The BBC is closing down these key channels - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life The BBC is closing down these key channels as part of its digital-first move By Kanika Banwait - May 27, 2022 This year marks 100 years of the BBC, and the broadcaster is planning on celebrating with specials of its top TV shows like Strictly Come Dancing and Doctor Who. But with this milestone anniversary comes a major shake-up to how the channels will operate, and even which ones will continue to exist. In 2022 the BBC has already brought its BBC Three channel back to TV screens and there have been discussions about whether its license fee will change to a Netflix-style subscription service. But it has now confirmed the CBBC and BBC Four TV channels will be shutting down and becoming online-only, as part of plans to close television and radio channels in order to focus on streaming services. Getty Images Director General Tim Davie made the announcement this week, explaining the decision came from the fact that younger audiences use streaming channels like Netflix and Disney Plus more. Speaking to BBC staff on Thursday, he said: ‘This is our moment to build a digital-first BBC. Something genuinely new, a Reithian organisation for the digital age, a positive force for the UK and the world. Independent, impartial, constantly innovating and serving all. A fresh, new, global digital media organisation which has never been seen before. ‘Driven by the desire to make life and society better for our licence fee payers and customers in every corner of the UK and beyond. They want us to keep the BBC relevant and fight for something that in 2022 is more important than ever. To do that we need to evolve faster and embrace the huge shifts in the market around us.’ However, the changes won’t come into effect for at least another three years, with the transition only coming into play in 2025. Closing down these channels in their current form means that much-loved BBC shows like Blue Peter and Newsround will only be available online, for the first time ever. The BBC World News and BBC News channels will also merge to create one 24-hour TV channel, for both UK and international audiences. This digital-first move also means around 1,000 jobs will be lost across the BBC, as part of an estimated £500,000,000 cut. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life The You magazine team reveal their New Year s resolutions December 31, 2021 Susannah Taylor The TLC tools your body will love January 23, 2022 How to stop living in fear February 6, 2022 Susannah Taylor My pick of the fittest leggings February 27, 2022 Women’ s Prize for Fiction 2022 winner announced June 17, 2022 These BBC dramas are returning for a second series June 30, 2022 Susannah Taylor gives the lowdown on nature s little helper – CBD April 17, 2022 The baby names that are banned across the world April 27, 2022 The Queen has released her own emojis May 26, 2022 Sally Brompton horoscopes 27th June-3rd July 2022 June 26, 2022 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved