The loss of sport from the BBC is very sad. I grew up watching it all, in awe of the amount and quality of the sports they put out. Unfortunately, this was inevitable, and it doesn't end here - the 35 million they've had to cut this year will likely double, if not treble next year in order to...
As an ex BBC employee I can tell you this is shite. The staff may be relatively left wing (and it's not a cut and dry case), but those in power certainly are not.