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The initial run of seven films was conceived prior to the launch of BT Sport in 2013, with the first film being shown on the channel's third day on air. [3] The commissioning editors for the series have been Jamie Hindhaugh, Barry Andrews, Sally Brown, Simon Green and Grant Best.
Media analyst Steve Hewlett felt that BT's entry into the sport market was an effort to help strengthen its triple play business and, in particular, help retain internet subscribers lost to Sky (which he believed would result in greater financial loss than those that would be sustained by operating BT Sport). [12] BT Sport launched on 1 August ...
4 August – BT Sport Europe is rebranded as BT Sport 3 so that it can show the full range of coverage from BT Sport. 13 August – BT Sport launches its football scores programme BT Sport Score . September – BT Sport becomes the official UK broadcast partner of rugby union's European Champions and Challenge Cup competitions.
1981. Screensport is by founded Bob Kennedy. This is the first proposal for a sports channel to operate in the UK. [1] [2]1982. No events. 1983. No events. 1984. February – Ahead of its launch, Screensport completes a programming deal with Trans World International, giving the channel access to events taking place around the world.
On 1 August 2013, BT launched its first television channels, BT Sport, to compete with rival broadcaster Sky Sports. [84] Plans for the channels' launch came about when it was announced in June 2012 that BT had been awarded a package of broadcast rights for the Premier League from the 2013–14 to 2015–16 season, broadcasting 38 matches from each season. [ 85 ]
In June 2019, TNT Sports (then known at the time as BT Sport) announced that they had gained the broadcasting rights for WWE in the UK; their deal began in January 2020. [41] In April 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that BT Sport would be rebranded to TNT Sports starting from 18 July 2023.
The European Football Show is presented live every week from 18:30 to 19:30 or 19:45 (GMT) (dependent on the following game's kick-off time), mainly on BT Sport 1 but sometimes on other BT channels, it was previously shown on BT Sport Europe before the channel changed its name to BT Sport 3. [2] When the show included a live match, it ran until ...
27 matches live English Language commentary via Red Button: BBC Wales 18 matches live on Friday nights with highlights of all games on Scrum V BBC Northern Ireland 6 Ulster home matches live on BBC Two Northern Ireland Premiership Rugby: TNT Sports 69 live matches per season until 2023–24 with all 93 matches live in 2024-25 [18] [19] ITV