It was announced recently that the BBC would not sponsor Cambridge next year but have not (as far as I have noticed) come out yet in favour of anywhere else.

Thanks Diane, I see it now tucked away on the CFF website. From what I read there the BBC aren't just backing away just from their title sponshorship either, but perhaps the whole sponsorship.

Funnily enough, in the days when the title sponsor was Charles Wells, the BBC used to provide more or less live TV coverage on the actual weekend itself. Since they've been title sponsor and with twice as many TV channels to fill they now seem to need 6 weeks to edit the footage! Last year it even took about 12 weeks.

14/06/07

Opportunity for a new major sponsor for the Cambridge Folk Festival

After a decade of successful sponsorship from BBC Radio 2, including four years as title sponsor, the opportunity has arisen for a new partner to become associated at the highest level, with the highly prestigious and internationally regarded Cambridge Folk Festival, from 2008 onwards.

We would like to thank BBC Radio 2 for their highly valued contribution to the Festival over the past years. BBC Radio 2 have already pledged their broadcast support for 2008 and we look forward to working with them in the future.

http://www.folkfest.entadsl.com/public/ff/news/index.shtml