7 d. ago No ‘fire drill’ at TNT after painful loss of Champions League and England rugby | Matt Hughes

Broadcaster ‘absolutely gutted’ to be gazumped by Paramount but walked away from international rugby as it seeks to balance the booksIt has been a tough couple of weeks for TNT Sports, with the loss of three days of Ashes cricket due to England’s two-day defeat in Perth following on from some bruising rights negotiations.On the eve of the first Test, the Guardian revealed TNT had lost UK rights to the Champions League to Paramount+, with Sky Sports picking up the decent consolation prize of Europa League rights, while this week it emerged that TNT has also lost the rights to international rugby union with ITV having paid £80m for the inaugural Nations Championship. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Dog that didn’t bark’: Uefa’s Champions League rights sale delivered a key lesson

Plan to sell first-pick games to one global streaming company failed and that offers pointers for the futureChampagne corks were flying last Thursday after Uefa secured average annual increases of more than 20% in the value of its Champions League rights across its five biggest European markets, largely by luring the American entertainment company Paramount into the auction for the first time.Paramount secured the UK rights by outbidding Uefa’s incumbent partner, TNT Sports, triumphed in Germany and forced Sky Italia to up its offer in Italy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cost to football fans of TNT losing Champions League rights revealed as viewers set to need FOUR subscription services

PREMIER LEAGUE sides qualifying for the Champions League could earn an extra £30million per season after the latest TV shake-up - but fans will be picking up the tab. It was revealed on Thursday that Paramount+ would be taking over Champions League broadcast duties from TNT Sport - previously BT Sport and now under the...

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2 w. ago Premier League clubs set for cash boost as clubs could rake in £150MILLION from Champions League after new TV deal

PREMIER LEAGUE heavyweight clubs are set for a massive cash injection after Uefa sold Champions League rights to Paramount+. An extra £30million or more is on the table for Big Six sides who qualify for Europe's top-tier competition. The US broadcast giant will replace TNT Sports as the main broadcaster of the Champions League from...

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2 w. ago TNT Sports lose Champions League broadcast rights as US streaming giant takes over

Paramount+ will show the majority of Champions League matches, with Sky Sports showing the other two Uefa tournaments from 2027

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3 w. ago TNT Sports set to lose Champions League broadcast rights as Sky Sports to show Europa and Conference League competitions

The rights to air the European competition will reportedly move to Paramount+ with Sky showing the other two Uefa tournaments from 2027

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3 w. ago TNT Sports to lose Champions League rights as rival broadcaster makes major move

TNT Sports is reportedly set to lose the rights to the Champions League with American broadcaster Paramount+ set to take over the screening of the action in the UK

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3 w. ago Paramount to show most Champions League games in UK from 2027

US network made largest bid at this week’s auctionAmazon Prime will have first pick of Tuesday matchesThe US media and entertainment giant Paramount Skydance has won the auction for the rights to broadcast most Champions League matches in the UK from 2027 to 2031 in a major shake-up of the domestic rights market.The Guardian has learned that Paramount, whose subsidiary company Paramount+ owns the rights for Champions League games in the US, made the largest bid in this week’s auction and an announcement is due. Amazon Prime is poised to land the first pick of Tuesday matches in major European markets in the new streaming deal sold by Uefa. Continue reading...

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