Dad remain with Fox UK, which is in HD, and Irish rights with 3e, which is....not, to say the least. I'm disappointed with the BBC Three closure myself but let's face it if Seth McFarlane is what you were watching it for then you have no shortage of channels to get your fix of him on.

Rick_

Well, that is true, but my point was meant purely from a free HD perspective and BBC 3 would be the only option there, especially in the bedroom due to the channels availability on terrestrial and FTA satellite. Not many have a Sky subscription also in their bedroom.

Johnboy1951

bk wrote: »

I have to say, I'm very disappointed to see BBC 3 go. It is one of the few channels I regularly "watch" on Freesat.

I know it sounds silly, but Family Guy, American Dad, etc. represented pretty decent late night brainless TV which you could just turn on in the background while suffering boards, etc. and not need to pay too much attention to. Sure other channels have similar shows, but they are chuck full of ads.

I'll very much miss this channel, my FTA box will get far less use once it goes.

-- otherwise I am of the same opinion

Capt'n Midnight

bk wrote: »

I have to say, I'm very disappointed to see BBC 3 go. It is one of the few channels I regularly "watch" on Freesat.

I know it sounds silly, but Family Guy, American Dad, etc. represented pretty decent late night brainless TV which you could just turn on in the background while suffering boards, etc. and not need to pay too much attention to. Sure other channels have similar shows, but they are chuck full of ads.

I'll very much miss this channel, my FTA box will get far less use once it goes.

I must say I didn't like that brain dead stuff. And I dispose clip shows but when it comes to guilty pleasures I just love Mr T on World's Craziest Fools.

Shows like Being Human, In The Flesh are what its about. Even got the boxset which I wouldn't have if it had only been online.



Cost per viewer hour on BBC3 is 6.9p on BBC2 it's 8.2p Radio 3 is 5.9p per listener hour compared to 1.4p for BBC Radio 4 which itself is way above the 0.7p of Radio1 or 0.5p or Radio 2

And Radio 4 is just amazing, the long term cultural and political impact of it worldwide makes it bargain basement propaganda, you don't even try and filter the stuff, other countries couldn't even dream of having that impact.


TBH it's political when they could fund BBC3 by trimming the excess of Radio 3


http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/jul/12/bbc-spending graphic of spending

bk

icdg wrote: »

First run rights for American Dad remain with Fox UK, which is in HD, and Irish rights with 3e, which is....not, to say the least. I'm disappointed with the BBC Three closure myself but let's face it if Seth McFarlane is what you were watching it for then you have no shortage of channels to get your fix of him on.

It just isn't the same though.

You could just throw on BBC 3 in the evening after a stressful day at work and it would just play various similar shows all night, one after the other, in HD, no ads and completely free. Really easy brain dead stuff.

To be honest, I felt it was a really nice TV experience.

I just couldn't be bothered hunting down those shows scattered across various different channels, in crappy SD quality and with loads of ads. Just not appealing at all.

I suppose I'll just have to stick similar shows on Netflix instead. But even that seems like a little too much trouble for how I was using it.

I see they have a new logo today, judging by the DOG. Looks terrible in my opinion.

irishfeen

Karsini wrote: »

I see they have a new logo today, judging by the DOG. Looks terrible in my opinion.

Dear god its awful :eek:

Rick_

Everything about their new look is awful, and anything I've read online about it on Twitter/media websites etc. is 100% negative. It's truly terrible.

Closure date confirmed as February 16th during 60 Seconds.

Capt'n Midnight

Karsini wrote: »

Closure date confirmed as February 16th during 60 Seconds.

irishfeen

Karsini wrote: »

Closure date confirmed as February 16th during 60 Seconds.

Will miss Family Guy and American Dad before going to bed

ftakeith

irishfeen wrote: »

Will miss Family Guy and American Dad before going to bed

they are coming to itv2

irishfeen

ftakeith wrote: »

they are coming to itv2

Ads - fúcking ads...

irishfeen

irishfeen wrote: »

Ads - fúcking ads...

