, ▁sole ly ▁used ▁to ▁broadcast ▁Sky ▁Sports , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁B T ▁Sport ▁for ▁non - In fin ity ▁customers . ▁Sky ▁Sports ▁ 1 ▁& ▁ 2 ▁were ▁made ▁available ▁to ▁You View ▁customers ▁on ▁T ues day ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁following ▁an ▁inter im ▁r uling ▁from ▁the ▁App e al ▁Court ▁backing ▁Of com ' s ▁r uling ▁that ▁You View ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁" W hol es ale ▁Must ▁Of fer " ▁of ▁the ▁channels . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Background ▁When ▁British ▁Tele com ▁( B T ) ▁was ▁priv at ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁bar red ▁from ▁providing ▁television ▁broadcast s ▁over ▁its ▁tele communic ation ▁network , ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁possible ▁for ▁B T ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁cable ▁television ▁service . ▁The ▁ban ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁new ▁smaller ▁tele communic ations ▁companies ▁and ▁the ▁small ▁cable ▁television ▁networks ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁felt ▁that ▁B T ▁had ▁an ▁unf air ▁advantage ▁because ▁its ▁pre - priv at isation ▁mon opol y ▁meant ▁that ▁its ▁equipment ▁was ▁already ▁installed ▁in ▁virt ually ▁every ▁home ▁and ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁ban ▁was ▁lifted . ▁ ▁La unch ▁B T ▁V ision ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁compet ing ▁with ▁Sky , ▁Virgin ▁Media ▁( then ▁known ▁as