BT Sport is rebranding its five sports channels ahead of the new football Season.
The existing BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2, BT Sport Europe, BT Sport Ultra HD and BT Sport ESPN HD will be replaced by BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2, BT Sport 3, BT Sport 4K UHD and BT Sport ESPN HD.
The introduction of BT Sport Europe – used as a vehicle for BT’s Champions League and Europa League coverage caused controversy when the telco brought in a £5 charge and invited subscribers to downgrade.
New season, new look! @btsport 3 and @btsport 4K have arrived… pic.twitter.com/iHcM7NgGFb
— BT Sport (@btsport) August 4, 2016
BT Sport will show 42 Premier League matches, all of the UEFA Champions League & Europa League games plus up to 24 Emirates FA Cup matches.
A spokesperson for BT told Broadband TV News the BT Sport Pack would remain free with BT TV (and BT Broadband). If customers don’t take BT TV they can pay £6 a month for the BT Sport Pack if they have BT Broadband. £6 on Sky, £5 on app only.