03-02-2015, 18:58
The BBC in some ways can't win where sport is concerned because of where their income comes from - the TV Licence!! If they pay over the odds for a sporting event, they get slated for wasting "our" money, if they lose one due to being outbid, they get slated for losing a major event!! Sport on tv costs money, in some cases like the prem, silly money, in other cases its the scheduling that causes problems. The Beeb does not have a dedicated sports channel and has obligations with regards to the news and other programming that often clashes with live sports coverage, its a fine balancing act for them.