Global BBC iPlayer Takes Rights for First Sporting Event

LONDON: The Xchanging Boat Race sports event is now available to subscribers of the Global BBC iPlayer in a number of territories, including Australia, France, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands.

The Xchanging Boat Race is one of the world’s oldest sporting rivalries. The annual race takes place on the River Thames between the crews of Oxford and Cambridge Universities. This year’s event can be seen on the Global iPlayer by subscribers in Australia, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and Luxembourg.

Jana Bennett, the president of worldwide networks and Global BBC iPlayer, said, “It’s always been our ambition to expand the selection of program genres on the pilot of the Global BBC iPlayer, and I’m thrilled to confirm sport as the latest one. We’re keen to make Global iPlayer the home to some of the very best British sporting moments.”

Matthew Littleford, the general manager of Global BBC iPlayer, added, “I am delighted to bring this quintessentially British sporting event to the subscribers of the Global BBC iPlayer. Our users around the world have a strong interest in contemporary British events; they have told us they’d like to see more of the Best of British Sport on the Global BBC iPlayer, and we are taking heed.”