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  • Sky tells Virgin Media customers: “We’ll pay your BT Sport subscription when you move”

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    Sky is targeting rival Virgin Media’s customers with an offer to pay their subscription to BT Sport if they move their TV and broadband services. While BT’s forthcoming sport channels are available to Sky customers, both free to those who buy their broadband from BT and via a £12pm subscription for those who don’t, the…

  • BT announces “more than half a million” sport channel sign-ups

    BT announces “more than half a million” sport channel sign-ups

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    More than half a million households have signed up to receive BT’s three sports channels, the company announced in Thursday. Available free to BT Broadband customers and BT TV subscribers, the channels will be available via tablet and smartphone apps, YouView from BT and BT Vision+ boxes and Sky HD+. Sky customers who have broadband…

  • BT Sport announces FA Women’s Super League coverage

    BT Sport announces FA Women’s Super League coverage

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    BT Sport has revealed details of the FA Women’s Super League matches it’ll show live and exclusive during 2013. Coverage will kick-off with the big clash between leaders Liverpool and two-times champions Arsenal at Halton Stadium on Saturday, August 3. Channel bosses promise fans will then be able to follow the WSL through to its…

  • BT Sport announces new programme details

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    BT has announced details of some of the programmes airing on its new sport channels which launch next month. Broadcast from the Olympic Park in East London, the channels launch on August 1st and will offer football fans 38 Barclays Premier League matches per season. They’ll also carry exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) coverage and…

  • BBC and BT secure FA Cup rights

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    The BBC and BT Sport have joined forces to secure all UK TV rights to the FA Cup from 2014. The current broadcasters are ITV and BT Sport through its acquisition of Disney’s UK ESPN business earlier this year. The BBC’s coverage will be led by Gary Lineker and will be available on TV, online,…

  • Sky and BT Sports announce Premier League fixtures

    Sky and BT Sports announce Premier League fixtures

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    Sport channel rivals BT and Sky have announced their respective line-ups for the coming Premier League season. The two companies will collectively pay £3bn for the rights to show live Premier League games. BT emerged as a surprised bidder in last year’s auctions, snapping up the rights to 38 games, including almost half the “first…