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Newham College Students take over BT Sport

BT Sport will premiere a thought-provoking short film created by students from Newham Sixth Form College, as BT Sport Takeover returns on November 28th at 6pm on BT Sport 1. The film is the result of an innovative BT Sport community initiative which provides local students, with no prior TV experience, access to an eight-week […]

November 26, 2021

Analyst: Prime Video continues to boost EPL reach

In Q3 2019, research firm Ampere reported that the reach of live English Premier League (EPL) coverage had increased to nearly three-quarters of domestic fans as Amazon Prime Video acquired rights to 24 matches per season. Two years later, those with access to live coverage at home has increased from 72 per cent of UK […]

November 25, 2021By Colin Mann

BT Sport retains the Ashes

BT Sport has renewed its UK rights deal to broadcast Australian men’s and women’s home cricket internationals until 2025, including the exclusive broadcast of four England tours over the next four years. Cricket fans will be able to catch England in action as they look to recapture the Ashes later this year, as well as […]

November 8, 2021

BT Sport to broadcast Stockholm Open

BT Sport has announced that will broadcast action from the Stockholm Open, the indoor tennis event, from November 7th. This year’s line up includes Andy Murray, alongside Olympic winner Alexander Zverev and current British number 1 Cameron Norrie.   BT Sport’s live coverage of the first round will commence on November 7th on ESPN. Coverage […]

November 4, 2021By Nik Roseveare

WWE, Blockchain Creative Labs launch NFT marketplace

WWE and Blockchain Creative Labs, the non-fungible token (NFT) business and creative studio formed by FOX Entertainment and Bento Box Entertainment, have announced an exclusive multi-year agreement to launch an NFT marketplace for licensed digital WWE tokens and collectibles. The partnership marks Blockchain Creative Labs’ first-ever content alliance with an external property beyond FOX. In […]

October 27, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Rashford, Ferdinand brothers and Aluko kick-off BT educational content series

As part of a continued investment, focus and commitment to inclusion, BT is celebrating Black British history with a series of educational, entertaining and inspiring content across BT and BT Sport. Earlier this year, BT formed Hope United, a diverse team of footballers who came together from across the Home Nations to educate the country […]

October 12, 2021

Fury vs Wilder fight anti-piracy warning

In advance of the Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder heavyweight bout on October 9th, only available in the UK on BT Sport PPV, Kieron Sharp, CEO of intellectual property protection body FACT, has highlighted the dangers of illegal streaming. “There’s much excitement for Tyson Fury’s third fight against Deontay Wilder this Saturday,” notes Sharp. “However, […]

October 8, 2021By Colin Mann

AriSports named the winner of BT Sport’s Innovate 21

AriSports has been crowned the winner of Innovate 21, BT Sport’s search for exciting new sports broadcast experiences from entrepreneurs, creatives and start-ups. AriSports impressed the judges with its digital prediction platform, the brainchild of co-founders Rassim and Djewed Hariz. It allows football fans to predict on-pitch events, earning points in the process and competing […]

September 28, 2021

DAZN closing in on BT Sport

Sports streaming service DAZN has reportedly tabled a bid for BT Sport – the pay-TV sports channels owned by BT. DAZN, a startup backed by billionaire Sir Leonard Blavatnik, is said to be in “advanced” discussions to acquire BT Sport and a deal could be announced within the next few weeks according to a report […]

September 22, 2021

National Futsal Series signs BT Sport deal

A new three-year agreement between the National Futsal Series and BT Sport will see seven weekends of the 2021/22 National Futsal Series Men’s Tier One and Women’s Super Series season shown live on BT Sport. The National Futsal Series was established in 2019 and incorporates 43 teams in five divisions across England, including both men’s […]

September 22, 2021