Dorna Sports has confirmed free-to-air coverage of the SHARK Grand Prix de France across the UK. The FIM MotoGP World Championship races of all three classes – MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 – will all be shown live on ITV4 on May 16th. ITV4 became the new home of free-to-air MotoGP highlights at the start of […]
As anticipated, English Premier League clubs have unanimously agreed a proposal to conclude a three-year renewal of the League’s UK live and non-live broadcast agreements with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video and BBC Sport. This follows approval in principle for the renewal from Government after an extensive period of consideration. The approval from […]
The English Premier League (EPL) has agreed UK government demands to boost funds for lower leagues in return for permission to roll over its existing £5 billion (€5.8bn) broadcast rights deal with Sky, BT and Amazon. The top division approved a deal designed to underwrite their lockdown-hit finances, reports the FT. The Premier League wants […]
The RFU has confirmed details for the 2020/21 Allianz Premier 15s final, which will be live on BT Sport 1. The showpiece event will take place at Kingsholm, the home of Gloucester Rugby, on May 30th (kick-off 4pm, with BT Sport coverage on air between 3.45pm and 6.30pm). The fixture will also see the return […]
Genius Sports, the official data, technology and commercial partner that powers the ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Second Spectrum, a provider of data tracking and visualisation solutions. The aggregate purchase price for the acquisition is $200 million, subject to customary adjustments. The purchase price will be […]
BT Sport has secured an additional Barclays FA Women’s Super League clash, between West Ham and Man City, to be shown on BT Sport Extra 2 on May 9th, on air from 2.30pm. It means BT Sport is the only place to follow the conclusion to the WSL title race live, with Chelsea’s final game […]
BT Sport is making Chelsea vs Barcelona in the UEFA Women’s Champions League Final on May 16th available for anyone to watch via a range of platforms, enabling fans to watch the game without a subscription. BT Sport’s coverage from 7.15pm (8pm KO) will be available to watch via the BT Sport App and the […]
BT Sport has launched Innovate 21, a competition seeking ideas for exciting new sports broadcast experiences from entrepreneurs, creatives and start-ups. The competition will provide one lucky winner with the opportunity to be at the heart of BT Sport’s industry leading innovation. With entries open from today, Innovate 21 invites submissions for innovations spanning the […]
Following the news that BT is in talks to offload its BT Sport service, UK commercial PSB ITV has emerged as a potential buyer, joining the likes of Amazon, The Walt Disney Company and DAZN. If ITV were to take control of BT Sport – or even just acquire a stake – it could see […]
So, BT Sport is for sale. Or is looking for strategic partners, etc, etc – all code for “up for sale”. No real surprise. Does it ever work when telcos, or other technology driven organisations, try and run TV companies? Not often. Why did it get in to sport, or indeed TV of any kind? […]