BT Sport is formally altering its identify later this yr, with the platform rebranding to TNT Sports activities.
It’s all a part of the continued wider merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery and has additionally affected HBO Max in the US.
When you’re an present BT Sport subscriber – or are contemplating signing up – then it’s possible you’ll be questioning how this transformation will affect you. Luckily, we’ve obtained the solutions to your questions.
When is BT Sport rebranding to TNT Sports activities?
BT has confirmed that BT Sport will rebrand to TNT Sports activities on 18 July 2023. So, the final day the service will stay as BT Sport is 17 July 2023.
There will likely be 4 TNT Sports activities channels in complete, which we consider will exchange the BT Sport channels. As for the Eurosport channels, Warner Bros. Discovering supplied the next assertion in a press launch:
“TNT Sports activities will current the reside sports activities rights carried by BT Sport at present, whereas Eurosport within the U.Ok & Eire will proceed to be accessible in the identical manner as it’s at present earlier than being rolled into the brand new model at a while sooner or later.”
Why is BT Sport rebranding to TNT Sports activities?
Discovery additionally owns the premium streaming platform Eurosport, and the concept is that each this service and BT Sport will likely be accessible below one single providing – TNT Sports activities.
This implies the platform could have the rights to the Olympics, the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Premiership Rugby, MotoGP, UFC, Boxing, WWE, tennis Grand Slams, biking Grand Excursions and winter sports activities.
TNT Sports activities is already a longtime model in Latin America, so Warner is unifying its titles below one identify throughout the globe.
Eurosport retired its dedicated streaming player in January, transferring its content material to Discovery+.
Will the worth of BT Sport change when the rebranding occurs?
When you’re presently in a TV contract, then BT has confirmed on its landing page that there are not any plans to change pricing when the identify change takes place. After all, it has neither confirmed nor denied whether or not this may occur additional down the road.
On the versatile subscription entrance, issues are much less clear. Presently if you wish to pay for BT Sport on a month-to-month rolling contract, you have to pay £29.99 per month. We do know that anybody wanting to do that after 18 July should go through the Discovery+ app, relatively than the devoted BT Sport app.
BT clients ought to have already got entry to the Discovery+ Leisure & Sports activities membership at no further value, and you’ll find out more on the Discovery+ website. The identical is true for anybody that will get BT Sport by Sky.
In case you have each a Discovery+ streaming membership and entry to BT Sport, you may cancel your Discovery+ membership (this may finish after your final billing date) and easily watch through your BT credentials.
Your billing particulars will likely be below the identify TNT Sports activities relatively than BT Sport when the rebrand occurs.
BT additionally informed us that Virgin Media consists of (and can proceed to incorporate) Eurosport and TNT Sports activities linear channels in its TV packages
How do I modify from BT Sport to TNT Sports activities?
We don’t but know whether or not BT Sport subscribers should do something when the changeover occurs.
As acknowledged above, app customers should go through Discovery+ for content material as a substitute.
I’m a Discovery+ Leisure and Sports activities subscriber. What do I must know?
When you don’t’ have a BT Sport subscription and simply watch your sport through Discovery+, then proper now you don’t need to do anything. Nonetheless, we suspect that the service will provide a bundle with TNT Sports activities when the launch occurs.
Discovery will talk any value modifications with clients ought to they come up. Presently you may get two separate companies, both an Leisure Cross for £3.99 monthly, or an Leisure and Sports activities cross for £6.99 monthly.