ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ to resume full coverage of Rangers football club

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Image caption, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ coverage of Rangers 2022/23 season is due to resume at the end of July

The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ is to resume full coverage of Rangers, resolving a seven-year dispute between the corporation and the football club.

It is understood that reporting restrictions on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ journalists have been lifted by the Glasgow club.

The broadcaster acknowledged mistakes in past coverage and said it was happy to repeat those apologies.

Full reporting, including of manager interviews, is due to resume at the start of the new season on 30 July.

The corporation and the club have been in dispute since 2015 after Rangers removed media privileges from a ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ sports journalist.

In response, the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ said it would not send any of its reporters to cover events, such as media conferences at Ibrox.

'Past errors'

On Wednesday, the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ issued a statement saying the dispute had limited its ability to report and it was in the "best interests" of both its audience and Rangers supporters to resolve the issue.

It went on to say it recognised that the club had "genuine concerns" about the accuracy and balance of some of its coverage.

The statement added: "The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ acknowledges that there have been occasions when parts of the coverage of Rangers FC have not met its editorial standards. It has apologised for those instances and is happy to repeat those apologies now."

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In May, pundit Michael Stewart apologised to former Rangers communications director James Traynor and Rangers after remarks made on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland. The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ made its own apology at the time of the comments in 2020.

Rangers also saying it acknowledged the recognition of past errors and the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ apology, as well as the recent apology from Mr Stewart. It added it expected reporting at Ibrox to resume for the 2022-23 season.

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