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Research: EPL armchair fans to pay £22 per game

Fans of the Premier League’s newly-promoted teams face paying £35 (€41.85) per game to watch them play on pay-TV and streaming services this season – three times more than the biggest clubs, reveals comparison and switching service Uswitch.com. Latest research shows a quarter of Brits with a sports package feel it’s the most important part […]

August 4, 2022

BT Sport unveils new series of podcasts

BT Sport is launching a new line-up of podcasts available for free available across popular podcast platforms. BT Sport Pods, which joins BT Sport’s line-up of non-live programming including BT Sport Films and No Filter, will initially comprise six new series – The Premier League Storybook with Jake Humphrey, The Joe Cole Cast, James Richardson’s […]

August 4, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Virgin Media claims EPL value title

With the new Premier League season kicking off on Friday August 5th, UK multiplay operator Virgin Media claims football fans can net a saving of up to £363 (€433) over the duration of their contract, compared to equivalent Sky and BT bundles, by switching to Virgin Media. For the new Premier League 2022-23 campaign, there […]

August 2, 2022By Colin Mann

Survey: Man City fans most confident ahead of EPL season

With the new Premier League season just days away, BT Sport has launched a campaign which uses cutting-edge science to test whether fans really believe their own predictions for the new season. In Believe It, Now See It on BT Sport, created by Saatchi & Saatchi, BT Sport teams up with Imperial College London, a […]

August 1, 2022By Colin Mann

BT reaffirms FY outlook in Q1

BT Group has published its Q1 results with CEO Philip Jansen declaring that the telco “has made a good start to the year”. “We’re accelerating our network investments and performing well operationally. Despite ongoing challenges in our enterprise businesses, we returned to revenue and EBITDA growth in the quarter. We continued to grow the number […]

July 28, 2022

BT Sport launching Down The Clubhouse series

BT Sport will premiere the first episode of new sports debate series, Down The Clubhouse, on July 31st on BT Sport 1 – with all eight episodes available from that date via the BT Sport app. Down The Clubhouse is described as an entertaining journey through the history of sport’s forgotten, rarely seen, iconic and […]

July 25, 2022

Green light for BT/WBD sports JV

Following submission to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), BT Group and Warner Bros Discovery have welcomed the decision to approve the BT Group agreement with Warner Bros Discovery to form a 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) company that will create a new sports offering for the UK & Ireland. The CMA’s decision now allows […]

July 22, 2022By Colin Mann

BT Sport retains most UEFA football rights

BT Sport has secured the rights to the majority of the UEFA Champions League games, plus all the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League exclusively live, for a further three seasons, including highlights and in-match clips. BT Sport will continue to make the finals available for all to watch. BT Sport will […]

July 1, 2022By Nik Roseveare

FA Disability Cup signs new BT Sport deal

EE has announced a number of initiatives as Lead Partner of all England Teams and Wembley Stadium, to support the growth of disability football on and off the pitch, ensuring the game is as inclusive as possible for fans and spectators with disabilities. A three-year commitment to broadcast The FA Disability Cup exclusively live on […]

June 1, 2022

Playing with Pride premieres on BT Sport on May 27th

BT Sport is proud to present Playing with Pride, premiering on BT Sport on May 27th. In the show, Clare Balding hosts an epic line-up of guests in a round-table discussion, who hold a wealth of experience in the sporting world and beyond. Conversations on the evolution of LGBTQ+ opinion in sport and society are brought […]

May 26, 2022