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All the action from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will be broadcast exclusively in the UK on Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú television.

Agreement between the Games organisers and the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú will ensure the continuation of a long broadcasting association dating back to 1954.

In addition to securing the rights to broadcast the 2014 Games on TV, radio and online, the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú has also agreed to work with the organisers on a number of fronts, including assistance in appointing a host production broadcaster.

The multi-million pound agreement will give the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú exclusive audio-visual UK transmission rights along with non-exclusive audio rights across all platforms and all means of reception.

As well as showing all the sporting action form the Games, Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland will also show additional programming previewing the Games and its participants in the run-up period, including a number of cultural events planned as part of the overall package involving the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Queen's baton relay.

Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland's support for both the Olympic Games in 2012 and the Glasgow showpiece two years later was highlighted recently with the launch of a media apprenticeship scheme run in partnership with John Wheatley College and Skillset Scotland. It will result in 10 apprentices working with both the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú and a number of broadcast companies over a year with the aim of providing sufficient media skills to allow them to provide some of the output.

The Director of Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland, Ken MacQuarrie, is relishing a return of the Games to Scottish soil: "Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland will have a special role at the heart of our coverage in giving the games extensive exposure in Scotland across our dedicated TV, radio and online services – all of which will help make the 2014 Games a truly momentous occasion in Scotland."

And Barbara Slater, Director of Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Sport, is equally enthusiastic: "We are proud to have broadcast every Commonwealth Games to the UK public since 1954 and we look forward to continuing the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú's relationship with the Games in Glasgow."

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