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<blockquote data-quote="perthkenny" data-source="post: 572313" data-attributes="member: 273665">I think that BBC Prime will indeed be retired sometime in the near future.Here is a &quot;copy and paste&quot; from the Wikipedia article on BBC Prime.Phasing out of the brandSee main article: BBC EntertainmentIn September 2006 it was announced that the BBC Prime brand was to be phased out, replaced by BBC Entertainment, one of a number of new international channels planned by BBC Worldwide. BBC Worldwide's Managing Director of Global Channels, Darren Childs said: &quot;BBC Prime will disappear as a brand. It is something we can do better. It was too non-specific. BBC Entertainment will do what it says on the tin.&quot;[4] To date, BBC Prime is still available in Europe (except Poland) and the Middle East, but will be replaced by BBC Entertainment in Scandinavia in December 2008.[5]copy and paste ends.One could speculate that the BBC Prime DTH subscription would simply &quot;morph&quot; seamlessly to BBC Entertainment and its 3 sister channels, and the other providers eg Sky Italia and Orbit would stop showing Prime and change to Entertainment, as Polsat has done.4 for the price of one seems like a better deal.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="perthkenny, post: 572313, member: 273665"] I think that BBC Prime will indeed be retired sometime in the near future. Here is a "copy and paste" from the Wikipedia article on BBC Prime. Phasing out of the brand See main article: BBC Entertainment In September 2006 it was announced that the BBC Prime brand was to be phased out, replaced by BBC Entertainment, one of a number of new international channels planned by BBC Worldwide. BBC Worldwide's Managing Director of Global Channels, Darren Childs said: "BBC Prime will disappear as a brand. It is something we can do better. It was too non-specific. BBC Entertainment will do what it says on the tin."[4] To date, BBC Prime is still available in Europe (except Poland) and the Middle East, but will be replaced by BBC Entertainment in Scandinavia in December 2008.[5] copy and paste ends. One could speculate that the BBC Prime DTH subscription would simply "morph" seamlessly to BBC Entertainment and its 3 sister channels, and the other providers eg Sky Italia and Orbit would stop showing Prime and change to Entertainment, as Polsat has done. 4 for the price of one seems like a better deal. [/QUOTE]

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