BT Sport is formally altering its identify later this 12 months, 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 within the US.
When you’re an present BT Sport subscriber – or are contemplating signing up – then you might be questioning how this variation will influence you. Happily, we’ve received 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 probably be 4 TNT Sports activities channels in complete, which we consider will change the BT Sport channels. As for the Eurosport channels, Warner Bros. Discovering offered the next assertion in a press launch:
“TNT Sports activities will current the reside sports activities rights carried by BT Sport at this time, whereas Eurosport within the U.Okay & Eire will proceed to be out there in the identical method as it’s at this time 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 probably be out there underneath 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 underneath one identify throughout the globe.
Eurosport retired its devoted streaming participant in January, shifting its content material to Discovery+.
Will the value of BT Sport change when the rebranding occurs?
When you’re at the moment in a TV contract, then BT has confirmed on its touchdown web page that there are not any plans to change pricing when the identify change takes place. In fact, 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. At the moment if you wish to pay for BT Sport on a month-to-month rolling contract, it’s important to pay £29.99 per thirty days. We do know that anybody wanting to do that after 18 July must go by way of the Discovery+ app, somewhat than the devoted BT Sport app.
BT prospects ought to have already got entry to the Discovery+ Leisure & Sports activities membership at no further price, and you could find out extra on the Discovery+ web site. The identical is true for anybody that will get BT Sport by way of Sky.
In case you have each a Discovery+ streaming membership and entry to BT Sport, you’ll be able to cancel your Discovery+ membership (this may finish after your final billing date) and easily watch by way of your BT credentials.
Your billing particulars will probably be underneath the identify TNT Sports activities somewhat than BT Sport when the rebrand occurs.
BT additionally instructed 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 alter from BT Sport to TNT Sports activities?
We don’t but know whether or not BT Sport subscribers must do something when the changeover occurs.
As acknowledged above, app customers must go by way of 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 by way of Discovery+, then proper now you don’t must do something. Nevertheless, we suspect that the service will provide a bundle with TNT Sports activities when the launch occurs.
Discovery will talk any value adjustments with prospects ought to they come up. At the moment you may get two separate companies, both an Leisure Go for £3.99 per thirty days, or an Leisure and Sports activities move for £6.99 per thirty days.