SD too.

icdg

Utterly daft to give this channel a new look six weeks before it closes, especially when BBC One hasn't seen a revamp in nearly a decade and BBC Two is using its 1990s idents.

Elmo

icdg wrote: »

Utterly daft to give this channel a new look six weeks before it closes, especially when BBC One hasn't seen a revamp in nearly a decade and BBC Two is using its 1990s idents.

I think they are keeping the brand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EySLuYWTy0

JDxtra

I know some logos can take a while to grow on you, but that is pure ridiculous.

Also agree that it's a terrible time to be changing it.

lertsnim

icdg wrote: »

Utterly daft to give this channel a new look six weeks before it closes, especially when BBC One hasn't seen a revamp in nearly a decade and BBC Two is using its 1990s idents.

The brand continues online. Only the television channel is closing.

Elmo

JDxtra wrote: »

I know some logos can take a while to grow on you, but that is pure ridiculous.

Also agree that it's a terrible time to be changing it.

Also it is still BBC THREE rather than BBC ||!

patrickmooney

It's shifting to online right? Does anyone know if they'll have a linear online stream akin to watching the channel live or will it be more netflix style with programming being made available at certain times/dates.

If its to have a linear stream, is there anything stopping the likes of Virgin and Sky to take that feed and broadcast it?

lertsnim

It won't be a linear channel.

icdg

No, it's not continuing as a linear scheduled service. The brand will continue only in the form of an area on iPlayer and a "BBC Three on BBC One/Two" type late night slot. Yet they have developed a full new on air identity for it, even though it won't be on air any more after February.

irishfeen

It's sad to see the conservative government in Britain slowly dismantling the BBC

ftakeith

irishfeen wrote: »

It's sad to see the conservative government in Britain slowly dismantling the BBC

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/dec/30/bbc-freedoms-and-the-tv-licence-fee-deal

bbc will be fine

dublinman1990

I suppose with the move onto the BBCiPlayer; it will be geo-locked to UK licence fee payers only?

I watch a lot of the BBC Three programmes nearly every night of the week including FG and AD. I will miss it when it goes off air on linear TV.

Elmo

dublinman1990 wrote: »

I suppose with the move onto the BBCiPlayer; it will be geo-locked to UK licence fee payers only?

I watch a lot of the BBC Three programmes nearly every night of the week including FG and AD. I will miss it when it goes off air on linear TV.

3e ... I know ads for lovely girls

lertsnim

dublinman1990 wrote: »

I suppose with the move onto the BBCiPlayer; it will be geo-locked to UK licence fee payers only?

Of course but to the UK only. They do ask if you are a licence fee holder but it is a simple Yes or No answer. No proof required.

icdg

Family Guy and American Dad aren't really an issue - 3e, Fox, ITV2, and (for a while) BBC Two will be continuing to screen them.

irishfeen

icdg wrote: »

Family Guy and American Dad aren't really an issue - 3e, Fox, ITV2, and (for a while) BBC Two will be continuing to screen them.

The ads will be a kick in the balls though

Rick_

And lack of them being available HD FTA, which some people don't see as a big issue for cartoons that essentially don't benefit that much from a HD showing, but it is still nice to see them that way - especially when the SD channels are compressed so much everything looks a soft, blurry mess.

Stinicker

irishfeen wrote: »

It's sad to see the conservative government in Britain slowly dismantling the BBC

Considering the way the BBC is a leftwing mouthpiece I really don't blame them. The BBC is arguably anti-British.

Elmo

Stinicker wrote: »

Considering the way the BBC is a leftwing mouthpiece I really don't blame them. The BBC is arguably anti-British.

Tell many Scottish how left leaning/anti-British they are. BBC Bias/Balance maybe?

icdg

BBC Three anyone?

ftakeith

icdg wrote: »

BBC Three anyone?

I took BBC3 from my favourites in sep 2015

Elmo

icdg wrote: »

BBC Three anyone?

No it goes off air soon