11-03-2023, 04:18 PM
BBC says the row has gone worldwide: Sportsworld on World Service is not on air.
Indeed, for 1400 GMT hour they had History Hour instead of Sportsworld. 1500 GMT hour carries The Real Story while 1600 GMT has From Our Own Correspondent.
Apologies about limited sports coverage in the wake of the Lineker raw were at :04:50 out in a 6-minutes long 1500 GMT bulletin.
UPD. Also there was a special announcement before the TOTH: "You're listening to the BBC World Service. Today we are making changes to our normal schedule. In light of events affecting the BBC's coverage of live Premiere League football, we are unable to bring you Sportsworld. Next today it's <The Real Story/From our Own Correspondent/...>."
Quote:BBC World Service's sports coverage hit
Earlier, we reported on BBC radio station 5 Live suspending its football coverage.
This has also impacted the BBC World Service English-language radio broadcasting, which has a global audience.
Sportsworld was scheduled for almost four hours - from 14:06 to 18:00 GMT - but it's currently not on air.
Indeed, for 1400 GMT hour they had History Hour instead of Sportsworld. 1500 GMT hour carries The Real Story while 1600 GMT has From Our Own Correspondent.
Apologies about limited sports coverage in the wake of the Lineker raw were at :04:50 out in a 6-minutes long 1500 GMT bulletin.
UPD. Also there was a special announcement before the TOTH: "You're listening to the BBC World Service. Today we are making changes to our normal schedule. In light of events affecting the BBC's coverage of live Premiere League football, we are unable to bring you Sportsworld. Next today it's <The Real Story/From our Own Correspondent/...>."