BT Sport has extended its exclusive rights to show live German Bundesliga football until 2021. The renewed deal starts in September 2017 and covers both the UK and Republic of Ireland. In addition to Bundesliga matches, BT Sport will have rights to the annual DFL Supercup matches, Bundesliga 2, plus previews and highlights shows. Bundesliga sits alongside BT’s other football … [Read more...] about BT Sport extends Bundesliga rights deal
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BT Sport extends Women’s Tennis Association broadcast deal
BT Sport will show 52 live Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments every year after extending its TV deal with the sport’s governing body. Starting from January 2017, the three year deal will see an increase of 30 events per year from the current deal and includes the rights to broadcast tennis clips and WTA content on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Simon … [Read more...] about BT Sport extends Women’s Tennis Association broadcast deal
BT Sport to bring Champions League and Europa League finals to YouTube
Football fans will be able to watch the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League finals live on YouTube after BT announced a new tie-up with the world’s largest video streaming site. The broadcaster has exclusive UK rights to both contests which had previously been split between ITV and Sky. As part of its deal for the competitions BT agreed to make a number of games, … [Read more...] about BT Sport to bring Champions League and Europa League finals to YouTube
Suzi Perry joins BT Sport’s motorsport team
Suzi Perry has joined BT Sport’s presenter line-up in a deal which will see her present “a range of live sport and programming”, including the FIM MotoGP World Championship. Perry is a familiar face to motorsport fans and will also feature in BT’s FIM Speedway and the World Rally Championships coverage as well as “other programming strands for the channel which will be … [Read more...] about Suzi Perry joins BT Sport’s motorsport team
David Haye’s comeback fight to air on UKTV’s Dave
UKTV has made a bold move into sports broadcasting after signing up the exclusive UK rights for former boxing world champion David Haye’s long-awaited comeback fight. The match will be shown on the broadcaster’s flagship free-to-air entertainment channel, Dave, live from the O2 on Saturday 16 January at 9pm. Haye, the former world champion in two different weight categories, … [Read more...] about David Haye’s comeback fight to air on UKTV’s Dave
