THE BBC is only showing this year's Commonwealth Games, which is being hosted in Glasgow, live in Gaelic.
The coverage in English instead will only be streamed through a paid subscription on TNT Sports or HBOMax.
It marks the end of the competition being available to stream free-to-air in English.
The BBC has been the principal broadcaster of the Games since 1954, but unlike events like the Olympics and World Cup, there is no rule in place that mandates the Games are shown on free-to-watch TV.
The Commonwealth Games are a Group-B listed event, which means live coverage can be on a subscription television service provided that secondary coverage is offered to free-to-air broadcasters.
The BBC are therefore permitted to stream the highlights of events, as are other platforms like Channel 5, who showed most of the opening ceremony free-to-air but with advert breaks.
Warner Bros Discovery purchased the rights for the Games in December. The deal will see TNT Sports broadcast the Games on a linear dedicated television channel, while all sports will be available to stream on HBO Max.
Commonwealth Sport chief executive Katie Sadleir described the deal as a “landmark moment”, and added: “With a heavyweight broadcast partner like Warner Bros Discovery onboard across the UK and Europe for Glasgow 2026 and the recent decision to award the 2030 Commonwealth Games to India, alongside strong interest for 2034, the future of our movement has never been more secure.
“Our partnership with Warner Bros Discovery opens up exciting new ways for fans to connect with the action. With more events available live and a strong focus on athlete storytelling, fans will be closer to the Games than ever before.”
Ahead of the Games, BBC Alba announced live coverage and highlights would be broadcast in the every evening in a historic first.
Category A events, which must always have free-to-air coverage, include various footballing competitions like the Fifa World Cup and Women's World Cup, all matches of the men's and women's Eufa championships (Know as the "Euro's") and the FA Cup Final. In Scotland, the Scottish Cup Final must also be free-to-watch.
Several other sports, including horse racing, rugby league and rugby union also have their own Category A events, as well as competitions like Wimbledon for tennis and the summer and winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Category B competitions include the Eufa Nations League, World Cup qualification matches, the Ryder Cup and the rugby union Six Nations, as well as all rugby world cup matches until the final, which is Category A.
