31-05-2024, 10:07 PM
(31-05-2024, 07:11 PM)RhysJR Wrote: The Daily Mail reports that the BBC have not yet secured the rights to the European Atheltics Championships, which start a week today in Rome. Despite it being an Olympic year, the British team is quite a strong one, with many familiar names set to take part (the European Swimming Championships on the other hand has GB sending an almost youth team). Earlier in the week when I checked (let's say this was Tuesday) there was athletics in the schedule on the Red Button channel for next Friday, but that is not there as of today.Surely if Eurovision/EBU has rights in the UK it’s very easy for the BBC to access those rights.
If there is no deal in place, it will likely end up on the Eurovision Sport streaming service. Like the rugby, it is good that it will be available for free if the worst case scenario arises, but it will be a bit out of sight out of mind if it is on a sport-specific streaming site, especially considering the sport is desperate for extra interest at the moment.