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BT credits sports investment for securing 93% of all new broadband connections
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BT says the offer of free Premier League football helped it win 93% of new broadband connections – 156,000 new users – in the three months to September 30th. Announcing the firm’s latest results, CEO Gavin Patterson said 2 million viewers had now signed up for its BT Sport channels and that its wholesale deal…
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BT adds HD, Sky Movies and Kids bolt-ons to TV packages
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BT has revamped its TV packages around a series of flexible ‘bolt-ons’ which customers can add on a monthly basis. Until recently BT offered a choice of Pay As You Go or unlimited access to its on-demand library or music, TV Box Sets and archive films. Earlier this summer it introduced the option to add…
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Sport and live entertainment channels highlighted in new BT TV ad
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BT’s flatmates are back this weekend with a new campaign highlighting the firm’s TV products. The latest ad sees Simon’s girlfriend, played by Aisling Jarrett-Gavin, trying to keep the peace as Simon drives the others mad while they’re trying to enjoy BT TV. Based on the YouView service of which BT is a joint shareholder…
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BT strikes Sky Movies deal for Vision and YouView customers
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BT has struck a deal to offer the 11 Sky Movies channels to its TV customers. The channels and catch-up content from them will be available in standard definition to BT TV customers with either a YouView box or the latest Vision + box and BT’s Infinity fibre broadband. For customers with regular BT broadband…
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BT CEO: ‘We want to be an immovable part of UK sports broadcasting’
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BT boss Gavin Patterson says the company plans to be an “immovable” part of the UK’s sports broadcasting arena but it is not looking to beat Sky. Speaking at the Leaders in Football 2013 event, Mr Patterson repeated BT’s previous sentiment that the company was happy to co-exist alongside the pay-TV giant. He told attendees…
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Plusnet now offering BT Sport to broadband customers
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Broadband provider Plusnet is now offering customers the chance to add BT Sport to their Sky TV boxes for just £5,99 per month, or £7.49 in HD. Although Plusnet is owned by BT, the brand is run as a separate entity and does not always offer the same services as its parent company. BT offers…