Comment: BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. It incorporates programmes such as Match of the Day, Grandstand (discontinued in January 2007), Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Rugby Special and coverage of Formula One motor racing, MotoGP and the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. BBC Sport's website is also the UK's biggest and most popular sport website and is increasingly adding video and audio coverage to its scores and text news services.

Known Title: BBC Sport, BBC 606

Abstract: BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. It incorporates programmes such as Match of the Day, Grandstand (discontinued in January 2007), Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Rugby Special and coverage of Formula One motor racing, MotoGP and the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. BBC Sport's website is also the UK's biggest and most popular sport website and is increasingly adding video and audio coverage to its scores and text news services. BBC Sport provides radio coverage for BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Five Live and BBC World Service Due to the public status of the BBC, advertising is forbidden and as a result, sports matches covered by BBC Sport are not allowed to be sponsored, although the present commercialisation of sport makes this almost impossible in practice. In the face of increased competition from its rival broadcasters the BBC has softened its stance and is now contractually obliged to refer to certain competitions by their sponsored name under the terms of broadcasting rights deals. BBC Sport launched a trial of the High Definition television format of the 2006 Football World Cup in HDTV as part of a wider trial of that format by the BBC. With the official launch of BBC HD, live football matches and golf have led the channel's sports output, and the BBC is rumoured to be studying the possibility of airing Premier League highlights in HD. Roger Mosey, Director of BBC Sport, announced in January 2009 that the BBC's aim "is for all our sport production to be in HD by 2012 at the latest". BBC Sport Interactive was launched in June 2008 on BBC Red Button, it is available on digital cable, satellite and terrestrial by pressing the red button and selecting page 300.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Sport