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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

BT and Warner Bros Discovery join forces to create pay-TV sport business

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The Warner Bros Discovery deal will be worth as much as £633m to BT. Photograph: BT/PA

BT has struck a deal with the US media company Warner Bros Discovery to create a joint venture pay-TV sport business, which will bring together rights to sports including the Premier League, the Champions League and the Olympics, worth as much as £633m to the telecoms operator.

In February, BT entered into exclusive talks with the US firm to merge BT Sport with the Discovery-owned Eurosport, which broadcasts a wide range of sports including tennis and cycling and holds the pan-European rights to the Olympics in the UK.

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