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Ateliere hires Beale as Business Development Director

Ateliere Creative Technologies, a GenAI media software solutions company, today announced the appointment of Andy Beale as Business Development Director, EMEA for Ateliere’s live production solutions. Beale, a noted technologist with expertise in sports and live production, joins Ateliere from his specialised media consultancy and previously BT Sport, where he served as Chief Engineer & Head […]

January 7, 2025

Illegal TV streaming service convictions

Two men from Worcester in the UK’s West Midlands who operated a business selling illegal subscriptions to watch sports online have been sentenced at Worcester Crown Court. The court sentenced Benjamin Yates and Lewis Finch to 20 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months and 250 hours of unpaid work. Both men, who were trading under […]

April 29, 2024By Colin Mann

Supponor appoints Green as CEO

Supponor, a specialist in the virtual advertising industry, has announced the appointment of former BT Sport Managing Director, Simon Green, as its new CEO. He replaces James B. Gambrell, who steps down from the role to serve as a Non-Executive Director. Green moves from his role as Supponor COO, while Gambrell, who has been key […]

January 17, 2024

BT Sport app shutters on Oct 12

The BT Sport App will close on October 12th. TNT Sports customers who want to stream live sport content, including the Premier League, UEFA Champions League,​ Premiership Rugby, MotoGP, UFC, Boxing and WWE, are encouraged to download the discovery+ App at the earliest opportunity. ​ Customers who have been watching via the BT Sport App, can simply activate their […]

October 10, 2023

TNT Sports goes live

TNT Sports has gone live throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland, replacing BT Sport, marking one of the most significant changes in the sports broadcast landscape in the last decade. In addition to the launch of a new brand, discovery+ now becomes the new streaming destination for TNT Sports in the UK. discovery+ will […]

July 18, 2023

FA Disability Cup 2023 on BT Sport

For the third year running the FA Disability Cup in partnership with EE will return to BT Sport with six cup finals scheduled, delivered by The FA in partnership with a range of impairment-specific organisations. The cup is the largest competition of its kind in this country, ensuring players within impairment-specific football have a national […]

June 6, 2023

Champions League, Europa League finals free on BT Sport

In addition to its exclusive coverage on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate, BT Sport is making the 2023 UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League finals available to watch for free in the UK on TV, online or on mobile. All three European finals will be available for free […]

May 30, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Roman Reigns heading to UK for SmackDown, Money in the Bank

WWE has announced that Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, the Head of the Table Roman Reigns, will appear live at The O2 in London for both SmackDown (on June 30th) and the Money In The Bank Premium Live Event (on July 1st). This marks the first time ever that SmackDown will broadcast live and in primetime […]

May 17, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Wiegman interviewed by BT Sport and EE’s deaf presenters

The third episode of a new documentary series charting BT Sport and EE’s New Signing initiative will premiere during half time (3.45pm) of BT Sport Score on May `3th, on BT Sport  3, and is available now on BT Sport’s and EE’s YouTube channels. The series follows the journey of two British Sign Language users as they train with […]

May 12, 2023

Supponor appoints Green as COO

Supponor, the technology provider in virtual advertising for sports, has  announced the appointment of former MD of BT Sport, Simon Green, as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).  Green will lead the Supponor customer journey, focusing on enhancing user experiences and ensuring seamless integration of the company’s global virtual advertising solutions. As well as BT […]

May 5, 2023