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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.
On 21 February 2023, it was announced that BT Sport would rebrand as TNT Sports on 18 July 2023, ahead of the 2023–24 football season; the branding is derived from WBD's U.S. general entertainment channel TNT (which has historically carried sports coverage, such as the NBA; the brand had also previously operated in the UK), [40] and has also been used by WarnerMedia sports networks in Latin ...
Presently, free-to-air means a TV channel which is free and covers 98% of the population. [1] According to Ofcom regulations, qualifying free-to-air channels are BBC One , BBC Two , ITV , Channel 4 and Channel 5 .
In November 2019 to early January 2020, BT Sport Box Office 2 was launched on Sky in the UK and Ireland on channel 494. BT Sport Box Office on channel 490 was temporarily removed from residential set-top boxes to facilitate the 2019–20 Premier League being broadcast to licensed premises only.
The launch of TNT Sports in July 2023 saw the channel renamed as TNT Sports 4 and because the deal to carry ESPN programming was not part of the transition from BT Sport to TNT Sports, the channel's association with American sports coverage ended, and with it coverage of the NCAA, which was later picked up by Sky Sports in November 2023, albeit with vastly reduced levels of coverage.
BT Sport Showcase will show selected coverage on a free-to-air basis and BT Sport Ultra HD features selected coverage in 4K. 2016. BT Sport shows its first live speedway when it replaces Eurosport as broadcaster of the Speedway World Championship. [17] 22 May – BT Sport shows the finals of the FA Vase and FA Trophy as a double header.
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.
This was the version of the channel in the News section, broadcasting as a regular free-to-air DTT channel. Al Jazeera's English language news service continues as a streaming channel, on smart TVs with Freeview Play, alongside the Arabic language version of Al Jazeera. [171] Al Jazeera English (Streaming channel) 30 September 2024