{
  "id": 15749424,
  "title": "BBC Three To Be Switched Off For Second Time, As BBC Confirms TV & Radio Network Closures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/bbc-three-to-be-switched-off-for-second-time-as-bbc-confirms-tv-radio",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T13:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/bbc-tv-network-closures-bbc-three-1237167379/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bye bye BBC Three — again. The BBC will pull the plug on BBC Three for the second time in a decade in spring 2027, as the UK broadcaster confirmed network closures under plans to save £500 million ($666M). Deadline first revealed last month that BBC Three, the youth network that has given rise to […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}