BT Sport Box Office
BT Sport Box Office is a pay-per-view channel from BT Sport. The channel is available in HD on BT TV and Sky.
BT Sport Box Office | |
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Launched | 15 September 2018 |
Network | BT Sport |
Owned by | BT |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland |
Sister channel(s) | AMC from BT BoxNation BT Sport BT Sport ESPN Amazon Premier League Pass BT Sport Box Office 2 |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Sky | Channel 490 (BT Sp. BO) Channel 494 (BT Sp. BO WWE) |
IPTV | |
BT | Channel 494 (BT Sp. BO) Channel 495 (BT Sp. BO WWE) |
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]
Since UFC 239, selected UFC pay-per-view events have now been carried on Box Office.[3][4]
From January 2020, WWE pay-per-views are sold via BT Sport Box Office.[5]
UFC 239 incident
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.
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.