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    BBC News (UK)‏Verified account @BBCNews 29 Jun 2015

    BBC statement after Eurosport is awarded television rights to Olympic Games http://bbc.in/1CEkyzk pic.twitter.com/qt5oLeqThR

    6:43 AM - 29 Jun 2015
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      1. Jane Wakefield‏ @WakefieldJane 29 Jun 2015
        Replying to @BBCNews

        @BBCNews noooo! Olympics should be on free to view terrestrial TV so everyone can see it. BBC is home of the Olympics this is not good news.

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      1. Peter Smit Gary‏ @PeterSmitGary 29 Jun 2015
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        @BBCNews Like nothing happened.

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      1. Neil Shapland‏ @Shappers53 29 Jun 2015
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        @BBCNews @KayBurley did I miss something? Aren't the Olympic games every 4 years?

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      1. Yimbee‏ @jimmy_1975 29 Jun 2015
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        @BBCNews @KayBurley #eurosport gained the TV rights ? So #bbc lost the coverage rights ?

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      1. Johan van Slooten‏ @JohanvanSlooten 29 Jun 2015
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        @BBCNews Discussions with Discovery...? I thought Eurosport had bought those rights...

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      2. Andy McFaul‏ @Andy_McFaul 29 Jun 2015
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        @BBCNews @KayBurley am I going mad? Since when have the Olympics been staged every 2 years?

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      4. Andy McFaul‏ @Andy_McFaul 29 Jun 2015
        Replying to @mooey292

        @mooey292 never thought of them!

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      1. Wessex‏ @wessex007 29 Jun 2015
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        @BBCNews "free-to-air" = an interesting phrase. Didn't work on F1 where pay TV dictated a deal that broke the live races. Money always talks

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      1. Caz Tricks‏ @CazTricks 29 Jun 2015
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        @BBCNews FFS! Is every sport bring taken away from us? All about the money. I'd pay double the license fee for the BBC - no ads & quality TV

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      1. Fosh‏ @foshtown 29 Jun 2015
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        @BBCNews @richard_conway Blah blah b;lah, at least we're payin the EPL millions. @GaryLineker tho eh, value for money in the ears dept!

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      1. norm‏ @norm1037 29 Jun 2015
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        @BBCNews The #BBC didn't probably want it. Not enough free seats on offer? And, they'd never get away with flying staff & families to Rio?

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      1. Trevor Bailey‏ @merlemax82 29 Jun 2015
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        @BBCNews btsport coverage of Euopean games was excellent because no "panels" sat around talking. Just action

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      1. Shaun Christopher‏ @Montyb09Shaun 29 Jun 2015
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        @BBCNews @KayBurley bbc coming to an end thank @&ck for that!!😀👏

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      1. Paul Gallagher‏ @paulgallaghers 29 Jun 2015
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        @BBCNews not good news.😒

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      1. Trevor Bailey‏ @merlemax82 29 Jun 2015
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        @BBCNews good news if bbc loose coverage of sport. Too many people sat around talking instead of showing a tion

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      1. Christopher Campbell‏ @leonminster 29 Jun 2015
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        “@BBCNews: BBC statement after Eurosport awarded TV rights to Olympic Games http://bbc.in/1CEkyzk  pic.twitter.com/EqVKPJS9TI” Waste of money!

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      1. K‏ @LONGPIG68 29 Jun 2015
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        @BBCNews Too many 6 figure exec salaries. Do your bl**dy jobs!

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