Feb
Crufts Finds a New Home After Being Dropped by BBC
According to The Guardian, Crufts will be shown exclusively online this year following the decision to suspend coverage by the BBC.
The Media Guardian report explains:
Dog lovers mourning the loss of the BBC’s Crufts coverage will now be able to follow all the action on the web after a last-minute deal to stream the event for free.
TV production and distribution company Sunset+Vine, which currently produces the Derby and Grand National for the BBC, will produce a live webcast of the world-famous dog show over four days from the start of the event next Thursday, 5 March, after it was approached by Crufts organiser the Kennel Club last week.
BBC presenters Peter Purves and Frank Kane will provide commentary for the live web stream, which will be interspersed with features showing interviews and action from outside the arena.
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Wow! 'Our Dinosaurs' newspaper said it was a free service, but if you want to catch up on anything you missed or wish to see again, you have to pay £1.99 or £9.99, how the heck is that free? (See the full story)
Top reporting yet again by 'Oh Dear' newspaper lol
Thank the heavens that Peter Purves and Frank Kane still have a job, what of Ben Fogle though!