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bbc3 shutdown on Astra satellite

  • 23-02-2016 05:30PM
    #1
    Carawaystick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭


    What is the BBC's rationale in shutting bbc3 down?
    They'll still use the bandwidth during the day for children's channel and are still producing content?:confused:


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  • #2
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,486 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Carawaystick wrote: »
    What is the BBC's rationale in shutting bbc3 down?
    Not being smart but surely that question should be directed at the BBC. Personally I have no idea myself.


  • #3
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,885 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    muffler wrote: »
    Not being smart but surely that question should be directed at the BBC. Personally I have no idea myself.

    What a waste of a reply.


  • #4
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,486 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    The Honey Monster wrote: »
    What a waste of a reply.
    Ditto :p


  • #5
    Sam Russell
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 20,712 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sam Russell


    Carawaystick wrote: »
    What is the BBC's rationale in shutting bbc3 down?
    They'll still use the bandwidth during the day for children's channel and are still producing content?:confused:

    To save money. Simples.

    I assume they get an income from advertisers on the net which they don't get on TV.


  • #6
    mikeym
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,991 ✭✭✭mikeym


    The BBC are basically cutting everything such as live sport and the biggest casualty is BBC 3.

    To make things worse the online content cant be viewed here.


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  • #7
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,178 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    Unless you use a proxy which have plenty commercial options available. My freesat plays bbc, tv and 5 catchup


  • #8
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,069 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    BBC3 now available online only!

    Apparently the demographic/age of young people who watch BBC3 are more likely to watch it online, (than on the old box). That's one reason I heard of.


  • #9
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,871 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Muffler and Honey Monster take warnings. If you aren't going to add anything to a thread don't bother posting. The Driver take a warning for discussing circumventing regional restrictions.

    The rest of you, there was an extensive thread in Broadcasting where matters like this should be discussed, which answers the OPs question among others


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