▁sell ▁of ▁a ▁ 5 0 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁channel ; ▁unfortunately , ▁extremely ▁length y ▁negoti ations ▁made ▁it ▁impossible ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁deal . ▁F lex tech ▁tried ▁to ▁undert ake ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁different ▁form ▁of ▁invest ment ▁in ▁The ▁Children ' s ▁Channel , ▁but ▁decided ▁to ▁ref ocus ▁on ▁the ▁te en ▁and ▁youth ▁mark ets ▁instead . ▁In ▁turn , ▁on ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁all ▁the ▁program mes ▁target ing ▁older ▁children ▁( main ly ▁te en agers ) ▁which ▁The ▁Children ' s ▁Channel ▁was ▁by ▁then ▁air ing ▁were ▁split ▁off ▁into ▁their ▁own ▁separate ▁television ▁channel ▁called ▁Tr ouble ▁with ▁T CC ▁revert ed ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁name ▁of ▁The ▁Children ' s ▁Channel ▁and ▁continu ing ▁to ▁screen ▁program mes ▁for ▁younger ▁children , ▁running ▁side ▁by ▁side ▁with ▁Tr ouble ▁for ▁nearly ▁a ▁year , ▁before ▁eventually ▁closing ▁down ▁British ▁and ▁Irish ▁operations ▁both ▁unexpected ly ▁and ▁sil ently ▁on ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁at ▁ 1 7 : 0 0 ▁for ▁unknown ▁reasons . ▁Upon ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁T CC ▁UK , ▁the ▁cable ▁operator ▁C able ▁& ▁W ire less ▁carried ▁the ▁T CC ▁Nord ic ▁feed ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁company ’ s ▁anger ▁at ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁T CC ▁at ▁such ▁short ▁notice , ▁while ▁Tr ouble ▁started ▁target ing ▁te en agers ▁and ▁young ▁adult s , ▁thus ▁fully ▁replacing