The news followed speculation that ESPN was reconsidering its position in the UK. BT announced at the same time that it would be launching its own channel for its new football coverage. News of BT's first foray into sports broadcasting first came about on 12 June 2012, when it was announced that they had won the rights to 38 live Premier League matches for three seasons from the 2013–14 season, beating ESPN UK, which had held the shared rights with Sky Sports the previous season. History įurther information: Timeline of BT Sport Premier League deal, launch The transaction was approved in July 2022 and in February 2023, it was announced that BT Sport will rebrand as TNT Sports on 18 July, with Eurosport UK to be folded into the brand no later than early-2026.

Discovery to form a joint venture that would merge BT Sport with its local Eurosport business. In 2022, BT Group announced an agreement with Warner Bros. BT also acquired the operations of previous rightsholder ESPN prior to launch, integrating them with BT Sport. The networks were established in 2013 after BT Group's acquisition of rights to the Premier League. BT Sport is available on the BT TV, Sky and Virgin Media television platforms in the UK and Sky, Now TV and Vodafone TV in the Republic of Ireland. The channels are based at the former International Broadcast Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. Discovery Sports Europe and BT Group, they first launched on 1 August 2013. BT Sport is a group of pay television sports channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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