BBC ends Football Focus after 52 years

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The BBC confirmed it will end Football Focus after 52 years, taking the Saturday show off air at the end of this season. The weekly magazine programme, launched in 1974, offered previews, interviews and highlights around Saturday fixtures. The corporation said changing viewing habits prompted the decision and pointed to a shift toward on-demand and digital sports coverage. The programme's closure removes a long-standing pre-match fixture in British football broadcasting and highlights how broadcasters are reshaping weekend football coverage.

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BBC will end Football Focus at the end of the season.

The Saturday show ran for 52 years, since 1974.

BBC cited changing viewing habits as the reason for axing.

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BBC ends Football Focus after 52 years

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