Diamond League Action To Be Shown By British Eurosport And BBC

Fans in the U.K. will be able to watch the Birmingham and London Diamond League events live on the BBC, "while all other meetings in the series will be shown live by British Eurosport," according to ATHLETICS WEEKLY. British Eurosport "secured the rights to show 12 of the 14 meetings in the IAAF Diamond League series live" for fans in the U.K., while the BBC has announced live coverage of the two British meetings as well as highlights packages for the 12 int'l events. The BBC has televised the series live on either its standard channels or the "red button" in recent years but British Eurosport’s new five-year deal will see the broadcaster show all the series action, excluding the two British events, while the BBC has a separate deal for live coverage of the U.K. meetings taking place in Birmingham on June 7 and in London on July 24-25, which runs through to '20. The BBC’s deal to show highlights of the 12 int'l events runs until '17 (ATHLETICS WEEKLY, 5/7).