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February 25, 2013 04:07 pm EST
Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/bt-buys-espn-uk-and-ireland/
BT buys ESPN UK and Ireland, waves goodbye to ESPN Classic
BT's got far more important things to do than fill in the gaps in its fiber broadband coverage, like blowing around £10 million ($15 million) on buying ESPN's UK and Ireland channels from Disney. BT is trying to compete with Sky on sporting rights, and needs a channel to broadcast 38 Premier League games a year for the next three years -- which cost the phone company £738 million ($1.1 billion). At the same time, ESPN is shuttering ESPN Classic, the satellite channel dedicated to showing classic sporting events free of charge. Broadly speaking, BT just knows how to brighten our Mondays.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Via: The Guardian
Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/bt-buys-espn-uk-and-ireland/
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