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BT Sport airs Life Stories for LGBTQ+ History Month

As part of LGBTQ+ History month, BT Sport will air Life Stories, a series that celebrates the lives and careers of LGBTQ+ athletes and organisations across the UK. Stories from all corners of the sporting landscape will be shared throughout the month-long series, including professional road cyclist’s Pippa York, former British professional boxing champion Nicola […]

February 11, 2022

Ofcom: Broadband, pay-TV complaints at record low

Ofcom has published the latest league tables on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major home phone, broadband, mobile and pay-TV firms. The quarterly report reveals the number of complaints made to Ofcom between July and September last year and shows that complaints across the board are at all-time low levels. Three of the […]

February 8, 2022

Guy leads BT Digital

BT has announced the appointment of Tom Guy to its BT Digital leadership team. Previously the Chief Product Officer for Vodafone Smart Tech, Guy joins as MD Incubation. As a founding member of one of European Smart Home providers Hive, and more recently one of the creators of Vodafone SmartTech, Guy is joining BT Digital […]

February 8, 2022

BT Sport, WWE host Enter The Universe in Wembley

WWE and BT Sport are teaming up for a special ‘Enter The Universe’ event on February 11th in Wembley, London. BT Sport will be enabling WWE fans to step into the action like never before; The special pop-up event on Wembley Way – famous walkway to the stadium – will give fans the chance to […]

February 8, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Discovery nears BT Sport JV, DAZN dropped

Although recent reports had suggested that streaming service DAZN was on the verge of clinching a deal to acquire BT Sport, Discovery has emerged as the frontrunner, with confirmation from BT that it has entered into exclusive discussions with Discovery regarding a new joint venture between BT Sport and Eurosport UK. The telco also revealed […]

February 3, 2022By Colin Mann

DAZN, BT Sport deal close?

DAZN, the OTT sports platform, is reportedly on the brink of agreeing a deal to acquire BT Sport and its Premier League rights in a deal worth around £580 million (€695.5m). BT Sport’s initial £385 million deal with the Premier League ran from 2019 to 2022, before a three-year roll-over to 2025. BT Sport holds […]

February 2, 2022

VMO2 eyes fibre JV

UK multiplay telco Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) is planning to launch a fibre network construction joint venture led by owners Liberty Global and Telefónica, according to reports. Such an operation would seek to rival BT’s Openreach digital infrastructure arm. The new company is seeking a substantial sum from third-party investors, with one source suggesting the […]

January 31, 2022By Colin Mann

BT Sport to air World Seniors Championship darts

BT Sport is to broadcast darts’ inaugural Jenningsbet 2022 World Seniors Championship, with every dart live between February 3rd and February 6th. Twenty-four of darts’ most decorated players – with 44 World Darts titles between them – will return to the iconic Circus Tavern to contest the championship, including ‘The Power’ Phil Taylor who won […]

January 31, 2022

BT, BAI high-speed Wi-Fi for London Underground

BT has announced the signing of a multi-million pound contract with BAI Communications (BAI), to deliver a core part of the company’s data centre requirements as it works with Transport for London (TfL) to enable high-speed mobile and Wi-Fi coverage on the London Underground. BAI has been awarded a 20-year concession with TfL to deliver […]

January 28, 2022

WWE’s Becky Lynch talks Royal Rumble

WWE’s Royal Rumble will see chaos unfold with two 30-men and 30-women Royal Rumble matches, which will include none other than Jackass star Johnny Knoxville who has his sights firmly set on victor Fans in the UK can tune-in to WWE Royal Rumble this Sunday 1am (steamed live from the US on Saturday 29th January […]

January 27, 2022