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World Snooker and BBC extend broadcast agreement to 2024

Xinhua,December 09, 2017 Adjust font size:

LONDON, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The BBC and World Snooker have extended their broadcast deal by five years to 2024, it was announced on Friday.

The extension will make the BBC broadcast the World Championship, UK Championship and the Masters, three of snooker's most important tournaments held in the UK, until the end of the 2023-24 season.

The BBC will continue to provide comprehensive live TV coverage and online streaming of the three tournaments.

The UK Championship is currently in progress in York, to be followed by the Masters in London in January and the World Championship in Sheffield in April and May. Enditem