BT : Sport Ultimate takes sports viewing experience to new level

• BT Sport Ultimate delivers regular live action with stunning 4K HDR for first time in Europe
• BT Sport continues innovation with 'ultimate' viewing service providing the best pictures and sound

BT Sport is delivering another broadcasting first by making its biggest live matches available in 4K ultra-high-definition (UHD) and high dynamic range (HDR) picture quality on some of the most popular smart TVs, games consoles and streaming devices.

BT Sport Ultimate launched earlier in the year to BT TV and EE pay monthly customers, enabling them to watch in HD with HDR on Android and Apple handsets/tablets.

From Friday (22 November), even more BT Sport customers will be able to subscribe to BT Sport Ultimate, from only £5 extra per month, including Sky customers who take BT Sport, and customers who subscribe to BT Sport's app. And from this weekend, BT Sport Ultimate subscribers will for the first time be able enjoy selected programming in stunning 4K UHD with HDR via the following large screen devices: Samsung smart TVs, Xbox One games consoles and Chromecast Ultra streaming devices.

Upcoming events on BT Sport Ultimate that are available in 4K UHD with HDR include UEFA Champions League action featuring Tottenham Hotspur v Olympiacos (Tuesday 26 November, 8pm) and Liverpool v Napoli (Wednesday 27 November, 8pm).

BT Sport is the first broadcaster in Europe to offer live programming all year round in 4K UHD with HDR, which enables the highest quality TV pictures ever seen outside of cinemas, providing colours that are closer to how we see them in real life. BT Sport will show up to 70 live events in HDR this season, including the UEFA Champions League, Premier League and more.

If an event is not being screened in HDR, BT Sport Ultimate subscribers will, from this weekend, be able to watch live action for the first time in 4K UHD on Samsung smart TVs, Xbox One, Apple TV 4K and Chromecast Ultra.

Pete Oliver, managing director, marketing, of BT's consumer division, said: 'We're providing the absolute best video and sound quality for sport fans, making BT Sport in 4K, HDR and Dolby Atmos available in more ways than ever this season. HDR transforms the sports viewing experience and with the expansion of BT Sport Ultimate, we're providing more high quality broadcasts for our customers than any other broadcaster.'

For more information on BT Sport visit www.bt.com/sport.

-ENDS-

Notes

From tomorrow (22 November) the BT Sport Ultimate experience is available on the following platforms:

BT TV: available now on channel 433 offering live programming in 4K and Dolby Atmos. Dolby Atmos requires customer to have the necessary TV set and BT TV set top box. BT Sport customers who have a basic BT TV package will need to upgrade to BT TV Entertainment Extra in order to subscribe to BT Sport Ultimate.

BT Sport App for small screen devices: available in HD HDR for selected events on Android and Apple handsets/tablets.

BT Sport App for large screen devices: selected events available in 4K UHD with HDR on Samsung Smart TVs (on 2018 and 2019 models), Xbox One X & S and Chromecast Ultra, or in 4K UHD on Samsung Smart TVs (on 2018 and 2019 models), Xbox One X & S, Chromecast Ultra and Apple TV 4K.

Virgin Media: available on channel 531, offering live programming in 4K UHD. HDR is not available to BT Sport customers on Virgin Media. Contact Virgin Media for pricing.

Sky: BT Sport Ultimate is not available via the Sky platform. Sky customers who subscribe to BT Sport can access BT Sport Ultimate via the BT Sport App for large screen devices and BT Sport App for small screen devices.

For further information

Enquiries about this news release should be made to the BT Group Newsroom 020 7356 5369.

From outside the UK dial + 44 20 7356 5369. News releases can be accessed at our web site.

You can subscribe to receive all BT announcements here and follow us on Twitter here.