"There is a huge amount of uncertainty about what this means for TNT Sports, the Premier League and subscribers. Since 2012 TNT Sports, or BT Sport as it was back then, has been an aggressive player in the rights market. It owns the Saturday lunchtime Premier League package and the FA Cup in the UK. Rugby union, motorsport and cycling are among its other key properties, but football has been key to subscriptions."
"TNT Sports helped drive up the value of Champions League TV rights, though it has lost them to Paramount from 2027. Discovery+, the company that merged with BT Sport in 2023, also holds rights to the Olympics. Strong and healthy competition keeps the value of sports rights high, and TNT has been key to that in recent years in the UK."
Netflix and Paramount Skydance are pursuing Warner Bros Discovery, which contains TNT Sports and franchises such as Harry Potter, Barbie and Game of Thrones. TNT Sports holds the Saturday lunchtime Premier League package, the FA Cup and rights in rugby union, motorsport and cycling. Since 2012 TNT (formerly BT Sport) has been an aggressive bidder and helped raise Champions League rights’ values, though Champions League moves to Paramount from 2027. Discovery+, merged with BT Sport in 2023, also holds Olympic rights. BT Group owns 50% and is negotiating to sell its remaining share, creating ownership uncertainty that could change competition and UK sports-rights arrangements.
Read at www.bbc.com
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