The historic Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities is moving to a new channel on television after nearly nine decades with the BBC.
Channel 4 has secured exclusive broadcast rights to the annual men’s and women’s races on the River Thames for the next five years, marking a major shift in the coverage of one of Britain’s most celebrated sporting traditions.
The BBC first televised the contest in 1938 and has held the rights ever since, while radio coverage dates back even further to 1927.
However, the new agreement means Channel 4 will now showcase the races until 2030, including two significant milestones: the 200th running of the men’s event in 2029 and the centenary edition of the women’s race in 2027.
The Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge has been on the BBC for almost 100 years
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