The BBC's Olympic TV deal and what it means for you

Since 2018, nan measurement nan BBC covers nan Olympics has changed a bit.

In bid to debar immoderate disorder erstwhile you're sitting down aliases logging connected for nan excitement and play of Paris 2024, we thought it would beryllium a bully thought to explicate really everything works, why sum is simply a spot different and really we are going to guarantee you tin still bask each nan large moments pinch us.

In 2015, Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) bought nan European TV authorities for nan Olympic Games for a reported 1.3bn euros.

Fast guardant to Paris 2024, and they tin show arsenic overmuch of nan action arsenic they want crossed arsenic galore channels arsenic they want.

That, successful nan UK, was antecedently thing nan BBC did - you'll retrieve we offered online and Red Button feeds of each athletics during London 2012.

However, acknowledgment successful portion to UK rule that intends to guarantee awesome events, for illustration nan Olympic Games, are wide available, nan BBC was capable to onslaught a woody pinch WBD.

The BBC will person a web TV transmission and 2nd broadcast watercourse passim nan Games.

That intends we tin show nan 2 astir breathtaking aliases important events happening astatine immoderate infinitesimal unrecorded astatine nan aforesaid time.

We cognize that complete 90% of viewing connected nan BBC is via these 2 streams, and because of nan measurement nan Olympics schedule works, it intends location will almost ne'er beryllium a large badge infinitesimal aliases title aliases tearful question and reply we can't bring you.

Since nan Winter Olympics successful 2018, what's changed is that if you are really into a circumstantial athletics that isn't nan main communicative of nan day, we whitethorn not beryllium capable to broadcast it live.

We will still update you connected each nan stories of nan day, but if it's wall-to-wall Greco-Roman Wrestling you're looking for, past Discovery+ will beryllium nan spot to watch it.

Quite simply because we return decisions complete our spending very earnestly arsenic it is licence interest payers' money that we are using.

As overmuch arsenic we'd for illustration to, we can't bargain everything we want.

Despite that, we will person complete 250 hours of unrecorded coverage, while Olympics Extra - a 2nd curated unrecorded watercourse connected BBC iPlayer - will guarantee nary of nan breathtaking moments are missed.

What's more, location will beryllium a typical Paris 2024 schedule connected BBC Radio 5 unrecorded and BBC Sounds, and nan expertise to drawback up pinch nan biggest news stories and badge winning moments connected nan BBC Sport website and app, and crossed societal media.

Across nan Discovery+ app and Eurosport channels successful nan UK, much than 3,800 hours of unrecorded sum will beryllium aired successful full from 07:00 to 22:30 BST each day.

Discovery+ and Eurosport requires a subscription. You tin find much accusation here., external

Just that we are truthful proud of what we person planned for Paris and nan unthinkable coverage, analysis, play and emotion we are going to bring you.

We footwear disconnected pinch sum of nan opening ceremonial astatine 17:45 BST connected Friday, 26 July connected BBC One and crossed our platforms. You tin find much astir our plans here.