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BT Sport, Eurosport joint venture signed off by UK regulator
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved a joint venture agreement between telecoms company BT and media group Warner Bros.
BBC lands Champions League highlights as BT pays £305m per year for bulk of Uefa rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired highlights rights to the Uefa Champions League for the first time, while pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has announced an extended deal for the bulk…
Amazon and BT to split UK Champions League rights from 2024-25
BT Sport and Amazon have each acquired Uefa Champions League rights in the UK from 2024-25 onwards after submitting successful first-round bids, SportBusiness understands.
DAZN appoints BT executive Oliver as CMO
DAZN Group, the global sports streaming service and media group, has announced the appointment of former BT commercial, marketing and digital executive Pete Oliver as its new chief marketing officer
Warner Bros. Discovery has JV purchase option as BT Sport deal finalised
Telecoms company BT has agreed terms with media group Warner Bros
BT agrees to big increase in new five-year UFC deal in UK
Sources say that despite strong interest from DAZN and Sky, BT submitted the only concrete bid for UFC rights from 2023 onward.
EXCLUSIVE: BT Sport set to seal UFC rights renewal
BT Sport is on the verge of striking a multi-year renewal to continue its coverage of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the UK and Ireland, warding off interest from DAZN and Sky, SportBusiness understands
BT Sport extends backing of Premier 15s
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has extended its commitment to the Premier 15s, the top-tier club competition of English women’s rugby union.
PRTV Live launches with eight-camera set-up in ‘first step’ towards aggregated rugby platform
Premiership Rugby’s new global live streaming service will offer matches filmed using an eight-camera high-definition production as the league rolls out its direct-to-consumer strategy that it believes c…
DAZN sizes up Champions League, EFL after shock BT snub
DAZN chairman Kevin Mayer said his company’s attempts to acquire UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport “became uneconomical” after a rival bid from Discovery increased BT’s demands in the final throes of negotiations.
Discovery in exclusive talks with BT over sports JV as DAZN takeover collapses
Media group Discovery is now in exclusive talks to form a sports joint venture with BT with the proposed takeover of the UK telco’s sports arm by DAZN Group having collapsed.
BT Sport to show Spanish Super Cup exclusively
BT Sport, the UK pay-television broadcaster, is to show live and exclusive coverage of this month’s Spanish Super Cup from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
BT considers options as cracks show in three-way talks with DAZN and Sky
As DAZN Group’s protracted effort to acquire BT Sport reaches its conclusion in one way or another, neither party wants to make final concessions to seal a deal before the year’s end.
Quality coverage and sense of community best weapons in piracy fight, say industry executives
Providing high-quality coverage of live sport that fosters a sense of community and shared experience is one of the most effective ways to tackle the ongoing threat of piracy, according to leading figures…
Exclusive Ashes coverage secured as BT signs off on Cricket Australia deal
BT Sport has signed off on a new broadcast rights deal with Cricket Australia that ensures the forthcoming Ashes series in Australia will be shown by the UK pay-television broadcaster
BT almost halves Cricket Australia fee in four-season UK rights renewal
BT Sport has slashed its spend on Cricket Australia rights in the UK, taking advantage of a vastly changed UK broadcast rights landscape to almost halve its rights fee.
BT Sport to show tennis’ Stockholm Open
BT Sport, the UK pay-television broadcaster, has acquired rights to show the Stockholm Open, an ATP Tour 250 series event that begins this weekend
BT Sport builds on National Futsal Series coverage with long-term deal
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has stepped up its commitment to the English Football Association’s National Futsal Series by agreeing a three-year rights deal.