BBC Four & CBBC to close

[Rex]

Merging CBBC and CBeebies makes more sense for me since both channels already targeted similar audience and both are originally named as CBBC pre-2002 (or Children's BBC prior to 1997). The merged channels can carry the original CBBC name or having new name, but it will have a impact for BBC Three. BBC3 will no longer sharing similar prequency as the merged channel, instead they become full-pledged general youth-oriented channel. The BBC can think the merger between two kids channels was unlikely, but still very possible.

Absolutely not. If BBC4 and CBBC go, they won't need to have that fourth broadcast stream anymore. I also really struggle to see how they can fill BBC Three in daytime; whatever's left out of the old CBBC space, CBeebies will fill it.