Since it's almost that time: A reminder that BT Sport has now rebranded as "TNT Sport" which I see has already been updated in my IPTV subs.
English representatives:BT Sport no longer holds the exclusive rights to the UEFA Champions League in the UK, but it has secured the rights to the majority of the League’s games, plus all the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League exclusively live for a further three seasons, including highlights and in-match clips, to 2027. It will also continue to make the finals available for all to watch.
The broadcaster has secured UK rights for 187 of the 204 Champions League games in the new expanded format which will start from 2024. It will show the new format of the three European competitions from 2024, with 12 more teams, more matches than ever before, plus the introduction of an additional “knockout-playoff” round.
Meanwhile Amazon Prime and BBC Sport are the players that have taken BT Sport’s exclusive deal away. Amazon Prime has secured rights for live UEFA Champions League matches in the UK from 2024; Amazon’s deal will give it one game a week, which will total around 20 games per season.
For BBC Sport, which has not shown Champions League coverage since the 2014-2015 season, from 2024 viewers will be able to watch a new Wednesday night episode of Match of the Day, which will be the home of the league’s highlights.
BT Sport will show 533 of the 550 games available across the three leagues, with 113 (27%) more games for customers to watch each season in new format competition.
Playing in the Champions League
Lance Armstrong FC
Arsenal
Manchester United
Newcastle
Playing in the Europa League
Liverpool
Brighton & Hove Albion
West Ham United
Playing in the UEFA Conference League (subject to play-off)
Aston Villa