BBC handed extra sports cash 21/05/2010 |
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The BBC has set aside an extra £60m to cover major sporting events this year, including the football World Cup in South Africa, which begins next month.
Information published by the BBC Trust reveals that BBC1 has been handed the cash in its budget for the current financial year, which ends on March 31, 2011.
The money will also be spent on the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona and the Ryder Cup golf tournament.
"Expenditure on BBC1 follows a two year cyclical pattern reflecting the playout of major sports," the trust said.
Many events shown on the BBC, including Formula 1 and the Wimbledon tennis tournament, take place annually, but several are biennial or every four years.
These include the winter or summer Olympics, the football World Cup, European football Championships and the World Athletics Championships.
The Guardian reports that a BBC spokeswoman would not reveal what proportion of the additional money is likely to be spent on the World Cup, but made it clear that the increased budget will cover several sporting events.
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