BT has today added Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, British Eurosport and British Eurosport 2 to its high definition TV line-up, taking its YouView HD portfolio to 26 channels.
The new channels will be available as part of BT’s HD Extra bolt on, which costs £3 a month and offers HD versions of most channels from BT’s Entertainment pack, plus BT Sport 1, 2 and ESPN.
“Our new HD line-up offers viewers even more of their favourite channels in fantastic HD quality,” said Alex Green, director of TV for BT. “This is just the latest in a series of new content deals we are offering on BT TV.”
The news comes alongside the announcement that BT Sport has secured the exclusive live rights to German Bundesliga football in the UK and Republic of Ireland from September 2015.