TNT Sports Box Office
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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Network | BT Sport |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BT |
| Sister channels | AMC from BT BoxNation BT Sport BT Sport ESPN Amazon Premier League Pass BT Sport Box Office 2 |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 September 2018 |
BT Sport Box Office is a pay-per-view channel from BT Sport. The channel is available in HD on BT TV and Sky.
History
In April 2018, BT Sport revealed its intention to launch a pay-per-view channel to show live boxing[1] and it launched on 15 September 2018 when it showed the rematch between Gennady Golovkin and Saul Alvarez.[2] Further boxing events, including both Tyson Fury bouts versus Deontay Wilder, along with Fury versus Wallin and Schwarz, have also been shown on BT Sport Box Office.
Since UFC 239, selected UFC pay-per-view events have been carried on Box Office, including UFC 242, UFC 246, UFC 254 and UFC 257 [3][4]
From January 2020, WWE pay-per-views are sold via BT Sport Box Office.[5]
Amazon Premier League Pass
In November 2019 to early January 2020, BT Sport Box Office 2 was launched on Sky in the UK and Ireland on channel 494. BT Sport Box Office on channel 490 was temporarily removed from residential set-top boxes to facilitate the 2019–20 Premier League being broadcast to licensed premises only. On the EPG, BT Sport Box Office was renamed Amazon Premier League Pass during this time. These channels were provided by Amazon. 6 channels were broadcast via the red button on selected dates. It is assumed that BT Sport Box Office 2 was launched so Sky would suffice their contract with BT. It returned on July 2020 for the final month of the premier league 2019–20 season.
Premier League
In October 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic forbidding spectators to attend football matches, select Premier League matches were allowed to be broadcast on a PPV basis which would have typically been affected by the Saturday 3pm blackout.[6] The first game available to the general public on the channel was Chelsea versus Southampton on 17 October.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "BT Sport to launch pay-per-view Box Office channel". sport-onthebox.com. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Canelo v GGG rematch to launch BT Sport Box Office". sport-onthebox.com. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "International Incident: UFC PPV Move Tests UK Fans' Resolve". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ "BT Sport Subscribers Test Pirate Sites After UFC PPV Decision". TorrentFreak. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ Morgan, Tom (2019-05-16). "Exclusive: WWE UK TV rights heading for BT Sport". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ Kelner, Martha (9 October 2020). "Premier League pay-per-view plan will see fans have to pay £15 to watch some games in October". Sky News. Sky UK. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "What channel is Chelsea v Southampton on? Kick off time, live stream and latest team news". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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