BBC Reveals Record Glasgow 2014 Coverage

21 May 2014 | tshego

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BBC Sport has revealed details of its coverage plans for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, including more than 300 hours of network TV coverage, 200 hours of radio coverage and over 1,300 hours of live action via up to 17 digital streams, making the event the most comprehensive BBC coverage of a Commonwealth Games and Para-sports programme to date.

The broadcaster also revealed that Gary Lineker, Clare Balding, Gabby Logan and Hazel Irvine will lead the BBC TV coverage on BBC One and BBC One HD, joined by experts including Olympic gold medallists Rebecca Adlington, Michael Johnson and Sir Chris Hoy.

BBC Three and BBC Three HD will become a dedicated sporting channel for the Games, bringing audiences further coverage from 09:00-22:00.

Glasgow 2014 will be BBC Sport’s biggest ever digital Commonwealth Games with up to 17 live video streams available across any device – up from six streams at Delhi 2010.

For the first time, audiences can use the BBC Sport mobile and tablet apps to receive medal alerts for all the countries they want to follow, including all the Home Nations

The announcement comes on the same day that Glasgow 2014 launches a phased release of tickets for team sports and ceremonies following problems earlier this month.

From 10am tickets for Hockey, Netball and Rugby Sevens will be available to buy on the Glasgow 2014 website and new freephone ticketing hotline along with tickets for both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

It is the first of a three day phased release which will see new sports added each day until Friday (23rd May).

From Thursday (22nd May) at 10am tickets for Athletics and the Racquet Sports of Badminton, Squash and Table Tennis will go on sale, alongside any unsold tickets from today’s release.

Finally, from Friday (23rd May) at 10am all remaining sports will be back on public sale as the Power, Precision and Combat sports of Weightlifting, Para-sport Powerlifting, Lawn Bowls, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Shooting, Boxing, Judo and Wrestling are added to complete the phased on-sale.