|  |  |  | | | | | Life, Doctor Who & Combom | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Today it was revealed that the behind-the-scenes series linked to Doctor Who, has been axed!
The reason behind it is, apparently, because of funding has been cut by up to 20% for programming so BBC controller Zai Bennett has decided to cut it. This is due to it's "Delivering Quality first" initiative..
This is mainly due to Bennett liking to deliver original material in original commissions in the post-watershed regions, namely the BBC Three region.
Speaking last month at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, Bennett said: "It's about focusing my budget on 9pm and 10.30pm; those are the time slots that count. Budgets are tight, so we have to be sensible with the money we have."
A spokeswoman for the BBC said: "The Doctor Who spin-off series, Doctor Who Confidential, has been a great show for BBC3 over the years, but our priority now is to build on original British commissions, unique to the channel."
However, Mark Thompson, the general director of the BBC, has announced that more information about it's strategy will be released on the 6th of October including the possibility to link BBC1 and BB3 more. It is however known that the 7pm to 9pm slots will be repeats of BBC1 shows.
To see a bit more info (I've included most of the important stuff) click on the sources below.
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