BT Sport confirm they will run a free to air channel for the next football season

BT Sport confirm they will run a free to air channel for the next football season

BT Sport will have a free-to-air version of BT Sport from the next football season, it has been confirmed.

When BT Sports announced they had secured the live broadcast rights for the UK for Champions League and Europa League, they announced that they would be making some matches available free to air.

Sky Sports and ITV to lose Champions League rights to BT Sports for £1bn..?

There are reports that BT Sports are in the final phases of negotiations to acquire the UK broadcast rights to UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches in a £1bn 3 year deal.

This would take the matches away from the current shared holders of Sky Sports and ITV from the 2014/15 season.

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Gol TV offers 47 Real Madrid, Barcelona matches per season

Football fans in Spain can now enjoy eight games from La Liga on Gol TV every weekend with 47 games per season from heavyweights cand Real Madrid including the first el classico of the season in October.

As well as guaranteeing to show either Barca or Los Merengues every weekend, the package includes all of the Spanish teams’ Europa League, the Copa del Rey, the Premier League (5 games exclusively each day) and international leagues.

After offering Real Madrid’s season opener against Valencia, for the second game of the season Gol TV has booked Barcelona’s trip to Pamplona to meet Osasuna and then the battle of the red stripes between Atlético Madrid and Athletic Club de Bilbao.

source: rapidtvnews.com/index.php/2012082223691/gol-tv-offers-47-real-madrid-barcelona-matches-per-season.html