Frustration as reduced broadcasting rights limit corporation’s coverage to only two events at one time
Fans missing live Tokyo Olympic coverage of their favourite sports are urged to be patient as the
BBC juggles live streams in its most challenging games ever due to Covid and reduced broadcasting rights.
The corporation’s head of major sport events, Ron Chakraborty, acknowledged viewer frustration that the BBC can only offer two live events at one time – through one television channel and on iPlayer red button – after the International Olympic Committee sold European television rights to pay-TV company Discovery in 2015.