BBC Sport and World Snooker Tour have signed a deal…
BBC Sport and World Snooker Tour have agreed an extension to their broadcast agreement to 2032. The new deal is a five-year extension to the current agreement, ensuring that the Triple Crown remains free-to-air for many millions of snooker fans across the UK.
Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport:
“Snooker has been a cornerstone of BBC Sport programming since 1969, and extending our partnership with World Snooker until 2032 is fantastic news for the audience. It ensures the drama, intensity and excitement of the Triple Crown events remains free-to-air and we look forward to many more years of iconic sporting moments.”
BBC Sport will continue to provide comprehensive live TV and iPlayer coverage of Snooker’s three most prestigious tournaments, the World Championship, UK Championship and the Masters.
The Masters, currently taking place at Alexandra Palace, is followed by the World Championship in Sheffield in April and the UK Championship in York in November.
WST Chairman, Steve Dawson:
“For more than 50 years we have had an outstanding relationship with BBC and their coverage of the Triple Crown is a fundamental part of those three events. So many millions of fans love watching snooker on BBC and it has always been vital to us to keep the biggest tournaments free to air.”
