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===Announcement of the end of BBC Choice=== In August 2000, the BBC announced that it would replace BBC Choice with [[BBC Three]] as soon as possible, which would become a continuation of the "youth" aspect of the new BBC Choice. But the government delayed approving BBC Three, which formed part of wider plans to reshape the BBC's digital provision, plans which also included the proposed [[BBC Four]], two children's channels, and five digital radio stations. Whilst BBC Three was delayed, the other proposals gained the approval of Parliament and the new channels went on air in 2002, meaning BBC Four launched prior to BBC Three. From October 2001, BBC Choice began screening a significant amount of new, young-skewing programming, the kind of content that had been earmarked for BBC Three. The BBC submitted a revised proposal for the new channel raised the target age range to 25β34 and increased the amount of factual and arts programming, with a nightly 15-minute news programme β it was hoped these changes would better illustrate how BBC Three would differ from rivals such as [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]], [[ITV2]] and [[Sky One]]. This new proposal for BBC Three was given the go-ahead in September 2002, with a set of public-service conditions laid down and a launch date of February 2003 set. The final night of BBC Choice was given over entirely to previews of the new channel.
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