British Telecommunications plc (BT)

British Telecommunications Plc (BT) the telecommunication giant, is a relative new entrant into channel broadcasting though they have been involved in providing broadcasting infrastructure services for several decades.

In June 2012 it was announced that BT was to launch its own subscription sports channels following a successful bid for Premier League broadcast rights for the 2013–14 to 2015–16 seasons. Further rights have since been acquired for different sports allowing BT to launch two channels at the beginning of August 2013.

ESPN, who were unsuccessful in their bid for the same future Premiership football rights, decided to exit the UK market which led to BT also acquiring ESPN's UK channels and their current sports broadcasting rights. As part of the agreement BT began operating ESPN from the 1 August 2013, in addition to their own.

Channels operated by BT in the United Kingdom

 * BT Sport 1
 * BT Sport 1 HD
 * BT Sport 2
 * BT Sport 2 HD
 * ESPN
 * ESPN HD

Channels formerly operated by BT

 * BT Sport Preview

Platforms on which BT broadcasts
BT broadcasts its services on the following channels/platforms:

[1] These are in fact encrypted subscription channels so are technically not part of Freeview