Tokyo Olympics: BBC sacrificed live TV rights to ensure coverage of future Games

BBC admits it sacrificed live TV rights to every sport at the Tokyo Olympics in order to secure coverage of future Games after striking deal with Discovery amid criticism from MPs and sports fans at paltry offering of just two channels The BBC has been criticised for offering just two live streams of Tokyo Olympics … Read more

Former England striker Gary Lineker joins LaLigaTV talent line-up after leaving BT Sport

Huge coup for LaLigaTV as they snap up Gary Lineker on a multi-year deal to present Spanish football… just months after he quit his Champions League presenter role at BT Sport Gary Lineker has signed a multi-year deal to be part of LaLiga TV’s coverage He will present key fixtures and feature regularly in their … Read more

Former England striker Gary Lineker joins LaLigaTV talent line-up after leaving BT Sport

Huge coup for LaLigaTV as they snap up Gary Lineker on a multi-year deal to present Spanish football… just months after he quit his Champions League presenter role at BT Sport Gary Lineker has signed a multi-year deal to be part of LaLiga TV’s coverage He will present key fixtures and feature regularly in their … Read more

Ex-TV exec mother of swimmer Tom Dean says BBC coverage of Tokyo 2020 ‘pains me’

The mother of Team GB’s most successful athlete at Tokyo 2020, Tom Dean, today said it ‘pains’ her that the BBC has missed major medal moments and suffered a barrage of complaints from viewers over their coverage. Jacquie Hughes, a former BBC boss now working for broadcasting complaints watchdog Ofcom, has spoken out as she … Read more

Ex-TV exec mother of swimmer Tom Dean says BBC coverage of Tokyo 2020 ‘pains me’

The mother of Team GB’s most successful athlete at Tokyo 2020, Tom Dean, today said it ‘pains’ her that the BBC has missed major medal moments and suffered a barrage of complaints from viewers over their coverage. Jacquie Hughes, a former BBC boss now working for broadcasting complaints watchdog Ofcom, has spoken out as she … Read more

Tokyo skyline has been on the BBC’s Olympics coverage… but the teams are in Salford 

Just a mirage! The spectacular Tokyo skyline has been on near-permanent display during the BBC’s Olympics coverage… but our TV teams are broadcasting from Salford By Eleanor Sharples Tv And Radio Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 19:58 EDT, 29 July 2021 | Updated: 19:58 EDT, 29 July 2021 The spectacular Tokyo skyline has been … Read more

Tokyo skyline has been on the BBC’s Olympics coverage… but the teams are in Salford 

Just a mirage! The spectacular Tokyo skyline has been on near-permanent display during the BBC’s Olympics coverage… but our TV teams are broadcasting from Salford By Eleanor Sharples Tv And Radio Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 19:58 EDT, 29 July 2021 | Updated: 19:58 EDT, 29 July 2021 The spectacular Tokyo skyline has been … Read more