Publisher: The BT Group has acquired ESPN’s UK and Ireland Channels. The transaction will come into effect from 31 July 2013. UK sports channel launched by ESPN in August 2009. It shows live Barclays Premier League games and Scottish Premier League games over the course of the football season. The channel will also show matches from America, Germany, Portugal, Russia and the Netherlands, alongside US sports. Awards: 2019 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Best Creative Solutions Led / Content Marketing Campaign: The ESPN Luck Index Powered By Intel (winner)  2019 - Online Media Awards, Commercial Campaign of the Year: The ESPN Luck Index powered by Intel (nominated)  2019 - Online Media Awards, Best Sports News Site (nominated)  2018 - SJA Sports Journalism Awards, Sports Website (nominated)  2018 - Online Media Awards, B2C Website of the Year (highly commended) 2017 - Online Media Awards, Native Advertising Solution/Campaign: Bet365 (nominated) 2016 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Best Commercial Partnership: The Future of Sports Betting: a bet365 and ESPN Solution (winner) 2016 - Online Media Awards, Native Advertising Solution/Campaign: FIFA16 Fantasy League – A Native Content Series (winner) Gorkana Alert: Tuesday 26 February 2013 The BT Group has acquired ESPN’s UK and Ireland Channels. The transaction will come into effect from 31 July. Enquires can be directed to Dan Thomas, who can be reached at dan.thomas@bt.com Gorkana Consumer Alert: Tuesday 4th August 2009 US broadcaster ESPN has now launched its new UK sports channel showing 46 live Barclays Premier League games and 30 Scottish Premier League games over the course of the new football season. The channel, simply called ESPN, will also show matches from America, Germany, Portugal, Russia and the Netherlands, alongside US sports. ESPN has reached an initial deal to have the channel shown on Sky, but is in talks to extend the service across all UK pay-TV platforms. Rebecca Lowe will co-host the station’s football coverage and will join Ray Stubbs, Mark Chapman, Kelly Cates and Darrell Currie on the presenting team. Jon Champion and Derek Rae will provide match commentary. Contact details will be announced in due course.

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