Niaz Alam BBC is known to have refused an appeal broadcast request from the DEC. The 2009 DEC Gaza appeal screened only by Channel 4 and ITV raised £8.3m. In August 2014, the BBC broadcast a new DEC aid appeal for people in Gaza, screened without similar controversy, which is reported to have raised £16m over two years. Niaz Alam Niaz Alam is a responsible investment consultant and journalist. He served as a director on the Board of the London Pensions Fund Authority from 2001 to 2010 having been appointed as an adviser on Responsible Investment and Human Rights issues. Since 2013,
Sky Sports the rights were sold to the BBC in 2003 and they covered every match live from the 6 Nations until 2015 when BBC and ITV teamed up to keep the rights free to air after the BBC were outbid by Sky Sports with BBC covering France, Wales & Scotland home matches and ITV covering England, Ireland & Italy. Sky Sports was the main broadcaster of the US Open until 2015 but decided not to renew its contract to broadcast this event in 2016. Sky also previously covered Davis Cup tennis but these rights moved to the BBC and Eurosport. Sky