United's next game is against Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday where Sir Alex Ferguson will be heard giving a post match interview to the BBC for the first time in seven years.
Ferguson imposed a lifetime ban on the BBC in 2004 in protest at a TV documentary about his son, Jason, who was then working as an agent.
The Manchester United manager has said he would only speak to the corporation again if it apologised for the documentary, called Fergie and Son, which aired on digital channel BBC3 and was repeated on BBC1.
A statement said: "Sir Alex and the BBC have put behind them the difficulties which led to Sir Alex feeling unable to appear on BBC programmes."
The joint statement, released on Thursday, follows a meeting between Sir Alex and the BBC's director general, Mark Thompson, and BBC North director Peter Salmon.
It added: "The issues have been resolved to the satisfaction of both parties.
"Sir Alex will now make himself available to the BBC for Match of the Day, Radio 5 live and other outlets as agreed.
"No further comment will be made by either party on this issue."
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