▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁this ▁segment ▁became ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁School s ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ 4 L ear ning . ▁These ▁str ands ▁of ▁programming ▁consisted ▁of ▁schools ▁programming ▁from ▁all ▁the ▁I TV ▁companies ▁or ▁from ▁independent ▁sources . ▁The ▁schools ▁str and ▁itself ▁is ▁now ▁def unct , ▁with ▁no ▁particular ▁brand ing ▁segment ▁used . ▁ ▁Av ail ability ▁outside ▁the ▁UK ▁▁ ▁I TV ▁( as ▁U TV ) ▁is ▁widely ▁available ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁received ▁directly ▁in ▁areas ▁border ing ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁or ▁in ▁coast al ▁areas ▁from ▁Wales ▁( as ▁I TV ▁C ym ru ▁Wales ). ▁Until ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁carried ▁on ▁cable , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁U TV ▁Ireland , ▁which ▁was ▁itself ▁replaced ▁by ▁be 3 , ▁now ▁Virgin ▁Media ▁Three . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁available ▁on ▁cable ▁and ▁IP TV ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Lie chten stein . ▁Since ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Forces ▁Broadcast ing ▁Service ▁( BF BS ) ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁H M ▁Forces ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁replacing ▁the ▁B F BS 3 ▁TV ▁channel , ▁which ▁already ▁carried ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁I TV ▁program mes . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁I TV , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁concerns ▁from ▁polit icians ▁and ▁the ▁press ▁that ▁I TV ▁faced ▁a