Commissions Unit- Thoughts On BBC Three Being Axed

Earlier this month in the news there was a huge media uproar when it was announced that BBC Three was being axed as a broadcasting channel and will instead only be available in some capacity online.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26447089

"The BBC's decision follows a speech given by director general Tony Hall last week, in which he said "tough choices" would have to be made if the corporation was to meet its savings target.

"We are in the final stages of a budget process to find an extra £100m of savings," he said at the Oxford Media Convention. "I will announce the outcome of those decisions in the next month.""The futures of both BBC Three and BBC Four have been much discussed as the corporation continues to implement its savings plans."

Since this is the channel my Documentary is meant to hypothetically be aired on and as i'm in the demographic for BBC Three I thought I would share my thoughts on this decision.

I think this is a worse solution than the other one proposed, which was folding BBC Four into BBC Two and making the latter channel more highbrow.

The BBC needs to think about the teenagers and young adults who watch their programming, because they're the next generation of licence fee payers. It makes me wonder what exactly does doing this say about their commitment to that audience?

However looking at it from the BBC's point of view I would say it somewhat makes sense. Especially considering how BBC 3 shows do very well on iPlayer and catch-up. Also, 3 has been producing an increasing amount of online content lately.