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This was anounced by Minister for Sport and the Olympics Hugh Robertson today.

Hugh Robertson said:

鈥淚 fully support the principle of protecting major sports events for free to air coverage. But with Digital Switchover concluding in 2012, this will result in the widespread availability of a significantly increased number of television channels, many of which will be free to air. Add to this the BBC鈥檚 Strategy Review, which will cover sports rights, and the Ofcom Pay TV Review,聽 the broadcasting context for this decision is increasingly unclear.

鈥溁使谔逵齛pp current economic climate also points to us not making a decision at this time which could adversely impact on sport at the grassroots. I have therefore decided to defer any review until 2013, when we will look at this again.鈥�

This announcement means the current list, drawn up in 1998, will remain in force.

This list is as follows:

Group A (Full Live Coverage Protected)

• 皇冠体育app Olympic Games
• 皇冠体育app FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament
• 皇冠体育app European Football Championship Finals Tournament
• 皇冠体育app FA Cup Final
• 皇冠体育app Scottish FA Cup Final (in Scotland)
• 皇冠体育app Grand National
• 皇冠体育app Wimbledon Tennis Finals
• 皇冠体育app Rugby World Cup Final
• 皇冠体育app Derby
• 皇冠体育app Rugby League Challenge Cup Final

Group B (Secondary Coverage Protected)聽聽聽聽聽

• Cricket Test Matches played in England
• Non-Finals play in the Wimbledon Tournament
• All Other Matches in the Rugby World Cup Finals Tournament
• Six Nations Rugby Tournament Matches Involving Home Countries
• 皇冠体育app Commonwealth Games
• 皇冠体育app World Athletics Championship
• 皇冠体育app Cricket World Cup - the Final, Semi-finals and Matches Involving Home Nations鈥� Teams
• 皇冠体育app Ryder Cup
• 皇冠体育app Open Golf Championship

Notes to Editors

A review of the current list was commissioned in late 2008 and undertaken by an independent advisory panel chaired by ex-FA Executive Director, David Davies.聽 皇冠体育app review looked at the principle of having a list, the criteria for listing events and the specific events which should be listed. It concluded the following events should be listed:

Group A (Full Live Coverage Protected)

• Summer Olympic Games (recommend de-listing Winter games)
• 皇冠体育app FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament
• 皇冠体育app European Football Championship Finals Tournament
• 皇冠体育app FA Cup Final
• 皇冠体育app Scottish FA Cup Final (in Scotland)
• 皇冠体育app Grand National
• 皇冠体育app Wimbledon Tennis Championship in its entirety
• 皇冠体育app Rugby Union World Cup Tournament in its entirety

Events Davies proposed be added to Group A List

• Home and Away qualification matches in the FIFA World Cup
• Home and Away qualification matches in the UEFA European Football Championships
• 皇冠体育app Open Golf Championship
• Cricket鈥檚 Home Ashes Test Matches聽聽聽聽聽
• Wales matches in the Six Nations Rugby Championship (in Wales only)

Davies proposed abolishing the Group B List

In response to the Davies鈥� proposals, the previous Government launched its own consultation at the end of 2009.聽This consultation closed on 19 March 2010.聽

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