23-06-2023, 06:53 PM
So on both EuropeanGames.TV and AllAthletics.TV the feed for athletics now directs to the iPlayer, though it lands on Glastonbury coverage and you have to do a bit of a search to find the athletics. Assume they're taking the world feed commentary.
I wonder if it wasn't for Queens and Eastbourne whether the BBC might have done a bit more - most flagship events seem to take place between 1-7pm so an afternoon show on BBC1/2 would have sufficed with events outside those times on the iPlayer. The European Sport Championships, which got all day coverage last year, rated really well for BBC2 - and though we're missing the flagship Olympic events there is enough there where Britain has interest to attract a casual audience.
Even with no live coverage I'm sure the EBU are producing a daily highlights programme which could have been stuck on the iPlayer.
I wonder if it wasn't for Queens and Eastbourne whether the BBC might have done a bit more - most flagship events seem to take place between 1-7pm so an afternoon show on BBC1/2 would have sufficed with events outside those times on the iPlayer. The European Sport Championships, which got all day coverage last year, rated really well for BBC2 - and though we're missing the flagship Olympic events there is enough there where Britain has interest to attract a casual audience.
Even with no live coverage I'm sure the EBU are producing a daily highlights programme which could have been stuck on the iPlayer.