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<p>The BBC has announced that BBC 3 is to be shut in order to save money.</p>
<p>by Newsdesk | 6th March 2014</p><p></p><p>
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<p></p><p>The service is to be moved to the iPlayer. The channel is being shut for cost cutting measures. Its costs will be reduced from £90m to £25m and the channel is set to stop broadcasting in 2015.</p><p></p><p>The digital television channel first broadcast in 2003 and is targeted towards 16-34 years and has been home to hit TV series such as <a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/How-To-Be-Quiche-Like-Ja'mie-Private-School-Girl/7676588">Ja'mie Private School Girl</a>, Gavin and Stacey, Family Guy and Torchwood which starred <a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/tags/JohnBarrowman">John Barrowman</a>.</p><p></p><p>On average 9 million people tune into BBC 3 each week.</p><p></p><p>A number of celebrities have come forward to show their support for BBC 3 and a Twitter hashtag #SaveBBC3 has been trending for two days in the United Kingdom.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/the-gay-uk/id616631043?mt=8&uo=4&at=11luiF">Read this and other stories on our free app for iTunes</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.apps.n52474532">or for Android phones</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/the-gay-uk/id770600575?mt=8&uo=4&at=11luiF">Download our latest edition of TheGayUK on your Apple Device</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.presspadapp.thegayuk">Download our latest edition of TheGayUK on your Android Device</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>
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The BBC has announced that BBC 3 is to be shut in order to save money.
by Newsdesk | 6th March 2014
The service is to be moved to the iPlayer. The channel is being shut for cost cutting measures. Its costs will be reduced from £90m to £25m and the channel is set to stop broadcasting in 2015.
The digital television channel first broadcast in 2003 and is targeted towards 16-34 years and has been home to hit TV series such as Ja'mie Private School Girl, Gavin and Stacey, Family Guy and Torchwood which starred John Barrowman.
On average 9 million people tune into BBC 3 each week.
A number of celebrities have come forward to show their support for BBC 3 and a Twitter hashtag #SaveBBC3 has been trending for two days in the United Kingdom.
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