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Of course we knew it wasn't for certain, and many still don't believe it will happen. But these are significant words because someone who's part of that decision making process is questioning it publicly for the first time. Also the majority of young people just think "BBC Three is closing down" and don't understand the process that is taking place, so it's at least worth Digital Spy posting the article as I'd say that audience is in general probably a lot less knowledgable when it comes to how these BBC decisions work.
There hasn't actually been an official announcement, but if they don't find other ways of saving money, they will probably be left without a choice. BBC Four has LOADS of viewers, apparently, which is quite surprising, because their target age group doesn't usually stay awake until 4am to watch documentaries.
That isn't news. We knew the BBC Trust had not green lit the idea yet.
Of course we knew it wasn't for certain, and many still don't believe it will happen. But these are significant words because someone who's part of that decision making process is questioning it publicly for the first time. Also the majority of young people just think "BBC Three is closing down" and don't understand the process that is taking place, so it's at least worth Digital Spy posting the article as I'd say that audience is in general probably a lot less knowledgable when it comes to how these BBC decisions work.
There hasn't actually been an official announcement, but if they don't find other ways of saving money, they will probably be left without a choice. BBC Four has LOADS of viewers, apparently, which is quite surprising, because their target age group doesn't usually stay awake until 4am to watch documentaries.