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BT Sport Digital Exclusive

ozsat — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:48:32 GMT

I'm sure this has been answered before but when a match is a "BT Sport Digital Exclusive" like the Champions League prelims next Tuesday - are these available using the BTtv set-top-box BTTV app - or using the BTSPORT app on Amazon Firestick?

Re: BT Sport Digital Exclusive

DarrenDev — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:10:23 GMT

Unfortunately not @ozsat - they're currently still only available in the mobile/tablet apps on iOS and Android, and it's doubtful they'll become available on other platforms before the start of the new football season.

Re: BT Sport Digital Exclusive

NeilO — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:10:52 GMT

Hi @ozsat thanks for your question, the BT Sport Digital Exclusive content will only be shown on the BT Sport app.

Cheers

Neil

Re: BT Sport Digital Exclusive

zulu17 — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:43:20 GMT

Is this a technical issue or a sports rights issue ?

Re: BT Sport Digital Exclusive

DarrenDev — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:47:57 GMT

Technical.
DX events are managed by a 3rd party (the same one that provides the enhanced player in the mobile app). We have a plan to bring them to all the other apps, but it needs a bit of integration work that hasn't quite made it to the top of the list yet - too many other priority tasks.

Re: BT Sport Digital Exclusive

Brucemeister5 — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:48:02 GMT

Regardless of whether or not these are only available on the mobile apps, have BT Sport ever shown Champions League Preliminary qualifying round games before? I’m aware that this season 2021/22 sees the beginning of the new contract for BT Sport’s CL/EL/ECL rights, and wondered if this meant that we are likely to see more qualifying round games being shown on BT Sport, even if they are Digital Exclusive.

Re: BT Sport Digital Exclusive

zulu17 — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 10:27:07 GMT

Normally the home club sells the TV rights to their home matches prior to the rounds covered by the UEFA package where UEFA sells the TV rights so they can end up on any channel. I think this year UEFA has arranged a competition in the Faroes for the first stage of the Champions League.

The preliminary round is a mini-tournament consisting of semi-finals on 22 June and a final on 25 June, all one-off matches to be played in the Faroe Islands.