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http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl >> News and Comment >> "The National" lost to Channel 4. http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1332147752 Message started by Administrator on Mar 19^th, 2012, 9:03am

Title: "The National" lost to Channel 4.
Post by Administrator on Mar 19^th, 2012, 9:03am

BBC TV has lost the rights to cover "The Grand National".

More information from the BBC News site, here.

Radio rights for racing remain the subject of continuing negotiations.

This is from "The Telegraph":-

"Channel 4 seals stunning turnaround with £15m TV deal to cover racing next year
Racing is expecting Channel 4 to deliver an audience to match the BBC when the commercial television company takes over a contract for exclusive terrestrial coverage of the sport in Britain next year."

Title: Re: "The National" lost to Channel 4.
Post by Mikej on Mar 19^th, 2012, 12:20pm

More here:-

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2116895/Last-Grand-National-BBC-enters-final-furlong-racing-coverage.html

Sorry about the source!

Ah nice memories of working covering the GN (and hotel in Southsea!)

Mike