BBC Four & CBBC to close

[Rex]

I am absolutely not surprised that BBC Four is getting axed. It's arguably the least watched of the main 4 BBC channels, and the fact it became an archive channel doesn't help matters.

BBC Four's viewing figures are a lot higher than BBC Three, there isn't any 'arguably' about it.

Four is getting higher ratings thanks to it having an established audience and prominent EPG slots with which Three has to start over with again as a result of the relaunch of the channel. 

Further down the line, I expect BBC Three to move up to channel 9 on Freeview at the very least when BBC Four is closed - by then it'll have secured Sky 115 with the BBC One HD channels being regionalised.