Athletics: BBCWILL KEEP ON RUNNING.Byline: By LEE WEST UK ATHLETICS has signed a new long-term TV deal with the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. worth several million pounds. It comes just two days after athletics suffered a cut in funding for the London 2012 Olympics. The BBC remains as host broadcaster for all major indoor and outdoor events until the end of 2014. UKA UKA United Klans of America (name of the Ku Klux Klan during civil rights era) UKA United Kingdom Athletics UKA United Kingdom Alliance of Professional Teachers of Dance chief Niels de Vos said: "The Major Events Series is the shop window for athletics and it is vital we have a terrestrial TV platform to take it to as wide an audience as possible. "So the extension of our deal with the BBC is a massive boost and underlines the BBC's commitment to the premier Olympic and Paralympic sport." Next year's programme of live televised events starts with the Aviva International in Glasgow on January 31 and finishes with the British Grand Prix This article is about Formula One race. For other uses, see British Grand Prix (disambiguation). The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. in Gateshead on August 31. CAPTION(S): BIG DEAL UK Athletics chief Niels de Vos is delighted |
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