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BT secures more football
BT has secured a two-year deal for rights to show live Football Conference matches. Under…
BT demands ‘parity’ in Sky Sports spat
The head of BT’s TV division Marc Watson has renewed the company’s calls for Sky…
Sky to offer day of free sport
BskyB has announced that it will offer live coverage from the first day of this…
Ofcom backs Sky in sports ad dispute
UK regulator Ofcom has ruled that BSkyB has not breached its broadcast code in refusing…
BT names new CEO
BT has announced that Gavin Patterson is to succeed Ian Livingston as CEO of BT…
YouView approaches 400,000 homes, internet channels coming this summer
UK connected TV service YouView is now in almost 400,000 homes. YouView did not break…
Set-top box under threat from connected TVs, operator apps
Web-delivered content via apps and smart TVs will eventually result in the demise of the…
BT to offer sports channels to YouView retail users
BT is to offer its sports channels to internet subscribers who have bought retail YouView…
BT TV additions almost double
BT added 40,000 new TV customers in the three months ending March 31, almost…
BSkyB promotions to target BT Sports launch
BSkyB will hit back at BT with new pricing promotions as double-digit percentage increases in…
BT adds raft of content to sports channels
BT has signed a string of new sports content deals, giving it rights to women’s…
BT Sport channels will be free to broadband customers
BT’s new sports channels will be made available free of charge to BT broadband customers….
BT’s Green outlines pay TV strategy
BT’s recently launched raft of linear HD pay TV channels has a small but growing…
BT chooses Red Bee Media for sports channels playout
Red Bee Media has been chosen by BT to provide playout, channel and media management…
BT’s TV offering in line for ‘massive transformation’
This year will mark a “massive year of transformation” for BT, as it uses fibre…
BSkyB and BT set for price war over football
UK pay TV rivals BSkyB and BT seem set for a price war over their…
BT chooses thePlatform for video logistics
BT has chosen thePlatform to supply its central video logistics system for TV services BT…
BT buys ESPN’s UK and Irish channels
BT Group has agreed to buy ESPN’s UK and Ireland channels business, in a move…
BT reveals YouView numbers
UK telco BT now has just over 60,000 TV customers with YouView connected TV boxes,…
BT takes WTA tennis rights for UK
UK telco BT has struck a deal with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to show…
BT Vision strikes Viacom channels deal
BT Vision has struck a deal with Viacom International Media Networks to bring MTV, Comedy…
BT cancels Pace YouView deal
UK telco BT has confirmed that it will not be using YouView boxes from manufacturer…
NBC channels launch on BT
BT has inked a deal with Universal Networks International and three of the studio’s channels…
BT selects Olympic site for home of sports channels
UK telco BT has selected part of the former Olympics International Broadcast Centre in east…
BT Vision launches British Museum channel
UK telco BT has launched an on-demand channel featuring video content from the British Museum…
BT considering up to three sports channels
UK telco BT could launch three sports channels next year to cope with the amount…
BT to accelerate fibre rollout
BT is accelerating rollout of its fibre broadband network and expects it to pass two…
BT bolsters sports channel with international football rights
UK telco BT has signed football rights deals with Italian, French, Brazilian and US leagues…
EPL costs could impact other sports, admits Sky Sports chief
The rise in the cost of English Premier League rights as a result of BT’s…
TalkTalk begins selling YouView TV bundles
UK ISP has officially launched its new YouView service, with its TalkTalk Plus TV package…