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FOUND: Channel 5 secures commonwealth games highlights deal as bbc ends 72 year run | Mind Blowing Facts

Scotland's first minister John Swinney with the Commonwealth Games mascot Finnie
John Swinney, Scotland’s first minister, with the mascot Finnie during a reception to celebrate the Commonwealth Games being back in Glasgow. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Channel 5 has agreed a deal to show a daily highlights programme from the Commonwealth Games this summer, with the BBC opting not to broadcast any coverage of the event in Glasgow.

TNT Sports secured live rights for the Games last year by outbidding the BBC, which declined the opportunity to take a highlights package after holding talks with TNT.

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