| 20 July 2021
In March 2021, in what amounted to a huge volte face by the UK public broadcaster, the BBC confirmed the return of BBC Three to linear TV grids after a five year absence and being digital-only, but now the UK’s broadcast regulator has announced that it is to investigate the move.
Ofcom has announced that after completing its initial assessment of the BBC s proposal to launch BBC Three as a television channel in January 2022, it was launching a full competition assessment into the BBC’s proposal.
BBC Three stopped broadcasting on the UK’s broadcast network as of February 2016 following a review by the BBC Trust in November 2015 which called for the corporation’s non-core channels – including BBC Three as well as CBBC and BBC One+1 – to go digital-only. The Trust said at the time that its plans would enable the BBC to deliver more distinctive content online, while bearing down on costs.
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