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After months of speculation, there’s finally a breakthrough over the future of BT Sport.
BT said it’s in exclusive talks with US media giant Discovery to launch a new sports joint venture. It’ll be a 50/50 split between BT Sport and Eurosport.
Under the plans, BT Sport customers will get access to Discovery’s sport and entertainment content – including the Discovery+ app – while Discovery would get access to BT Sport’s customer base and a package of rights including Premier League games.
It’s a major blow for sports streaming platform DAZN, which had been tipped as a frontrunner to take over BT Sport.
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