Dec 15 2017
TV customers of Sky and BT will soon be able to buy the content of both firms through their provider as part of a so-called cross supply deal that has been years in the making. Under the terms of the agreement, BT will market and sell Sky’s Now TV service – including the Sky Atlantic, […]
Jul 4 2017
BT Sport has won the right to exclusively show live coverage of the European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup from next year. The new deal, starting from the 2018/19 season, will see BT Sport showing all of the best European Club Rugby matches until at least 2021/22. With some of the […]
May 16 2017
The UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League finals will be available for absolutely anyone to watch on TV and online, with the former also set to be shown in 360° virtual reality, 4K UHD on YouTube and 4K UHD with Dolby Atmos in a series of broadcast firsts for the biggest game in world […]
Mar 27 2017
BT is to be fined £42 million (€48.5m) for what regulator Ofcom describes as a “serious” breach of its rules, after the company reduced compensation payments to other telecoms providers for late installations. The penalty is a result of an investigation by Ofcom into BT’s infrastructure arm, Openreach. BT has apologised “wholeheartedly” for the mistakes. […]
Mar 10 2017
BT and Ofcom have reached agreement on a long-term regulatory settlement that will see the telco’s infrastructure unit Openreach become a distinct, legally separate company with its own Board, within the BT Group. The agreement is based upon voluntary commitments submitted by BT that the regulator has said meet its competition concerns. Once the agreement […]
Mar 7 2017
BT Sport has retained exclusive rights to air Champions League and Europa League football in the UK, consolidating its place as a serious competitor to Sky in the premium sports arena. BT secured the rights to the two leagues until the end of the 2020-21 season, gaining exclusive rights across all live games, highlights and […]
Feb 21 2017
BT Sport Pack subscribers can now watch BoxNation as part of their existing package at no extra cost. Big time boxing has arrived at BT Sport with the addition of BoxNation to subscribers’ packages. From today the UK’s only full-time boxing TV station is included for all BT TV and Sky TV customers with BT […]
Oct 27 2016
BT has added 63,000 TV customers in Q2, bringing its total to 1.7 million. The telco says that at BT Sport, it is benefiting from a new Saturday early evening slot for Premier League matches, with better viewing figures than last year. BT Sport programme rights charges were up 54 per cent mainly as a […]
Sep 23 2016
BT is in talks to acquire connected TV joint venture YouView, according to a report in the Telegraph newspaper. According to the Telegraph, BT’s talks with its YouView partners the BBC and TalkTalk have been delayed over differences in valuations of YouView, with BT initially looking to buy out the outfit’s other shareholders for £20 million. […]
Aug 26 2016
BT will unveil the first outside broadcast (OB) truck capable of transmitting multiple HD and ultra HD visions through fibre optic broadband and satellite simultaneously The big reveal will take place at BT’s stand at this year’s International Broadcasting Conference in Amsterdam where they will also host expert-led sessions on The Next Generation of Networking, […]
Jul 26 2016
Ofcom has today announced detailed plans to make digital communications work for everyone – including major reform of Openreach, the network division of BT. In February, Ofcom outlined measures to help make the UK a world-leading digital economy over the next ten years and beyond, by delivering a step-change in telecoms services for everyone. These […]
Feb 2 2018
BT revenues and earnings down
BT has revealed falling third-quarter revenues and earnings after it was hit by higher business rates and pension charges. The group saw adjusted earnings drop 2% to £1.8 billion in its third quarter to December 31, while sales fell 3% to £5.97 billion. BT put the declines down to increased investment in mobile devices and […]
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By Expat • BT • • Tags: BT Openreach, BT Sport