BBC to Close BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra Linear Services in 2027
The broadcaster will shut down these linear channels in spring 2027 while cutting 100 BBC News jobs to save £500m by 2028.
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First reported by Deadline, 17 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 20 Oct 2026. Deadline published first, on 20 October at 12:53 UTC; BBC Entertainment followed 17 min later. The most recent article, from The Hollywood Reporter, appeared on 20 October at 14:39 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Deadline, BBC Entertainment.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- DeadlineBBC News Slashing 100 Jobs: “This Will Be Very Difficult For Those Affected”
- DeadlineBBC Three To Be Switched Off For Second Time, As BBC Confirms TV & Radio Network Closures
- BBC EntertainmentBBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra channels to close
- VarietyBBC Three Among Linear Services Set to Close as Broadcaster Looks for Savings
- The GuardianBBC Three and BBC Scotland TV channels to be shut down next year
- The Hollywood ReporterBBC Three and BBC Scotland Set to Close In Broadcaster’s Latest Cost Cuts
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- BBC Three and BBC Scotland Set to Close In Broadcaster’s Latest Cost Cuts The Hollywood Reporter ·
- BBC Three and BBC Scotland TV channels to be shut down next year The Guardian ·
- BBC Three Among Linear Services Set to Close as Broadcaster Looks for Savings Variety ·
- BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra channels to close BBC Entertainment
- BBC Three To Be Switched Off For Second Time, As BBC Confirms TV & Radio Network Closures Deadline
- BBC News Slashing 100 Jobs: “This Will Be Very Difficult For Those Affected” Deadline
In this story
- BBC
- BBC Three
- BBC Scotland
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Matt Brittin
- Rachel Jupp