The BBC has announced updates to its BBC Sport and BBC News apps that it says will make it easier and faster to find and discover desirable content, with new features including swipeable vertical videos and a new Shorts tab. “Whether you’re checking breaking news, catching a key sporting moment, or just looking for something […]
BBC Sounds has seen a record start to the year with standout titles for Q1 including The Archers, The Traitors: Uncloaked, In Our Time, Newscast and Americast helpind to drive 18 million plays of radio, podcasts and music between January and March – up 5 per cent on the same period last year, For audio […]
BBC Sport’s coverage of the Winter Olympic Games 2026 has achieved its largest overall audience consumption ever, with a record-breaking surge in streaming. Across the Winter Olympic Games in 2026, there were 83 million streams and over 44 million total streamed hours online via BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app, […]
BBC Sport and The Great Run Company have signed a new deal to keep the Great North Run and Great Manchester Run, free-to-air for audiences across the UK. Audiences can continue to watch free coverage of these events on BBC live network TV, iPlayer, and BBC Sport’s website and social channels. The Great Manchester Run […]
BBC Sport and London Marathon Events have anoounced new deal, extending their long-standing partnership to 2030 – a deal that will include live coverage of the 50th London Marathon. This partnership, spanning over five decades, is one of the longest-standing broadcast agreements in British sport. Over the years, the London Marathon has seen more than […]
BBC Sport and World Snooker Tour have agreed an extension to their broadcast agreement to 2032. The new deal is a five-year extension to the current agreement, ensuring that the Triple Crown remains free-to-air for snooker fans across the UK. BBC Sport will continue to provide live TV and iPlayer coverage of Snooker’s three biggest […]
With a year to go until England kick off the opening match in the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, BBC Sport has announced an exclusive UK rights deal with World Rugby for live coverage in England. BBC Sport will broadcast coverage of the tournament across linear channels, with every match also available to watch live […]
BBC Sport’s coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was streamed a record-breaking 218 million times online, more than doubling the Tokyo Olympic Games total of 104 million, with 12.2 million people signed in to BBC iPlayer accounts to watch coverage. In addition to the coverage available on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, BBC […]
The Hundred returns this week, bringing cricket fans live games across Sky Sports and BBC TV, radio and online throughout July and August. Returning for a fourth series, fans can enjoy the fast-paced format, as Southern Brave and Oval Invincibles fight to retain their position as champions of the women’s and men’s competitions respectively. Cricket […]
BBC Sport has agreed a new multi-year deal with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to broadcast European Athletics Championships up to and including 2027. Beginning with the European Athletics Championships in Rome (June 7th-12th), the deal also includes the 2026 European Athletics Championships which takes place in Birmingham, the 2025 and 2027 European Athletics Indoor […]