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Thread Author: Ateca chris	Replies: 39

New Wed 5 Mar 14 12:57   BBC 3 - Ateca chris

Rumours that it might be closing down also BBC4 is under threat as well. Wouldn't bother me if three went dont watch it but do like the documentaries on 4. tinyurl.com/ps2nstl Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 13:13   BBC 3 - Robin O'Reliant

4 can be very good, 3 is a waste of money and should never have even started up. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 13:39   BBC 3 - Slidingpillar

I was surprised to see the budget for the channels elsewhere. BBC3 is quite expensive. I do watch the odd programme, but far more BBC2 and 4. However BBC3 is not going to appeal often to me as I'm quite a bit older than their target group, roughly 15-30 I think and poorly served by just about any other channel. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 13:45   BBC 3 - RattleandSmoke

Three is a very important channel for young people, I am sure plenty of young people equally feel that BBC 4 is a waste of space! Personally being in my early 30's there is an overlap on both channels and I enjoy programmes on them both. That said I never got the appeal of Radio 1 even when I was a teenager. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Wed 5 Mar 14 13:57   BBC 3 - TheManWithNoName

I too never 'got' Radio 1 despite being within the demographic. Mind you I got annoyed when their news bulletins telling me stories of disaster, war, death and famine were overshadowed by an incessant musical back-beat in the background. Heart FM still do it I believe. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 13:59   BBC 3 - Dog

>> Wouldn't bother me if three went dont watch it but do like the documentaries on 4. I'm with ^this^ geezer. Three is a very important channel for young people I'm not with ^these^ geezers. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 15:33   BBC 3 - Robin O'Reliant

>> Three is a very important channel for young people, I am sure plenty of young >> people equally feel that BBC 4 is a waste of space! Personally being in my >> early 30's there is an overlap on both channels and I enjoy programmes on them >> both. >> >> How many of these "Young people" actually shell out for the licence fee? In any case all the channel seems to show are repeats or rubbish. And it will still be available online anyway. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 19:38   BBC 3 - Bromptonaut

>> How many of these "Young people" actually shell out for the licence fee? If the target age range is 18-30 then plenty will be young professionals in house shares and like. In spite of it being on line according to pundits on radio this aft the vast majority of its audience is on conventional TV. Making it on line only will be an interesting experiment in modal shift but I'm not clear how the savings will be made unless there's a cut in original content (or a move to a subscription model). Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 14:00   BBC 3 - VxFan

>> Rumours that it might be closing down It's being moved to an online channel only according to themselves. www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26447089 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 15:46   BBC 3 - Tigger

The BBC seem to have a very expensive default way of working - sending much larger crews than other stations. They also seem to have a very high wage bill for their size. I recently joined a Government agency which is in the middle of cutting a third of its workforce, and removing layers of management, pushing work down a level. The BBC would do well to do likewise. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 15:47   BBC 3 - Tigger

>> It's being moved to an online channel only according to themselves. I don't see how that saves huge amounts of money? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 16:17   BBC 3 - Slidingpillar

I don't see how that saves huge amounts of money? It won't! Transmission costs form a minor part of the expenses. But, I've just remembered, somebody high up (DG?) said BBC1 +1 would happen. Doing that sort of explains what will be done with the bandwidth, a primetime BBC1 +1. Silly if you ask me, I watch TV when I want to watch, and that is rarely at transmission time. A PVR that can record two channels on different multiplexes and play a recording at the same time has revolutionised viewing at SP Towers. Last edited by: Slidingpillar on Wed 5 Mar 14 at 16:21 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 16:33   BBC 3 - Roger.

Quite so: and I can record from my TV onto a USB stick at the same time, too! Having looked at BBC3's offerings for today, I now know why I rarely, if ever, watch it! What dross. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 16:47   BBC 3 - Zero

Its no loss, BBC3 is currently showing a load of stuff you can get elsewhere. Frankly its a sign they have too much bandwidth and not enough media to fill it. Agree BBC4 would be a loss, some excellent documentaries come out of there. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 16:50   BBC 3 - Haywain

"Agree BBC4 would be a loss, some excellent documentaries come out of there." +1; some excellent music also. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 17:27   BBC 3 - No FM2R

