Ron steps forward

The BBC have finally decided to use Ron Chakraborty, Lead Executive Major Events, to explain Auntie's rights to live Olympic coverage. 

Ron, 50 (Truro School, BA Radio Film & Television, Christ Church College Canterbury) started out as news and sport sub and reporter for the Slough & Windsor Observer, joining the BBC as an assistant producer in 1998. 

"There’s been lots of noise around our perceived lack of coverage for the Tokyo Games. Whilst we’d love to still have 24 live streams and our ‘never miss a moment’ offer from London and Rio in 2016, our new rights deal simply doesn’t allow it.....we’re allowed two live streams - one on BBC One and one that is available to play out on BBC iPlayer, red button and the BBC Sport website."

"We’ll need to be agile and will often have to make difficult decisions about which sports to show and when to leave one sport to join another. Priorities will shift as we follow the stories of our Team GB athletes and we might need to jump in and out of sports to ensure we bring as many of the big moments as possible. We know this can be frustrating but with 350 hours of live sport across BBC One and BBC Two, plus the second stream on iPlayer we hope we can bring the magic of the Olympic Games to as many people as possible."

Ron probably decided not mention that you can buy a monthly subscription to Discovery +, their entertainment and sport package, for £6.99. Or there's a special offer of a year for £29.99, which reverts to £59.99.  You won't miss the BBC til it's gone.