Plans to make BBC Three an online-only channel have been delayed until to next year, according to Damian Kavanagh, the channel’s controller.
The BBC announced last year the channel would go online only in a bid to save money. It was intended to close this autumn, however BBC bosses are still awaiting the results of a public value test carried out by the BBC Trust which is not expected to be published until June leaving them little time to carry out the move.
Kavanagh said: “Once we have the Trust’s final decision, we’ll start doing more online and in social, building up to a move online-only after Christmas.”
He added: ” You simply can’t turn around something as ground-breaking as this overnight. We won’t be rushed. We will do what’s right for our fans, not to satisfy deadlines”.
Apr 23 2015
BBC Three on Air until 2016
The BBC announced last year the channel would go online only in a bid to save money. It was intended to close this autumn, however BBC bosses are still awaiting the results of a public value test carried out by the BBC Trust which is not expected to be published until June leaving them little time to carry out the move.
Kavanagh said: “Once we have the Trust’s final decision, we’ll start doing more online and in social, building up to a move online-only after Christmas.”
He added: ” You simply can’t turn around something as ground-breaking as this overnight. We won’t be rushed. We will do what’s right for our fans, not to satisfy deadlines”.
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