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BBC 3, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra channels to close

BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra channels to close

The BBC is to close its BBC Three and BBC Scotland television channels in the spring, as the corporation continues to make £500m of savings over two years.

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BBC Three, BBC Scotland, BBC Radio 4 Extra Among Linear Services Closing

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BBC cutting 100 news jobs, closing BBC Three, BBC Scotland

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BBC Three and BBC Scotland channels to close in savage cost-cutting bid

BBC Three, BBC Scotland, and BBC Radio 4 Extra are set to cease traditional linear broadcasting in spring 2027 as the broadcaster moves to reduce spending.

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BBC Three and BBC Scotland linear channels to close in cost-cutting bid

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BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra broadcast channels to close

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BBC Three Among Linear Services Set to Close as Broadcaster Looks for Savings

“We need to make every pound work harder for audiences as we respond to the immediate cost pressures and reinvent the BBC for a changing world,” said BBC director-general Matt Brittin.

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BBC Scotland among three services axed in major cuts, BBC confirms

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BBC axes BBC Three & Scotland for good in brutal cost-cutting drive – as broadcaster also cuts 100 jobs from News dept

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BBC News Proposes Cutting More Than 100 Jobs, With BBC Three Set to End Its Broadcast

BBC News is proposing to eliminate more than 100 jobs as the British public broadcaster works to reduce spending, with further savings measures expected next year. Additionally, BBC Three and BBC Scotland will end their broadcast channels in Spring 2027,

BBC announces next phase of savings including the closure of linear broadcast services

The BBC needs to make tough decisions due to the sustained financial pressures facing the organisation and must make savings of £500 million by 2028

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BBC axes youth-targeted news programme as it becomes latest victim of £500m cuts

The BBC has axed its youth-oriented nightly news programme The Catch Up, a short-form bulletin which targeted younger viewers. The Catch Up has fallen victim to the corporation's decision to shut down BBC Three as a linear television channel by spring 2027.

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BBC Director General Runners & Riders: Newsroom Experience Deemed Crucial As Biggest Job In British Broadcasting Opens Up

A BBC crisis that ranks right up there on the ‘BBC crisis’ scale has befallen the nation’s 100-year-old public broadcaster, and the corporation suddenly finds itself seeking a Director General and a head of news. Late on Sunday, shockwaves were sent ...

BBC News now has a YouTube livestream.

The broadcaster announced that viewers in the UK and US can now watch a 24-hour news feed via the BBC News YouTube channel, with plans to expand access to Poland, Kenya, Australia and Nigeria soon. This is part of the BBC’s plan to access broader and younger adiences via YouTube’s platform as its traditional license-paying TV broadcast market continues to decline.