sport news BBC face losing the TV rights for London Marathon after 40 years
BBC face losing TV rights for London Marathon after 40 years as race director Hugh Brasher reveals he has held talks with terrestrial rivals BBC have televised every London Marathon since the event's inception in 1981 Sunday's event in the capital is the last covered by the current TV agreement Race director Hugh Brasher expects to tie up the contract by the end of the year
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The London Marathon could end its 40-year relationship with the BBC after race director Hugh Brasher revealed on Monday that talks are ongoing with other terrestrial options.
Sunday's event in the capital is the last covered by the current deal and the expiration of one of the longest held television partnerships in sport has opened the door to the possibility of a new channel stepping in.
While the Beeb are very much in contention to retain the race, if a renewal agreement cannot be reached it would end an arrangement that stretches back to the first London Marathon in 1981.
The BBC have televised every London Marathon since the event's inception in 1981
Brasher, who expects to tie up the contract before the
