Jun 9 2015
BT, has confirmed plans to launch an Ultra High Definition (UHD) sports channel, along with a new UHD set-top box this August. Announcing the plans this morning, the UK operator said that BT Sport Ultra HD will be the first UHD, 4K channel to launch in Europe and will show selected live football matches from […]
Jun 7 2015
BT is inviting football fans to register interest in its new BT Sport Europe channel which is set to become the new home of the UEFA Champions League. The broadband giant and pay-TV operator has paid £900m to cover the contest for three years from the start of the 2015/16 season. Its deal also includes […]
May 7 2015
John Petter, head of BT’s consumer division, has revealed that the company plans to launch a free-to-air version of BT Sport on Freeview Since its launch in August 2013 BT Sport has been free for its broadband subscribers, while other viewers pay £13.50 a month. However, the arrival of the Champions League and Europa League, […]
May 7 2015
BT has reported a 14 per cent rise in annual profits, claiming it is outpacing its rivals in winning new broadband customers. Pre-tax profit rose to £2.645 billion for the year to the end of March but revenues at the group dipped 2 per cent to £17.85 billion. The telco said business was being driven […]
Mar 16 2015
Aviva Premiership Rugby will be broadcast on BT Sport for the next six seasons in a ground-breaking new TV deal, Premiership Rugby has confirmed. The top flight of English club rugby will be live on BT Sport until at least the end of the 2020-21 campaign. Mark McCafferty, the chief executive of Premiership Rugby, said: […]
Sep 11 2013
Terrestrial pay TV provider Top Up TV is closing at the end of October. The pay TV service, which since 2004, offered Freeview viewers extra pay TV channels, will cease broadcasting at the end of the 31st October 2013. The service’s fate appeared to be sealed earlier this year when it lost access to Sky […]
Freeview channel changes & closures
“Protect traditional TV & radio” say the British people as Broadcast 2040+ campaign launches
Freesports to leave Freeview
BBC must transform the way it serves audiences, Ofcom warns
Plan to deliver a digital-first BBC
Channel 4 publishes alternative plan to privatisation
Sky UK Renews Capacity with SES
Broadcasting reforms to create new golden age of British TV
New Board appointment for Channel 4
TalkTV to launch in the UK on Monday, April 25
Jul 30 2015
BT adds 60,000 customers
In reporting its Q1 results, BT has revealed that it added 60,000 TV customers in the quarter, bringing its total to 1.2 million. BT Sport average daily audience figures increased 51 per cent, which the telco said was its best performance since launch, reflecting the improvements it had made to the BT TV offering. Adjusted […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: BT, BT Sport, BT TV