Paul Smith

Dr Paul Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Media & Communication at De Montfort University, Leicester. He is (co)author of The Political Economy of Television Sports Rights.

Fair Game? The BBC and the future of sport on free-to-air television

Providing ‘free’ access to sport is one of the BBC’s vital public roles. If this function is to be preserved in a post-broadcast age it must be reinforced by state legislation.

By Paul Smith

/ 31 Jul 2015