Athletics

BBC secures World Athletics Championships coverage

BBC is to air the World Athletics Championships across its linear, radio and digital platforms from August 19. The UK pubcaster will air coverage of every event from the championships taking placing in Budapest later this month. TV hosts Gabby Logan and Jeanette Kwakye will present the sporting event that wraps up on August 27. […]

Eurosport seals Euro Athletics deal

Eurosport has snagged pan-European rights to top-level athletics in Europe. The Discovery-owned sports channel has inked a deal with the European Broadcasting Union for the premium events organised by European Athletics. The agreement runs for four years until 2019 and gives Eurosport rights to events including the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, the 2017 […]