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BT TV head Marc Watson quits after 7 years
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BT is looking for a new head of its TV arm after current BT TV CEO Marc Watson announced he’s to leave the ISP and broadcaster. Watson has led BT TV since 2009 and is said to have been “central” to the firm’s successful move into sports broadcasting.
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BT to offer 2G, 3G and 4G after signing MVNO deal with EE
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BT has signed a “multi-year” deal for mobile network EE to provide it with a mobile virtual network, paving the way for it to launch a new consumer mobile network.
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BT Sport selects The Prodigy’s Hotride as MotoGP anthem
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The Prodigy’s Hotride has been selected as the soundtrack to BT Sport’s coverage of the 2014 MotoGP World Championship. BT Sport says it’ll use “various mixes” to open and close MotoGP programmes and before and after breaks.
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BT announces weekend of free Aviva Premiership Rugby coverage
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BT Sport says it’s to make this weekend’s Aviva Premiership Rugby coverage, including Saracens trip to Wembley to take on Harlequins, “available for anyone to watch”.
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Sky to follow BT in offering movie purchases
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Sky is to follow BT in offering customers the chance to buy their favourite films via their set-top boxes. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Griffith said the Sky Store rental service would be upgraded to also offer film purchases.
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BT and Sky set to share European rugby coverage
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An expected deal over the future of European rugby is likely to see rival UK sports broadcasters BT and Sky agree to share coverage rights. The Guardian reports that a deal to set up a new European Cup league is set to due to be agreed, with control of the game passing from from European…