BT’s million-plus TV customers can now watch the entire Premier League in HD after the firm added Sky Sports 1 HD and Sky Sports 2 HD to its channel line-up. Last year the broadband giant won the right to show its rival’s channels on its YouView platform but until today has only offered the Standard Definition (SD) versions. This meant that football fans could only enjoy … [Read more...] about BT TV adds Sky Sports HD to channel line-up
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Sky Sports customers to gain free Sun Goals access
Sky has agreed a tie-up with the Sun newspaper which will give Sky Sports subscribers access to the paper’s popular Sun Goals service. The deal means Sky Sports customers will be able to watch goals and match clips from the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Barclays Premier League, Emirates FA Cup and Scottish Premiership on their phone or tablet. Sky’s Director of … [Read more...] about Sky Sports customers to gain free Sun Goals access
Virgin Media’s XL TV customers get BT Sport Europe AND £3 per month price hike
Virgin Media is to offer BT’s new European sports channel as part of its 'XL' top-tier TV channel pack. Last month the broadband and pay-TV rivals announced that they’s struck a wholesale deal which would see the channel, which from this year becomes the exclusive home of Champions and Europa leagues, added to Virgin Media’s platform but failed to announce how much customers … [Read more...] about Virgin Media’s XL TV customers get BT Sport Europe AND £3 per month price hike
Eurosport snaps up Olympics rights in pan-Europe deal
Discovery Communications, parent company of pan-European sports channel Eurosport, has snapped up rights to all Olympic Games hosted between 2018–2024 in a continent-wide deal. The firm signed a EUR 1.3 billion deal to secure rights in all European countries other than Russia. In the UK and France where rights to the 2018 and 2020 Games have already been awarded the deal … [Read more...] about Eurosport snaps up Olympics rights in pan-Europe deal
BT Sport Europe heading to Virgin Media
Virgin Media has signed a deal to add BT Sport Europe to its channel line-up after weeks of talks with channel owner BT. When it launches this summer, BT Sport Europe will be be the exclusive home of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League. Virgin already has a wholesale deal for the original BT Sport 1 & 2 and ESPN channels which it provides to customers taking its … [Read more...] about BT Sport Europe heading to Virgin Media
