BBC Sport’s digital revamp poses wider questions about purpose of the corporation

Reported by The Guardian World · 1 hour ago · Michael Savage Media editor

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Some staff fear digital approach will pull BBC towards commercial model built around football, leaving minority sports and older TV viewers behindEarlier this month, the BBC conducted a sit-down interview with England’s captain, Harry Kane. In years gone by, a chance to quiz Kane about England’s…

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