The deal builds on a 30-year partnership between the BBC and Discovery and means that the Corporation will sublicense exclusive free-to-air audio-visual rights to the 2022 and 2024 Olympic Games from Discovery.
The BBC will also license non-exclusive radio rights to the 2022 and 2024 Games.
In return, Discovery will sublicense exclusive pay-TV rights in the UK to the 2018 and 2020 Games.
The focus on disability coincides with the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and aims to build upon the ongoing initiatives outlined in last year's 360° Diversity Charter which aimed to improve access for all under-represented groups such as BAME, LGBT and women.
In 2017, Channel 4 will focus on a different diversity theme.
It will include stories about the volunteers and athletes, news about the games and background information. And it will be delivered online via Over The Top (OTT) services.
The IOC President, Thomas Bach, told German media magazine Horizont that he believes in the importance of having appealing content on digital platforms.
Sky Sports has been awarded exclusive rights to the NFL’s Sunday night football games for two years.
Previously broadcast by Channel 4, Sky Sports will now air two early kick-offs on Sunday at 6pm and 9pm culminating with a midnight game.
In addition to this are the Monday Night football games alongside regular Thursday games.
(Picture from Channel 4: Nat Coombs, left, and Mike Carson host Channel 4's NFL coverage)
Viewers will now be able to watch over 100 games each season on Sky Sports with additional digital and On Demand offering.
