BBC outbid by TNT Sports for 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games

• BBC misses out on Games it has broadcast since 1954

• TNT Sports exploring idea of some free-to-air coverage

The Commonwealth Games will not be broadcast on the BBC next year for the first time since 1954, with TNT Sports buying the live UK rights for next summer’s event in Glasgow.

The BBC is understood to have made an offer to continue its 72-year coverage but was outbid by TNT’s owner, Warner Bros Discovery, with the Commonwealth Games prioritising a larger financial offer above the bigger audience guaranteed by terrestrial television.