. The closure of BBC3 is to be proposed by the BBC director general
. bringing the curtain down on the youth-oriented TV channel after 11 years.
. Tony Hall is expected to announce later this month that he is axing the channel
. part of a plan to save £100m a year.
. His decision also signals a reprieve for its sister channel, the arts and culture specialist BBC4, which has faced calls for it to be axed and merged into BBC2
. An announcement is expected as early as Thursday when the BBC will confirm that BBC3 will close and become a wholly online channel
. BBC3 shows will be available only through the iPlayer rather than a traditional TV channel.
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