The BBC is expected to announce the reopening of BBC Three as a linear channel today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52719883
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When it moved online in February 2016, the BBC Trust said "independent evidence shows younger audiences are watching more online and watching less linear TV".
But BBC Three reached 8% of British 16-34-year-olds per week in 2018/19, down from 22% in 2015/16.
The BBC now says its research shows there is a potential large linear audience for the channel's programmes, which it says are reaching both young people and the wider audience in "big numbers".
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