BT Sport will broadcast the 2023 World Baseball Classic, an international tournament featuring some of the world’s best national teams, including Great Britain, USA and Japan.BT Sport will broadcast coverage of Great Britain’s Pool C game against reigning champions, USA, live on BT Sport 1 on March 11th. There is also live coverage of Great […]
On March 18th, fight fans in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3, exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office. UFC 286, which takes place at The O2 in London, will be a chance for MMA fans in the UK and Ireland to tune in to a […]
The EFL, which runs the three football leagues below the Premier League, has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for interested parties in respect of its broadcast rights from season 2024/25 onwards, with speculation suggesting that they are set to double in value to over £200 million (€227m) a season. Streaming companies such as Viaplay […]
Following DAZN Group’s announcement that it has completed the acquisition of Eleven Group businesses and US-headquartered social media creative agency Team Whistle, Marc Watson has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer. Watson will lead the rights and content acquisition strategy and drive other commercial initiatives across DAZN Group. He replaces Jacopo Tonoli, who after 14 […]
TNT Sports will be the new name for the premium sports brand to be launched later in 2023 by the Joint Venture between BT Group and Warner Bros Discovery. The pair say the new name heralds an important step in the previously announced plans to unite the collection of premium rights from BT Sport and […]
On February 26th, boxing fans in the UK and Ireland will be able to tune in to the matchup between Jake ‘The Problem Child’ Paul and Tommy ‘TNT’ Fury, exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office. The fight, which takes place in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, has been two years in the making. Having entered the […]
Due to the overwhelming response for Money In The Bank ticket pre-registrations at The O2 in London on July 1st, WWE has announced that weekly flagship show SmackDown will also emanate from The O2 the night before – June 30th. This marks the first time ever that SmackDown will broadcast live and in primetime from […]
BT Sport will premiere the 2022 Takeover TV Show created by students from NewVic Sixth Form College, on January 28th on BT Sport 2. The show is the result of the BT Sport community initiative, now in its fourth year, to provide 12 local students the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of TV production, during […]
If there’s one thing the WWE universe loves, it’s an iconic comeback. And there’s no better time for one of these than January’s Royal Rumble… just when you thought the first Premium Live Event of the year couldn’t possibly squeeze in any more high-octane drama, a WWE legend is thrown into the mix. From John […]
Damaris Cooke and Rolf Choutan are joining BT Sport and EE’s New Signing initiative to provide British Sign Language (BSL) presentation around a range of live televised sport in 2023, including June’s UEFA Champions League Final. Cooke and Choutan were among ten finalists selected from a vast pool of submissions after the opportunity was announced […]