OHMYGOSSIP — BBC Three is set to return as a broadcast channel.
The channel was made online only back in 2016, but the BBC have now revealed it plans to move the platform back to broadcast television again in 2022, after discovering there remains an available audience on TV for the channel.
In a statement, the BBC said: “Three has been a real hit machine for the BBC, delivering some of our biggest performing shows from ‘Killing Eve’ to ‘Fleabag’ and ‘Normal People’.
“We believe in backing success and, having committed to double the investment on BBC Three commissions over the next two years, we want to showcase that content to a wider audience. Using both a broadcast channel and BBC iPlayer in tandem, will help to grow our offer and deliver more value to younger audiences.
“While the BBC does well with large parts of the younger audience – on average, young adults in the UK spend more media time per week (seven and a half hours) with BBC’s services than any other brand; our research identified a significant group of younger viewers who maintain a strong linear TV habit but are currently light users of the BBC. We want to change that.”
The BBC says the move is part of its drive to deliver more value to audiences, and will aim to have BBC Three – which is home to shows including ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ and ‘Man Like Mobeen’ – back on broadcast TV by January 2022.
Charlotte Moore, Chief Content Officer added: “BBC Three is a BBC success story, backing creativity, new talent and brave ideas has resulted in hit after hit, from ‘Fleabag’ and ‘Man Like Mobeen’, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ and ‘Jesy Nelson’s Odd One Out’, to ‘Normal People’ and ‘This Country’.
“The BBC needs to back success and make sure its programmes reach as many young people as possible wherever they live in the UK. So regardless of the debates about the past, we want to give BBC Three its own broadcast channel again. It has exciting, ground-breaking content that deserves the widest possible audience and using iPlayer alongside a broadcast channel will deliver the most value.”

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