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BT Sport channels appear on YouView EPG
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BT’s sports channels have appeared on YouView’s EPG, the first internet delivered channels to appear in the platform’s guide. BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 , BT Sport 1 HD and BT Sport 2 HD have appeared on the guide at channel numbers 507, 508, 510 and 511 respectively for users whose boxes are connected…
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Latest BT Sport ad claims top games are “no longer on Sky Sports”
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BT’s is using the latest adverts for its upcoming sport channels to highlight that it will offer 18 Premier League matches “that are no longer on Sky Sports.” Last year BT won the right to 38 Barclays Premier League matches per season from next season, these include 18 first picks which could see it offer…
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Ofcom backs Sky over BT Sport ad ban
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Media regulator Ofcom has ruled Sky is free to block rival BT from advertising BT Sport on its Sky Sports channels. BT had argued that Sky’s actions amounted to discrimination because Sky had previously accepted adverts for ESPN’s channels. The broadband and phone company argued that blocking its adverts from Sky Sports would make it…
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BT accuses Sky of withholding Sky Sports package in new Ofcom complaint
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BT has asked media regulator Ofcom to investigate rival Sky for “an abuse of dominance” after the two companies failed to agree a carriage deal for Sky Sports 1 & 2 on BT’s YouView platform. Under the terms of an existing deal BT is able to offer the channels to users of its legacy BT…
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BT: Retail YouView users wanting BT Sports will have to pay a TV subscription
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BT has said YouView users who purchased their own boxes will need to have an active monthly TV subscription if they wish to view its upcoming sports channels via on their TV. Customers who purchase their own YouView boxes and connect it a BT broadband connection can subscribe to the firm’s on demand content for…
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BT Sport confirms exclusive live coverage of Gerrard testimonial
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BT Sport has confirmed that t will have exclusive broadcast rights to England and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard’s testimonial game. Gerrard will be honoured at Anfield on Saturday, August 3, kick off 12.45pm, when the Reds take on Greek champions Olympiacos to mark his one-club career of 630 appearances and 159 goals. IN addition to…