Commonwealth Games backs move away from BBC saying TNT have been 'fantastic'
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Commonwealth Games backs move away from BBC saying TNT have been 'fantastic'.
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The Commonwealth Games have stood behind their decision to shift British live broadcasting rights from the BBC to TNT Sports for the Glasgow Games, saying the latter has been "fantastic".TNT has delivered 600 hours of coverage across the Games, triple the 200 hours the BBC broadcast from Birmingham in 2022.The BBC's association with the Commonwealth Games stretched back to 1954, but that 70-year partnership came to an end after the corporation's bid for the Glasgow rights fell well short of competing offers.An industry source described the BBC's proposal as "derisory, well below Birmingham" to The Telegraph, adding that the Games themselves might have been thrown into jeopardy had rival broadcasters not come forward with stronger financial commitments.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Following the loss of the rights in December, a BBC spokesman said: "The BBC has been proud to broadcast the Commonwealth Games over many years, but our bid was unable to match the financial offer from...
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A: Commonwealth Games backs move away from BBC saying TNT have been 'fantastic'.
B: The Commonwealth Games have stood behind their decision to shift British live broadcasting rights from the BBC to TNT Sports for the Glasgow Games, saying the latter has been "fantastic".TNT has delivered 600 hours of coverage across the Games, triple the 200 hours the BBC broadcast from Birmingham in 2022.The BBC's association with the Commonwealth Games stretched back to 1954, but that 70-year partnership came to an end after the corporation's bid for the Glasgow rights fell well short of competing offers.An industry source described the BBC's proposal as "derisory, well below Birmingham" to The Telegraph, adding that the Games themselves might have been thrown into jeopardy had rival broadcasters not come forward with stronger financial commitments.
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