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Former ITV CEO Adam Crozier in at BT as chairman
BT has announced the hire of former ITV CEO Adam Crozier as its new chairman….
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Virgin Media O2 passes new fibre milestone as competitive landscape heats up
Liberty Global and Telefónica-owned Virgin Media O2 has added one-and-a-half million homes to its gigabit…
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ITV rules out BT Sport deal, but CEO Jansen still optimistic of sale
BT is hopeful of striking a deal for its Sport brand of channels, despite one…
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BT confirms 3G switch off plans
BT has announced its plans to phase out its 3G network over the next two…
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Patrick Drahi becomes biggest BT shareholder in £2.2 billion purchase
Patrick Drahi has acquired a 12.1% stake in BT for more than £2 billion. Via…
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Ligue 1 extends BT deal in UK and Ireland
BT has renewed its rights deal with France’s Ligue 1. The deal will see the…
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BT launches new 4K HDR set-top box
BT has revealed a new set-top box capable of 4K HDR and Dolby Atmos. BT…
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BT commits to further full-fibre network expansion; CEO Jansen ‘open-minded’ on BT Sport sale
BT will extend the full-fibre Openreach network to 27 new locations by the end of…
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English Premier League avoids rights drop by skipping auction, confirms renewed deals
The English Premier League has renewed its domestic TV rights deals with Sky, BT and…
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BT launches smart broadcast network Vena
BT has launched a new smart broadcast network dubbed Vena. Launching via BT Media and…
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BT reportedly exploring BT Sport sale, holds talks with Amazon, Disney and DAZN
In a move which could have huge implications for the state of sports broadcasting in…
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BT Sport bags Extreme E rights
Off-road racing series Extreme E has announced a broadcasting partnership with BT Sport ahead of…
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Openreach to ramp up full-fibre build after Ofcom ruling
BT has said that it will rapidly expand its full-fibre network in the wake of…
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BT facing first strike since 1987
BT is staring down the barrel of its first national strike since 1987 as workers…
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BT TV adds Eurosport
BT has expanded its sports offering with the addition of Discovery-operated Eurosport. The channel will…
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BT facing £600 million lawsuit for overcharging customers
BT is being slapped with a class action lawsuit over allegations of overcharging elderly customers….
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UK broadband usage doubles in 2020
UK broadband usage more than doubled in 2020 with 50,000 Petabytes (PB) of data being…
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BT picks Bango for third-party subscription management
Data commerce platform Bango has partnered with BT to power the operator’s bundled TV subscriptions….
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Return to pre-pandemic revenues could take two years, warns BT
BT reported solid results but has warned that profits may not return to pre-Covid…
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BT extends BritBox partnership with six-month free trial
BT TV subscribers will get a six-month complimentary subscription to BritBox, the companies have announced….
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BT Sport launches on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Roku devices
BT Sport is making its app available on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Roku streaming…
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Britbox launches on BT set-top boxes
Britbox, the joint venture SVOD from ITV and the BBC, has launched on BT TV…
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BT could fund fibre rollout with Openreach sale, report claims
BT has reportedly opened talks over a possible sale of its stake in Openreach. Openreach…
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BT Sports teams up with Gfinity in esports initiative
BT Sport has teamed up with UK esports business Gfinity to deliver a series of…
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BT cuts dividends to invest in fibre
Investments in fibre and 5G were at the centre of attention for BT as it…
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Almost half of the remaining Premier League matches could be free-to-air
The English Premier League could make a large portion of the season available for free…
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Dowden: Premier League could go FTA on return
The English Premier League could be broadcast on free-to-air TV if and when it resumes…
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BT sells ‘selected domestic operations’ in 16 Latin America countries
BT has announced that it is selling a number of its domestic operations and infrastructure…
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BT Sport and Samsung team up for ‘UK’s first public live 8K sports broadcast’
BT Sport and Samsung have teamed up to screen what the pair say is the…
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Jefferies: Sky more likely to team up with BT Openreach than Virgin Media for fibre
Sky is more likely to partner with BT Openreach to extend its fibre broadband reach…