BBC News Committee aid appeal for Palestinians who suffered in Gaza during 22-day war there in late 2008/early 2009. Most other major UK broadcasters did air this appeal, but rival Sky News did not. British journalist Julie Burchill has accused BBC of creating a "climate of fear" for British Jews over its "excessive coverage" of Israel compared to other nations. BBC and ABC share video segments and reporters as needed in producing their newscasts. with the BBC showing "ABC World News Tonight with David Muir" in the UK. However, in July 2017, BBC announced a new partnership with CBS News allows both
Sky Sports Open Championship and the Masters Tournament. From 2011 Sky have broadcast all four days of the Masters in High Definition and 3D, as well as the Par 3 Tournament. BBC Sport broadcast the final two rounds simultaneously with Sky. They also grabbed the rights for The Open Championship which the BBC had shown live from the 1950s, Sky outbid the BBC and rebranded Sky Sports 1 as Sky Sports The Open for the tournament with the BBC only showing 2-hour highlights each day on BBC Two and live coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live. Sky additionally showed the US PGA