The announcement today has left a lot of questions still unanswered: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30409171 The BBC Trust claimed that BBC3 was both diverse and young, and reached this audience better than any other BBC channel, now the BBC admits it will see a drop in these audiences when it moves online. Why allow this audience to move elsewhere, and what happens if there’s a significant drop will the BBC have a Plan B? We know that not everyone can get television online because of issues with broadband provision particularly in rural areas, and the BBC is launching a BBC1+1 for that very reason, but for young people it’s made the decision to take that content off our screens altogether. This somewhat defies logic. What will compel new talent to sign up with BBC3? E4 and ITV2 are investing in linear television and online and are not subject to massive cuts like BBC Three. Won’t talent prefer to go there? And if they want to get their work online what stops them going to an online provider with a bigger budget like Netflix? What the announcement today so far has confirmed is that popular programming like Snog, Marry, Avoid, In The Flesh, and Don’t Tell The Bride have no future on BBC3 – what will stay? The BBC have asked to speak with me today and I will update you on the answers I get to these questions. Jono