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BT WINS EXCLUSIVE UEFA BROADCAST RIGHTS FOR UK
BT WINS EXCLUSIVE UEFA BROADCAST RIGHTS FOR UK.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6384S BT Group PLC 11 November 2013 \n \n\n November 11, 2013\nBT WINS ALL LIVE UK TV RIGHTS TO UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND UEFA EUROPA LEAGUEExclusive live rights to all 350 matches a season for three years from 2015/16\nBoth finals to be free on BT Sport, as well as top matches from earlier rounds\nBT Sport will be the new UK home of UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League football, following a tender process in which BT won the exclusive live broadcast rights to all 350 matches from both tournaments. The rights run for three seasons from 2015/16.\n This is the first time a single UK broadcaster has won the exclusive live rights to all matches from both tournaments. The hundreds of additional top tier matches will boost BT Sport and make it the natural home for football fans who wish to see the very best European sides pitted against each other.\n BT has agreed to pay around £299 million1 a season for the rights, an amount it today said it can incur without changing its current financial outlook (see details at the end of this release).\n BT has shaken up the UK TV market with BT Sport and it today pledged to make its new matches far more accessible and affordable for fans who wish to enjoy all the action. It also announced it will show a selection of these new matches for free on BT Sport, even to homes that have not signed up to the channels.\n The finals of each tournament will be showcased in this fashion along with a selection of top matches from earlier rounds. Fans will also be delighted to know that each participating British team will feature for free at least once each season.\n BT Sport already boasts a very stro...