Interactive Commonwealth Games

Digital satellite viewers will have a choice of up to four extra screens when the BBC’s coverage of the Commonwealth Games starts this week.
The Opening Ceremony of the XVIII Commonwealth Games will be held on March 15, heralding 11 days of intense sporting competition in Melbourne, Australia. BBC TV will be broadcasting 188 hours of TV coverage – 153 hours on BBC One and 35 hours on BBC Two between March 15 and 26.

The interactive TV service will be complemented with a news and results section, medals tables and a viewing planner. Freeview viewers will be able to choose from an extra two streams of live coverage. For the first time, all of the Commonwealth Games action available on interactive tv will also be accessible via the BBC Sport dedicated games website, for UK broadband users, at www.bbc.co.uk/commonwealthgames.