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| Country | Portugal |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Angola Canada Cape Verde England France Luxembourg Mozambique Portugal Switzerland United States |
| Headquarters | Estádio da Luz - Door 27 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Portuguese |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9) (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | S.L. Benfica |
| History | |
| Launched | 2 October 2008 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | web.btv.nos.pt |
| Website | slbenfica.pt/btv |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| FuboTV | IPTV |
Benfica TV (BTV) is a Portuguese sports-oriented premium cable and satellite television channel operated by sports club S.L. Benfica. Its headquarters are located at the Estádio da Luz, having a second studio at Benfica Campus. Its first broadcast was on 2 October 2008, and regular transmissions began on 10 December. The channel was originally made available for free on all of its cable operators until June 2013.
Unlike other football club TV channels, BTV markets and broadcasts the club's own home league matches. When BTV became a premium channel in July 2013, Benfica purchased content such as the English Premier League, the Italian Serie A, the French Ligue 1, and Ultimate Fighting Championship events, broadcasting it on a second channel, which ended in June 2016. BTV rights belong to NOS since July 2016 and until end of June 2027.
In Portugal, BTV is available on MEO, NOS, Nowo and Vodafone. Internationally, it is available in Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, England, Canada and the United States.[1] Moreover, it is available via streaming.
- ^ "Distribuição Internacional BTV" [BTV international distribution] (JPEG) (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 9 February 2016.