BT Sport

DAZN ‘set to pay £582 million for BT Sport’

According to reports, the deal could finally be agreed this month

The Ashes bowls onto BT Sport’s Matchday Experience

Cricket fans will be able to re-watch highlights such as boundaries, wickets, dropped catches and more, as part of the app's timeline feature

Business

Is the sale of BT Sport going into extra time?

Discovery is reportedly keen on acquiring the sports broadcaster

Business

BT Sport catches the Ashes

Broadcaster will air both men's and women's Test Matches as well as ODI and T20 tours in 2022

Business

BT in talks with ‘small handful’ of interested parties over Sport sell-off

"We are in no rush, we want to do the right thing for everyone," said Philip Jansen

Live Production

AE Live, BT Sport partner on remote graphics delivery

The graphics are being delivered from AE Live's newly built Graphics Operations Centre, which is connected to the BT studio in Stratford by BT...

Live Production

BT Sport looks to gamify content with Innovate 21 winner

AriSports has developed a digital prediction platform, which allows football fans to predict on-pitch events, earning points in the process and competing against friends

Business

DAZN deal to buy BT Sport ‘could be struck within weeks’

Reports suggest the two companies are in discussions over price and a licensing agreement

Business

DAZN ‘possibly’ interested in acquiring BT Sport

Kevin Mayer told the RTS Cambridge Convention Mayer"it's really quiet" in terms of talks around a potential acquisition of the broadcaster

Live Production

BT Sport, Vislink, Dorna partner on world’s first stand-alone 5G network

Live pictures from the MotoGP British Grand Prix were broadcast to viewers from a 5G handheld camera on the grid, while a 5G onboard...

Media Consumption

BT Sport gets into Hype Mode for new Premier League season

New feature includes enhanced graphics around key plays, players and shot speeds

Business

BT ‘hopes to announce Sport deal by next quarter’

ITV CEO Carolyn McCall says broadcaster is not looking to buy BT Sport, but doesn't rule out a possible tie-up between the two

Business

DAZN ‘targeting stock market debut’ to fund expansion

Streamer could look to list this autumn

Live Production

BT Sport’s Jamie Hindhaugh on why Access Services should come as standard on live broadcasts

Ahead of its broadcast of this weekend's FA Disability Cup, BT Sport's chief operating officer talks to TVBEurope about why he wants access services...

Live Production

BT Sport to broadcast ‘most accessible coverage of a football match in the UK’

BT Sport plans to provide live coverage of all the finals on three of its channels with each offering different accessibility features

Media Delivery

Points of view: 5G and broadcast

BT Sport's Matt Stagg discusses the broadcast market's relationship with 5G and how much of an enabling impact the technology will have on our...

Business

BT Sport ‘holds talks with Rupert Murdoch’

Talks with News UK are said to be at an early stage

Media Consumption

BT Sport adds its Timeline feature to the big screen experience

The feature lets viewers watch key events in the match, including goals, yellow and red cards, and substitutions

Business

Premier League rolls over current UK broadcast deal

Premier League renews current agreements with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon and the BBC

Live Production

BT Sport brings cinematic look to FA Cup Final

BT Sport's Jamie Hindhaugh tells TVBEurope the broadcaster's plans for this weekend's showpiece event

Live Production

BT Sport searches for the next big idea in sports broadcasting

Innovate 21 aims to uncover innovative ideas from across the UK, with the winner receiving a potential six-figure opportunity to work with BT to...

Business

ITV ‘leads race’ to acquire BT Sport stake

Talks are said to be at an early stage

Business

BT confirms talks around potential sale of BT Sport

Company is said to have held initial talks with DAZN, Amazon and Disney

Live Production

BT Sport secures live rights to Extreme E

Sport has already signed deals with both the BBC and Sky

Business

Rise launches mentoring scheme for young women

Scheme is backed by BT Sport and ITV

Business

Could Test Cricket be shown on terrestrial TV for the first time in 18 years?

Series against India is due to begin on 5th February

Audio

BT Sport kicks off Dolby Atmos audio

New audio stream is available to BT Sport Ultimate customers from this weekend.

Media Delivery

BT Sport’s Match Day Experience aims to turn viewers into pundits

TVBEurope finds out more about the augmented reality being employed in BT Sport's Match Day Experience feature.

Media Delivery

EE and BT Sport partner on Match Day Experience

New features include Watch Together, "pinch and zoom" functionality, augmented reality and Dolby Atmos sound.

Production & Post

Premier League relents on September broadcast schedule

BBC and Amazon gain one match each, Sky Sports six and BT sport a further three

Live Production

Extra 20 Premier League matches to be broadcast during 20/21 season

12 additional matches will be broadcast on Sky Sports, six on BT Sport and two on Amazon Prime

Production & Post

BT Sport to remotely produce FA Cup Final

Team will use the broadcaster's remote production base at High Wycombe, with live presentation from Wembley and a remote gallery based at the BT...

Media Consumption

BT Sport launches Watch Together for small screen app

New feature is currently in beta testing

Media Consumption

‘The crown jewels of UK sports broadcasting is back’: The Premier League returns

Analyst Paolo Pescatore talks to TVBEurope about the return of the Premier League

Media Consumption

BT Sport’s Hindhaugh: No long term future for esports on pay-TV

"I’ve not had many people knocking on my door wanting to pay for something they can get for free"

Production & Post

BT Sport goes interactive with new sports quizzes

The Beautiful Quiz is a a live play-along quiz around programming such as boxing, rugby, WWE and UFC

Media Delivery

BBC to broadcast live Premier League matches for the first time

Sky Sports to broadcast 25 matches via its FTA channel Pick

Live Production

Video: Sunset+Vine and BT Sport pioneering the remote production revolution?

Has live broadcast changed forever? Has the pandemic crisis made remote production the new normal? Sunset+Vine and BT Sport showcase how they have been...