BBC confirms future Badminton Horse Trials protection plans

Excellent news has been introduced for eventing followers as it’s confirmed that the BBC will proceed to broadcast the Mars Badminton Horse Trials highlights programme for 2 extra years.

This implies all who wish to can watch a round-up of the CCI5* motion, plus the highest 10 mixtures showjumping, on the final day of the occasion.

“We’re thrilled to announce that following a spectacular 2024 occasion, the BBC has confirmed it would proceed to broadcast Badminton Horse Trials for 2025 and 2026,” stated a Badminton spokesperson.

“The famend horse trials, which is staged on the Duke of Beaufort’s Badminton Property, has been broadcast by the BBC since 1956 and is among the many broadcaster’s longest-standing sporting programmes.”

This 12 months’s highlights programme was broadcast dwell on BBC2 and BBCiPlayer and featured hosts Clare Balding and Nick Luck, with an look from Olympic eventing medallist Tina Cook dinner.

“I at all times stay up for watching the BBC highlights programme because it captures all that Badminton is comprised of,” stated Badminton occasion director Jane Tuckwell.

“We’re delighted the BBC want to keep on with their improbable protection of the occasion and stay up for the continuation of this lengthy affiliation.”

Dwell motion from Badminton will proceed to be proven on Badminton TV. The service was launched in 2022 and consists of unique video protection throughout the phases, with commentary this 12 months offered from John Kyle, and company Nicola Wilson, Nicole Browne, Piggy March, Austin O’Connor, and cross-country course-designer Eric Winter. The one-year subscription permits customers to look at all of the motion on replay, plus all of the content material within the Badminton TV library, and for 2024 additionally included an unique preview programme.

Badminton Horse Trials takes place Wednesday 7 to Sunday 11 Might 2025.

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