LONDON: BT Sport has retained exclusive UK broadcast rights to UEFA’s European club competitions after agreeing a reported 1.2 billion (US$1.5 billion) deal on Friday. The deal, which is said to have cost £400 million per year and commences in 2021, gives BT the rights to all 420 games from the Champions League, Europa League and the new Europa Conference League for a further three seasons. The broadcaster has held the rights since 2015 after it agreed an £897 million deal with European football’s governing body. BT Sport, owned by Britain’s biggest broadband and mobile operator BT, is a paid subscription service. Chief executive of BT’s Consumer Division Marc Allera said: “We’re delighted to remain the home of UEFA Champions League in the UK.”--AFP

Source: New Strait Times November 15, 2019 13:41 UTC