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BBC extends London Marathon rights to 2030

BBC Sport and London Marathon Events have anoounced new deal, extending their long-standing partnership to 2030 – a deal that will include live coverage of the 50th London Marathon. This partnership, spanning over five decades, is one of the longest-standing broadcast agreements in British sport. Over the years, the London Marathon has seen more than […]

April 25, 2025

BBC, World Snooker Tour extend broadcast deal

BBC Sport and World Snooker Tour have agreed an extension to their broadcast agreement to 2032. The new deal is a five-year extension to the current agreement, ensuring that the Triple Crown remains free-to-air for snooker fans across the UK. BBC Sport will continue to provide live TV and iPlayer coverage of Snooker’s three biggest […]

January 20, 2025By Nik Roseveare

BBC acquires Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 rights

With a year to go until England kick off the opening match in the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, BBC Sport has announced an exclusive UK rights deal with World Rugby for live coverage in England. BBC Sport will broadcast coverage of the tournament across linear channels, with every match also available to watch live […]

August 22, 2024

Paris Olympics set BBC streaming record

BBC Sport’s coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was streamed a record-breaking 218 million times online, more than doubling the Tokyo Olympic Games total of 104 million, with 12.2 million people signed in to BBC iPlayer accounts to watch coverage. In addition to the coverage available on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, BBC […]

August 12, 2024

The Hundred returns to BBC, Sky

The Hundred returns this week, bringing cricket fans live games across Sky Sports and BBC TV, radio and online throughout July and August. Returning for a fourth series, fans can enjoy the fast-paced format, as Southern Brave and Oval Invincibles fight to retain their position as champions of the women’s and men’s competitions respectively. Cricket […]

July 22, 2024

European Athletics Championships on BBC

BBC Sport has agreed a new multi-year deal with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to broadcast European Athletics Championships up to and including 2027. Beginning with the European Athletics Championships in Rome (June 7th-12th), the deal also includes the 2026 European Athletics Championships which takes place in Birmingham, the 2025 and 2027 European Athletics Indoor […]

June 4, 2024

BBC secures rights for British Swimming Championships

BBC Sport is set to broadcast every finals session of the British Swimming Championships this year, confirming a new broadcast partnership with British Swimming. For the first time, the championships will feature a fully integrated schedule that includes both swimming and para-swimming races, with prospective Team GB athletes competing together as they prepare for the […]

March 28, 2024

World Indoor Athletics Championships on BBC

In the build-up to the Paris Olympics this summer, BBC Sport is offering live coverage from the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow, as global track and field talent descend on Scotland. Viewers can follow all the action live on BBC Two and iPlayer. Gabby Logan leads the BBC’s coverage of the World Indoor Athletics […]

February 28, 2024

BBC scores Netball Super League rights

The Netball Super League (NSL) returns this February and, for the first time, fans will be able to watch the action live throughout the season on both Sky Sports and across BBC Sport as part of a broadcast arrangement for the sport. The deal includes one live match a week across the regular season streamed […]

February 14, 2024

BBC, UKA broadcast partnership

BBC Sport and UK Athletics (UKA) have announced a broadcast partnership and coverage for the 2024 Major Events series. Viewers can watch live coverage from the UK Athletics National Indoor Championships, the UK Athletics Championships and the London Athletics Meet across BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. 2024 is a […]

February 13, 2024