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BT AND VIRGIN MEDIA SIGN WHOLESALE BT SPORT DEAL
BT AND VIRGIN MEDIA SIGN WHOLESALE BT SPORT DEAL.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 7666L BT Group PLC 15 August 2013 \n \n\n August 15, 2013\nBT AND VIRGIN MEDIA SIGN WHOLESALE BT SPORT DEAL\nBT Sport channels to be available to millions of Virgin Media TV customers\n \nBT and Virgin Media today announced a three year deal to ensure millions of Virgin Media TV customers can enjoy full access to the BT Sport TV channels. The agreement, which significantly boosts the number of homes that can watch BT Sport from this weekend, follows the news that more than a million UK households are already equipped to watch the channels.\nThe wholesale deal, which has been signed in advance of the start of the Barclays Premier League this weekend, will enable Virgin Media to offer BT Sport directly to its 3.8 million TV customers. It means BT Sport 1 and 2 are now available across all the major TV platforms in the UK including cable, satellite and DTT. The channels are also accessible via broadband.\nThe agreement will enable Virgin Media to provide BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and ESPN to their XL TV customers as part of their packages, without the need for those customers to take any action. This means around three million households are ready to watch BT Sport in advance of the top tier main English football and rugby seasons commencing.\nThe agreement also enables Virgin Media to offer the channels as a standalone premium service to TV customers who do not take the XL pack. \nThis is similar to BT's offer to satellite TV customers who do not have BT broadband and who can pay £12 a month for the channels via satellite or £15 a month in HD. Those satellite TV customers typically can make major savings by switching their broadband to BT in order to get BT Sport for free.\nMarc Watson, BT TV chief executive said today: \"I am delighted we have s...