Overview
- TNT Sports, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, secured the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after outbidding the BBC.
- The BBC acknowledged its bid could not match the market offer and wished the new rightsholder success next year.
- Channel 4 will air the Boat Race from 2026, including the Women’s centenary in 2027 and the Men’s bicentenary in 2029.
- The BBC had broadcast the Commonwealth Games since 1954 and most Boat Races since television coverage began in 1938.
- Warner Bros. Discovery’s rebranded TNT Sports began carrying Wimbledon highlights in 2025, while the BBC’s Wimbledon deal runs through 2027.