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Warner Bros. Discovery and BT complete sports joint venture deal
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BT Sport, Eurosport joint venture signed off by UK regulator
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved a joint venture agreement between telecoms company BT and media group Warner Bros.
DAZN appoints BT executive Oliver as CMO
DAZN Group, the global sports streaming service and media group, has announced the appointment of former BT commercial, marketing and digital executive Pete Oliver as its new chief marketing officer
Warner Bros. Discovery has JV purchase option as BT Sport deal finalised
Telecoms company BT has agreed terms with media group Warner Bros
Altice ups BT interest as government ‘monitors situation’
The UK government has said it is “monitoring the situation carefully” after Altice UK, owned by French billionaire Patrick Drahi, further increased its stake in telco BT.
Discovery ‘in the mix’ with BT Sport ‘joint venture’ proposal
US media group Discovery is in talks to form a joint venture with BT concerning the UK telco’s BT Sport arm, according to reports.
Government approves Premier League’s rolling over of domestic rights deals
The UK government has approved the English Premier League’s rolling over of its current broadcast deals with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime and BBC Sport for another three years.
Altice moves for stake in BT
French telco Altice has acquired a 12.1-per-cent stake in UK counterpart BT, but has maintained this will not lead to a takeover offer
EXCLUSIVE: Premier League set to renew domestic deals for three seasons on same financial terms
The new three-season deals, from 2022-23 to 2024-25, would replicate the current three-season deals, from 2019-20 to 2021-22. This includes the duration, the fee and the number of matches.
SRU signs Peter Vardy as shirt sponsor, BT retains Murrayfield naming rights
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) has signed up automotive retailer, the Peter Vardy Group, as its new front-of-shirt sponsor for the Scotland national team while renewing and realigning its sponsorship deal…
BT adds more cricket rights with multi-year West Indies, NZ deals
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has signed a five-year deal for exclusive rights to all of the West Indies cricket team’s home matches, along with an agreement to show all men’s and women’s domes…
The Premier League waits for sun to shine on chilly UK media market
The Premier League usually auctions its domestic media rights halfway through its three-season cycle, but Covid has uprooted its plans. Callum McCarthy examines the likely bidders and the league's hopes for an uplift in the value of the rights.
BT’s ‘Beyond Limits’ rebrand informs CSR-focused partnerships with Home Nations FAs
The telecommunication company’s 2019 rebrand saw it move toward a focus on community and social engagement, something it is intending to carry through into its lead partnerships of all four UK football associations.
BT joins esports sponsorship scene with major Excel deal
UK telco BT has today (Friday) made its first move into esports sponsorship through a major multi-year agreement with UK-based organisation Excel Esports
BT tackles piracy with Ateme link-up
UK telecoms operator BT has moved to combat the illegal piracy of its premium subscription-based content by teaming up with video infrastructure company Ateme
BT Sport to offer no-contract monthly pass
UK telecoms operator BT has, for the first time, made its pay-television BT Sport channels available on a monthly basis without a contract
BT Sport claims first with Premier League broadcast
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has claimed a landmark with the delivery of the first live broadcast in 4K High Dynamic Range (4K HDR) and Dolby Atmos sound