BBC Four will no longer commission original content
nme.comBBC Four will be repositioned as an archive channel with no new programmes except for live performance broadcasts.The move is part of a cost-cutting drive across the BBC, which the corporation set five years ago with a target saving of £800m a year by March 2022.BBC Four will become the “home” of archived content but will continue to broadcast performances such as the BBC Proms, BBC Young Dancer and BBC Young Musician. “The proposed changes to BBC Four will build on the channel’s current archive content offer, which already comprises 76 per cent of BBC Four’s broadcast hours and 69 per cent of the channel’s broadcast viewing hours,” a section of its annual report read.The channel was responsible for launching acclaimed shows such as Charlie.
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