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End of an Era As Pioneering BBC3 Becomes an Online-Only Station (betanews.com)

Posted by timothy on from the cat-detector-vans-not-paying-off dept.

Mark Wilson writes: 13 years ago, BBC3 launched in the UK. Last night, the TV station broadcast over the airwaves for the last time. In a bid to slash expenditure, the youth-oriented channel that launched countless comedy careers is now only available online. The likes of Being Human, The Mighty Boosh, Gavin and Stacey, and the like will live on, but only on the web — which the BBC is spinning as an opportunity to be freed from the constraints of regular scheduling. The change has been known about for some time now, and there have been a number of campaigns and petitions to try to get the BBC to change its mind.

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  1. Too bad by The-Ixian · · Score: 4, Funny

    It is so sad that they have moved down to a medium which nobody knows or cares about.

    I mean, this makes the television antennas in all of our phones practically useless now....

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  2. Oh wow, downhill fast. by Afty0r · · Score: 3, Funny

    I really hope Netflix doesn't copy this model - it could be fatal for their business!

  3. Re:Title by cayenne8 · · Score: 1, Funny

    So, in England...they only had 3 channels...and are now down to 2 on TV?

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