I wrote a scree and then got timed out. My fault. To summarise; Transmission/Broadcast still costs them millions per slot per year. A +1 is comparatively cheap because there are no additional production/acquisition costs. A +1 makes some sense for an advertising or subsciption model, for the BBC it simply avoids accusations of spectrum inefficiency. The BBC is not driven by any metrics that actually have an appropriate impact. Last edited by: VxFan on Mon 19 May 14 at 01:19 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 18:08   BBC 3 - Ateca chris

They don't need a +1 that's what the massive investment in the I player was for a few years back. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 18:41   BBC 3 - Dulwich Estate

Agreed. But, I wouldn't object to a BBC1 + 1 day channel. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 19:13   BBC 3 - No FM2R

>> They don't need a +1 that's what the massive investment in the I player was >> for a few years back. Not really, the two are complimentary rather than conflicting. There is little overlap or cannibalism. And the business case for a +1 is quite different. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 20:47   BBC 3 - Roger.

blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2014/02/the-millions-in-eu-funding-the-bbc-tried-to-hide/#.UxELtBVg8W0 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 20:56   BBC 3 - Zero

Yawn...... Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 21:03   BBC 3 - Bromptonaut

>> Yawn...... Wot he said. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 21:15   BBC 3 - CGNorwich

And me Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 20:48   BBC 3 - mikeyb

I fall slightly outside of the target audience, but I will miss "3" They have bought us a few decent comedy's over the years which would have never been commisioned by more mainstream channels Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 5 Mar 14 22:40   BBC 3 - R.P.

Been some excellent comedies on there. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Mar 14 08:36   BBC 3 - Focusless

'Being Human' got pretty good as well. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Mar 14 09:26   BBC 3 - Fenlander

Shame if BBC3 falls off the TV. Bluestone 42, Bad Education, Dr Who repeats, Him & Her, Little Britain, Being Human, Gavin & Stacey, Mighty Boosh... and of course Snog Marry Avoid. Losing it makes one less place for risks to be taken with programmes that might otherwise not get made. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Mar 14 10:19   BBC 3 - Focusless

"BBC3 will be merged with CBeebies as the broadcaster puts all its toddler-based programmes under the same roof." www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/bbc3-to-be-merged-with-cbeebies-2014030584293 :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Mar 14 11:59   BBC 3 - Roger.

>> Shame if BBC3 falls off the TV. >> >> Bluestone 42, Bad Education, Dr Who repeats, Him & Her, Little Britain, Being Human, Gavin & Stacey, Mighty Boosh... and of course Snog Marry Avoid. >> >> Losing it makes one less place for risks to be taken with programmes that might >> otherwise not get made. >> >> I must admit I do watch Bluestone42 :-0 (Blush). Nice Padre! Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Mar 14 12:22   BBC 3 - bathtub tom

>>I must admit I do watch Bluestone42 :-0 (Blush). Nice Padre! Me too, although I think it's the only thing I do watch on there. Thanks to R.P. for recommending it. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 6 Mar 14 13:58   BBC 3 - Slidingpillar

I just watch the occasional film. Comedy does not come over well when subtitled as the timing factor can't be reproduced. So I'll not miss the channel much. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 7 Mar 14 00:09   BBC 3 - Stuartli

....and, of course, the wonderfully funny Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps series. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 7 Mar 14 00:17   BBC 3 - No FM2R

I enjoyed that. I also loved Coupling, wasn't that a BBC3 show as well? Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 7 Mar 14 00:18   BBC 3 - Stuartli

BBC 2. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 7 Mar 14 00:21   BBC 3 - Stuartli

...as was the very funny Game On series with, amongst others, Samantha Janus in the cast. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 7 Mar 14 00:29   BBC 3 - No FM2R

I've never heard of Game On before, but having now looked it up I may well give it a go. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Fri 7 Mar 14 00:32   BBC 3 - Stuartli

If you can find the episode involving a vacuum cleaner, you will laugh your socks off...:-) Samantha Janus was - and still is - a bonny lassie. She's in EastEnders these days. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 7 Mar 14 00:39   BBC 3 - Stuartli

Series Three and episode 15 for the vacuum cleaner hilarity. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 7 Mar 14 00:46   BBC 3 - Stuartli

Series Three and Episode 5 for Marines And Vacuum Cleaner. Still remember it after more than 14 years since first shown. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 7 Mar 14 00:59   BBC 3 - No FM2R

Thanks Stuart, I'll give it a go over the weekend. Reply to this message | Report message