The BBC has retained the rights to the Barclays Premier League football highlights through to 2018.
The show, which is this year celebrating its 50th anniversary, will continue to be broadcast on BBC One on Saturday evenings, followed by its Sunday morning repeat, MOTD2, Football Focus and a new midweek magazine show airing on BBC Two. The whole programming schedule will be available on the BBC iPlayer.
Match of the Day reaches a cumulative audience of 33 million, with nine million each weekend catching presenter Gary Lineker and pundits including Alan Shearer.
Barbara Slater, director BBC Sport, said: “We’re delighted to retain Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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