Famous BBC sports highlight show to undergo huge revamp after 60 years of coverage
BBC are set to revamp their Wimbledon highlights show this year.
It had been reported that the show would be axed altogether, but the Beeb have denied that this is the case.
A BBC Spokesperson said: “We are not cancelling the highlights programme. Our full broadcast plans will be revealed in due course.”
The tennis tournament is due to start on July 3 with Novak Djokovic looking to defend his title.
While Elena Rybakina will be aiming to retain her title after defeating Ons Jabeur in the final last year.
The show was first broadcast in 1964 as Wimbledon: Match of the Day and has been known as Today at Wimbledon since 1990.
In recent years the show has often been cancelled or delayed due to matches being played into the evening under the roofs of Centre Court and No 1 Court.
During last year’s competition, the show was only shown in full on two occasions.
And with the later start times some people are only just getting home to watch those matches, rather than a highlights show.
Play can now continue until 11pm on the main two courts following the construction of roofs on both.
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The long-running highlights show even predates Match of the Day which shows highlights of the weekend’s Premier League fixtures.
It had previously survived a disastrous rebrand in 2015 when it was called Wimbledon 2day, as it was trialled in a chat show style.