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News of BT's first foray into sports broadcasting first came about on 12 June 2012, when it was announced that it had won the rights to 38 live Premier League matches for three seasons from the 2013–14 season, beating ESPN UK, which had held the shared rights with Sky Sports the previous season.
Live commentary on all The Hundred matches on BBC Radio 5 Live, Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sport website until 2028 ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy & ICC World Twenty20 live matches Sports Extra commentary on Cricket Australia international matches via ABC Radio Grandstand, plus selected Big Bash League and Women's Big Bash League matches
The first match shown live was a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier between the Netherlands and England on 1 September 2017. [16] The channel also initially showed live coverage of the Primeira Liga (two games a week) & Segunda División (one game a week) [17] as well as numerous club TV shows, including Dortmund TV and AC Milan TV. [17]
What was BT Sport and what sports did the channel show? Launched in August 2013, BT Sport is a group of paid television sports channels available in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
BT Sport now show this after the acquisition of ESPN by BT Sport. ESPN screened their first live boxing event on 19 September 2009, broadcasting Friday Night Fights from America with Guillermo Rigondeaux topping the bill. On 8 December 2010, Premier Sports announced an exclusive UK deal for 31 live Friday Night Fight events from January 2011 on ...
Now TV was unveiled by Sky UK in March 2012, and designed for people who have no existing pay TV subscription. [7] [8] Its official launch was on 17 July 2012, [9] initially providing films, putting it in competition with Lovefilm and Netflix. [10] [11] The Now TV service was later extended to other territories covered by the Sky Group.
TNT Sports went live on Tuesday across the U.K. and Ireland, replacing BT Sport. The rebrand was revealed earlier this year as part of the Warner Bros. Discovery joint venture. TNT Sports is ...
18 June – Amazon Prime shows its first live sport in the UK when it broadcasts live coverage of the Queen's Club tennis tournament. [103] August – Eleven Sports UK and Ireland launches following deals with European football leagues, including Serie A [104] and La Liga. [105] The platform is a streaming service rather than a television channel.