The Six Nations Championship is classified as a ‘category B’ tournament by the UK government. Marco Iacobucci Epp/Shutterstock February 8, 2024 Six Nations future on terrestrial TV uncertain – what are the implications for rugby and its fans? Richard Thomas, Swansea University and Iwan Williams, Swansea University When Six Nations’ broadcasting deal with the BBC and ITV ends in 2025, there are fears the tournament could move to a subscription service.
AP Photo/BBC October 27, 2022 Without free-to-air, we wouldn’t have Doctor Who in the archives. What will we lose when it moves to Disney? Marcus Harmes, University of Southern Queensland Doctor Who episodes missing from the BBC archives have been recovered from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Africa.
Controversies over sport, gambling and TV have tended to overshadow changes to the anti-siphoning scheme. AAP/Julian Smith June 5, 2017 Anti-siphoning changes a blow to sports fans who want to watch on free-to-air TV David Rowe, Western Sydney University The proposed anti-siphoning changes certainly shift the economic balance from free-to-air to pay-TV, as well as from government intervention in the sport TV market to more open market play.