TNT Sports Box Office

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TNT Sports Box Office
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Ireland
Network TNT Sports
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture format 1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner TNT Sports (Warner Bros. Discovery)
BT Group
Sister channelsTNT Sports 1
TNT Sports 2
TNT Sports 3
TNT Sports 4
History
Launched15 September 2018 (2018-09-15)
Former namesBT Sport Box Office (2018–23)
Links
Website Watch Now
Availability
Streaming media
TNT Sports Box Office App/Website Watch Now

TNT Sports Box Office (formerly BT Sport Box Office) is a pay-per-view channel from TNT Sports. The channel is available in HD on EE TV and Sky.

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History

In April 2018, BT Sport revealed its intention to launch a pay-per-view channel to show live boxing [1] and it launched on 15 September 2018 when it showed the rematch between Gennady Golovkin and Saul Alvarez. [2] Further boxing events, including both Tyson Fury bouts versus Deontay Wilder, along with Fury versus Wallin and Schwarz, in addition to Amir Khan v Terrence Crawford, have also been shown on BT Sport Box Office.

Since UFC 239, selected UFC pay-per-view events have been carried on Box Office, including UFC 242, UFC 246, UFC 254, UFC 257, UFC 264, UFC 280 and UFC 286. [3] [4]

From January 2020, WWE pay-per-views are sold via BT Sport Box Office. [5]

Amazon Premier League Pass

In November 2019 to early January 2020, BT Sport Box Office 2 was launched on Sky in the UK and Ireland on channel 494. BT Sport Box Office on channel 490 was temporarily removed from residential set-top boxes to facilitate the 2019–20 Premier League being broadcast to licensed premises only. On the EPG, BT Sport Box Office was renamed Amazon Premier League Pass during this time. These channels were provided by Amazon. 6 channels were broadcast via the red button on selected dates. It is assumed[ citation needed ] that BT Sport Box Office 2 was launched so Sky would suffice their contract with BT. It returned in July 2020 for the final month of the premier league 2019–20 season.

Premier League

In October 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic forbidding spectators to attend football matches, select Premier League matches were allowed to be broadcast on a PPV basis which would have typically been affected by the Saturday 3pm blackout. [6] The first game available to the general public on the channel was Chelsea versus Southampton on 17 October. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "BT Sport to launch pay-per-view Box Office channel". sport-onthebox.com. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Canelo v GGG rematch to launch BT Sport Box Office". sport-onthebox.com. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "International Incident: UFC PPV Move Tests UK Fans' Resolve". Sherdog. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "BT Sport Subscribers Test Pirate Sites After UFC PPV Decision". TorrentFreak. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Morgan, Tom (16 May 2019). "Exclusive: WWE UK TV rights heading for BT Sport". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Kelner, Martha (9 October 2020). "Premier League pay-per-view plan will see fans have to pay £15 to watch some games in October". Sky News. Sky UK. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "What channel is Chelsea v Southampton on? Kick off time, live stream and latest team news". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.


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