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Supponor appoints Green as CEO

Supponor, a specialist in the virtual advertising industry, has announced the appointment of former BT Sport Managing Director, Simon Green, as its new CEO. He replaces James B. Gambrell, who steps down from the role to serve as a Non-Executive Director. Green moves from his role as Supponor COO, while Gambrell, who has been key […]

January 17, 2024

Supponor appoints Green as COO

Supponor, the technology provider in virtual advertising for sports, has  announced the appointment of former MD of BT Sport, Simon Green, as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).  Green will lead the Supponor customer journey, focusing on enhancing user experiences and ensuring seamless integration of the company’s global virtual advertising solutions. As well as BT […]

May 5, 2023

National Futsal Series signs BT Sport deal

A new three-year agreement between the National Futsal Series and BT Sport will see seven weekends of the 2021/22 National Futsal Series Men’s Tier One and Women’s Super Series season shown live on BT Sport. The National Futsal Series was established in 2019 and incorporates 43 teams in five divisions across England, including both men’s […]

September 22, 2021

2020-21 Non-League Finals Day free on BT Sport

BT Sport is making next the Non-League Finals Day available for free, allowing football fans to watch both the FA Vase and FA Trophy finals without a subscription on May 3rd. BT Sport’s coverage will be available to watch without a subscription via btsport.com, the BT Sport App, BT TV, the Sky Digital Satellite platform, […]

April 27, 2021By Nik Roseveare

BT Sport to air UFC’s return to Fight Island

UFC has announced details for its return to Fight Island, the follow up to the successful series of UFC events. All UFC events will be broadcast by BT Sport in the UK & Republic of Ireland. The schedule begins September 26th, with UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa, as middleweight champion Israel Adesanya faces his toughest […]

September 18, 2020By Nik Roseveare

BT Sport increases women’s football coverage

BT Sport is preparing for its biggest season of women’s football, with more Barclays FA Women’s Super League (WSL) matches broadcast than ever before and the season’s opening match made available to watch for free. Over this coming season, BT Sport subscribers will be able to watch at least 22 live WSL matches. Additional coverage […]

August 28, 2020By Nik Roseveare

BT Sport to air Women’s Champions League climax

BT Sport will broadcast knockout games from the 2019/20 UEFA Women’s Champions League, with extensive coverage from its studios anchored by Clare Balding. BT Sport’s quarter finals coverage kicks off on August 21st with an all-Spanish match between Atletico Madrid, who boast England’s Toni Duggan among their ranks, and last year’s European finalists, Barcelona, Duggan’s […]

August 14, 2020

BT: “Covid will correct sports rights prices”

Simon Green, Head of BT Sport, believes one of the lasting impacts of the coronavirus pandemic will be a decrease in the value of television sports rights, which in the past 3 decades have risen considerably and consistently. Green, speaking to The Guardian, said: “I personally believe that Covid-19 will cause a correction in the […]

August 10, 2020