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ESPN launched on in the UK on 3 August 2009. [2] The channel marked ESPN's first foray into live coverage of domestic sports events in the UK. On 31 July 2013, BT completed their purchase of ESPN's UK and Ireland TV channels business but continue to operate ESPN, however the programming largely resembles that of ESPN America.
BT Group plc (formerly British Telecom) is a British multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered in London, England.It has operations in around 180 countries and is the largest provider of fixed-line, broadband and mobile services in the UK, and also provides subscription television and IT services.
For customers who didn't have access to BT's fibre-optic network, they could watch these channels via DTT on a Vision+ box, but on 24 January 2014 BT ceased to sell BT Sport via DTT, and subsequently ceased provision of BT Sport 2 via DTT on 1 January 2015, followed by BT Sport 1 closing on DTT on 2 June 2015. [28]
In 2010, Hipgrave became a presenter on Al Jazeera on their English-language sports channel (Al Jazeera Sports +3) for their Champions League shows [5] alongside Gary Lineker. [6] She was the main anchor on Al Jazeera's coverage of the World Athletics Championships alongside Colin Jackson and Denise Lewis , the US Open Tennis Final, WTA Championships and the Asian Games .
The BBC had exclusive UK F1 rights from 2009 until the end of the 2013 season, [3] having regained the rights from ITV.However, a new broadcast rights deal was announced on 29 July 2011, stating that Sky Sports would cover all races live.
Paul Andrew Francis Dempsey (born 16 March 1960) is a British TV and radio sports presenter and commentator now chiefly employed by TNT Sports where he covers football and boxing coverage, as well as TV host and commentary on Indonesian Djarum's multiplatform Mola TV.
YouView TV Ltd is a British media company, a partnership of four broadcasters: the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5; and two telecommunications operators, BT Group and TalkTalk Group (formerly also Arqiva).
Prior to his move to BT Sport in August 2013, he presented ESPN's coverage of live Italian football. At BT Sport he hosted live Serie A matches and the Sunday night round-up show, European Football Show, until its cancellation in 2017. He fronts their The UEFA Champions League Goals Show since BT Sport won the rights to the competition.