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BBC Three

BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes for a 16 to 34-year-old target audience. It covers all genres including particularly new comedies, drama, LGBTQ+ programmes, music, fashion, documentaries, brief news, adult animation, and drama…

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Owner
BBC
Headquarters
London, England
BBC iPlayer
Watch live (UK only)
Broadcast area
United Kingdom · Isle of Man · Channel Islands
Closed
16 February 2016 (2016-02-16) (original)
Country
United Kingdom

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BBC Three HD

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Programming

Presentation

Criticism

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BBC Three

Nodes365
Edges364
Triples254
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005479
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BBC Three

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related to Documentaries · 30
BBC Three → America, BAFTA-winning Our War, Beaten, Blood, Brainwashing Stacey, Cologne, Coming Here Soon, Death Row, Face, Frontline, Girls, Guns, Hate, How Drugs Work, How Sex Works, Isis, Life, My Boyfriend, Orlando, Pride
related to Original run · 30
BBC Three → At, BBC, BBC Choice, BBC Four, BBC Knowledge, BBC One, BBC Two, BBC's, December, E4, February, However, In, Ireland, It, ITV2, July, May, Murphy, October
related to News and sport · 25
BBC Three → Africa Cup, As, Barwise Report, BBC, BBC News, BBC One, BBC's, Day Live, December, England, England's Women's, However, In, Match, Nations, Newsbeat-style, O'Clock News, Seconds, The, The Catch Up
related to Comedy and drama · 23
BBC Three → American, American Dad, An, Another, BBC, BBC One, Being Human, Christmas, Doctor Who, Doctor Who Confidential, EastEnders, EastEnders Revealed, Family Guy, Gavin, In, James Corden, July, May, Numerous, Ruth Jones
related to Presentation · 22
BBC Three → Aardman, Aardman Animations, BBC Online, BlobBert, BlobLander, BlobMate, CBBC, CBeebies, Dean Lydiate, Duncan Newmarch, February, Gavin Inskip, Jen Long, Kieron Elliott, Lambie-Nairn, Lola Buckley, Number, Schoolhouse Rock, Stefan Marjoram, Stuart Murphy
related to BBC Three HD · 21
BBC Three → As, BBC, BBC Four, BBC News, BBC Scotland HD, BBC Three HD, CBBC, CBeebies, Closed, December, England, Freesat, Freeview, HD, However, Northern Ireland, S4C, Scotland, Sky, The SD
related to Criticism · 19
BBC Three → BBC, BBC Four, BBC Radio, BBC's, Freedom, Friends, In, In July, Information, Jeremy Paxman, John Humphrys, Performance Against Public Commitments, Radio, Radio Times, The, These, Today, Two, UK
related to Online · 15
BBC Three → All, BBC One, BBC Two, Box Sets, By, Despite, In February, Kavanagh, March, Mondays, New, News, Ten, Wednesdays, While
related to Return to linear television · 15
BBC Three → BBC, BBC News, BBC One, Fleabag, From March, In, In May, It, Monday, Normal People, Primetime Emmy Awards, Research, September, Ten, Wednesday
related to Awards · 12
BBC Three → BAFTA, BBC Three's Gavin, Best General Entertainment Channel, Broadcast Magazine's Digital Channel, In, James Corden, MGEITF Non Terrestrial Channel, Most, Stacey, The, Year, Year Award

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BBC ThreeBBC iPlayerWatch live (UK only)1.00infobox
BBC ThreeBroadcast areaUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
BBC ThreeBroadcast areaIsle of Man1.00infobox
BBC ThreeBroadcast areaChannel Islands1.00infobox
BBC ThreeClosed16 February 2016 (2016-02-16) (original)1.00infobox
BBC ThreeCountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
BBC ThreeFreeviewChannel 23 (SD) Channel 107 (HD; England & NI only) Channel 7 (Original)1.00infobox
BBC ThreeHeadquartersLondon, England1.00infobox
BBC ThreeLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
BBC ThreeLaunched9 February 2003 (2003-02-09) (original) 1 February 2022; 4 years ago (2022-02-01) (relaunch)1.00infobox
BBC ThreeNetworkBBC Television BBC One (2019–2022)1.00infobox
BBC ThreeOwnerBBC1.00infobox
BBC ThreePicture format1080i/1080p[a] HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)1.00infobox
BBC ThreeReplacedBBC Choice (2003)1.00infobox
BBC ThreeSister channelsBBC One BBC Two BBC Four BBC News BBC Parliament CBBC CBeebies BBC Scotland BBC Alba1.00infobox
BBC ThreeWebsitebbc.co.uk/bbcthree1.00infobox
BBC Threeis aBritish free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC0.90text
BBC Threeis aBBC's youth-orientated television channel0.90text

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