Premier League TV rights sale kicks off – but result could be low-scoring
Bidding wars appear to be over as BT and Sky share content and heat goes out of auctions in continental Europe
June 2023
As BT Sport prepares to hand baton to TNT Sports, how is picture so unclear?
Lucy Ward: ‘I loved Leeds … now I look at the club through different eyes’
May 2023
Jake Humphrey to leave BT Sport after 10 years in presenting role
The 44-year-old is expected to front his last show for BT Sport in the Champions League final between Manchester City and Internazionale on 10 June
March 2023
Gary Lineker wins battle with HMRC over £4.9m tax bill
Tribunal rules TV host has not failed to pay any tax or national insurance as IR35 rules do not apply to him
February 2023
Eurosport and BT Sport will disappear after TNT Sports rebrand
Master brand chosen for pay-TV channel as it is already used in international markets
July 2022
Amazon and BBC break BT stranglehold on Champions League football
Amazon has broken BT’s stranglehold on live Champions League football in the UK, and highlights are set to air on the BBC for the first time in a new deal starting in 2024
June 2022
Amazon close to deal over Champions League rights in UK
US retailer and streaming giant set to split UK rights with BT Sport, while BBC to broadcast highlights in new Match of the Day edition
February 2022
BT enters exclusive talks with Discovery on BT Sports
Potential joint venture with US pay-TV firm and Eurosport owner is a blow to Dazn, the ‘Netflix of sports’
October 2021
The football mine
‘A numbers game’: the hidden work of football statisticians
Before any Premier League is broadcast live, a statistician will compile a 25,000-word document detailing every eventuality
May 2021
Business leader
We’re all the poorer for shareholders’ loss of nerve on executive pay
Gary Lineker’s political tweets could help him avoid £4.9m tax bill
April 2021
BT in talks to sell stake in BT Sport
Telecoms company assessing options with companies such as Amazon, ITV and Dazn
January 2021
'There is tension everywhere': Premier League on back foot as rights auction nears
Sale of UK TV rights for 2022-25 seasons will take place in a changed landscape, with the price expected to fall
UK TV streaming subscribers can no longer access live sport when in EU
Sky, Amazon, Netflix and BT Sport lose right to let UK viewers automatically watch all content after Brexit transition
'We'll emerge leaner and more efficient': Covid's impact on business
In spring 2020, we asked four bosses how the coronavirus crisis had hit them – how have they fared since then?
November 2020
'Congratulations’: Klopp in bizarre row with BT Sport's Kelly over Liverpool schedule
Maybe Klopp and friends should stop moaning about fixtures and get on with it
Barry Glendenning
October 2020
Mike Ashley demands Premier League reviews pay-per-view policy
Newcastle fans boycott pay-per-view and donate fees to local food bank
