BT Sport will be rebranded as TNT Sports as part of the BT and Warner Bros. Discovery Joint Venture which was formed on 1 September 2022. This new brand will be brought to life for the first time later this year shortly before the start of the 2023/2024 football season. Until then, fans will […]
BT Sport and Warner Bros. join forces to launch sport offering for UK and Ireland
Following its announcement of exclusive discussions on 3 February 2022, BT Group plc (“BT Group“) has agreed a set of definitive agreements with Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (“Warner Bros. Discovery“) to form a 50:50 joint venture company to create a new premium sport offering for the UK & Ireland (the “JV“), and to transfer the operating businesses of […]
Discovery and BT Group to create a new sport venture in the UK
Discovery, Inc. has entered into exclusive discussions with BT Group to create a new sport venture in the UK by combining its Eurosport business in the UK and Ireland with BT Sport. The companies aim for the 50:50 Joint Venture to be operational in 2022 pending a definite agreement and regulatory approval. The […]
BT Sport to broadcast Spanish Super Cup
BT Sport is to broadcast live and exclusive coverage of the Spanish Super Cup 2021/22, an annual football competition featuring last season’s winners and runners-up of Spain’s La Liga and the Copa del Rey. Presented by Lynsey Hipgrave alongside Rio Ferdinand and Joe Cole, BT Sport’s coverage of this season’s tournament will be contested […]
BT Sport collaborates with Condense Reality to stream hologram-style 3D videos
Condense Reality, a virtual reality startup developing technology to transform how viewers watch live entertainment and sports, has raised a seed round of more than €875K, including around €240K from SFC Capital, the most active seed-stage investor in the UK. The investment will see Condense Reality increase its R&D capabilities and commercialise its technology over […]
BT Sport to provide wall-to-wall coverage of Gallagher Premiership Rugby return
Gallagher Premiership Rugby and BT Sport have reached an agreement as part of which BT Sport will show every game which is played behind closed doors live as part of the much-anticipated resumption of the 2019-20 season. And the action gets under way on Friday night when Harlequins and Sale Sharks kick off Round 14 […]
BT Sport partners Insight TV to focus on women’s football
BT Sport, the UK and Ireland sports broadcaster, has partnered with Insight TV, the millennial-focused broadcaster, content creator and format seller, to co-produce Ultimate Goal, a six-part reality competition format. Premiering on BT Sport in the UK and on Insight TV worldwide in late 2020, and currently in pre-production by Zig Zag Productions (The Next […]
BT Sport award Sky Media their advertising sales contract
BT and Sky have agreed a new multi-year partnership whereby Sky Media, the advertising sales arm of Sky, will now sell advertisements and sponsorship across all BT Sport channels in the UK. Following a competitive tender process, BT Sport have awarded their advertising sales contract to Sky Media, who will replace Channel 4. The agreement […]
BT Sport introduces ‘Watch Together’ to boost fan engagement
BT Sport app has introduced Watch Together which allows viewers to watch live sport alongside their friends. Watch Together will allow customers using the award-winning BT Sport app on mobile devices to watch, see and chat with friends in a split-screen view while streaming BT Sport channels. Watch Together allows four devices to view the […]