BT Sport is a group of sports channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA and BT Group, they first launched on 1 August 2013. The channels are based at the former International Broadcast Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. BT Sport is available on the BT TV, Sky,, and Virgin Media television platforms in the UK and Sky, Eir TV, and Vodafone TV in the Republic of Ireland.
BT Sport holds exclusive live UK and Republic of Ireland TV rights to 52 Premier League matches per season, the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UFC, National League, Ligue 1, Serie A, the European Rugby Challenge Cup, the Premiership Rugby Cup, MotoGP, the FIH Hockey World League and WWE. They are also the official broadcast partner of the European Rugby Champions Cup and Premiership Rugby. BT Sport also holds shared rights to the Scottish Professional Football League with Sky Sports and BBC Alba.
Channel Description:
- Channel: BT Sport 1
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Category: Sports Channel
- Similar Channel: BT Sport 2