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EBU delivers strong audiences for Women’s Champions League Final 2026

European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Member broadcasters have reported significant audiences for the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) Final 2026, following the first season under the EBU’s five-year agreement with UC3 – the joint venture uniting European football’s governing body UEFA and the European Football Clubs. For the first time ever, 22 EBU Members broadcast the […]

May 29, 2026

Eurosport, TNT Sports to broadcast 300+ hours of live sport this weekend

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) delivers more than 300 hours of live action across TNT Sports, Eurosport and HBO Max for fans across Europe, bringing together the world’s best athletes from the some of the highest profile global sporting events.  ARSENAL GUNNING FOR FIRST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLE Saturday 30 May, 17:00 BST, TNT Sports and HBO […]

May 27, 2026

No free-to-air Champions League final in UK

The 2026 UEFA Champions League final on May 30th will not be available to watch for free in the UK for the first time in over 30 years. The match, taking place in Budapest between Arsenal and holders Paris Saint-Germain, will be restricted to TNT Sports and HBO Max – which both require a subscription […]

May 20, 2026

TCL launches Arsenal giveaway campaign

TCL, the specialist in consumer electronics and Official Arsenal Global Partner, has launches a giveaway campaign, giving UK Arsenal fans the chance to win a TCL C8L-UK SQD-Mini LED TV and an Arsenal 2025/26 squad signed shirt as the club closes in on one of the most exceptional seasons in its rich history. With Arsenal […]

May 18, 2026

Research: Sports fans being caught in ‘bundle blindspot’

British sports fans are being caught in a costly ‘bundle blindspot’ – risking overpayment of more than £400 a year on broadband and TV bundles because they wrongly believe they need to stick with their current provider for their sporting fixes. With the Premier League, UEFA Champions League and FA Cup reaching their conclusions imminently, […]

May 15, 2026

2025/26 CAF Champions League Final on Channel 4

Channel 4 has secured the rights to broadcast the 2025/26 CAF Champions League Final. The two-leg fixture between South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns and Morocco’s AS FAR will air live on Channel 4 Streaming and Channel 4 Sport YouTube on May 17th and 24th. The Sundowns are chasing their second Champions League crown since 2016, whilst […]

May 15, 2026

Arsenal UCL semi-final sets Virgin Media broadband traffic record

Virgin Media O2 has recorded the biggest broadband traffic spike in its history, as millions tuned in to watch Arsenal beat Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League semi-final on Prime Video on May 5th. Peak downstream traffic was up 17 per cent on an average Tuesday evening, making it the highest traffic event ever […]

May 7, 2026

Disney+ scores Champions League rights

Disney+ has acquired live rights to men’s Champions League football for the first time in the auction for the 2027-31 cycle. The agreement will see Disney+ provide coverage of all three men’s club competitions together in Sweden (Champions League, Europa League and Conference League) – while exclusive rights to the Europa League and Conference League […]

April 30, 2026

Canal+ expands, extends UEFA rights across Europe

Canal+ has announced the acquisition of UEFA Men’s Club Competition rights across several European markets for four seasons from 2027/2028 to 2030/2031: • In Poland, renewal of 100 per cent of UEFA Champions League rights on an exclusive basis. • In Austria, 100 per cent of UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League rights on […]

April 30, 2026

Viaplay, DAZN, Premier Sports, blue sport sign UEFA deals

Viaplay Group has extended its exclusive rights to men’s UEFA Champions League football in Denmark, and the exclusive rights to the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League in Norway and Finland, for four years to 2031. Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, Viaplay Group President and CEO, commented: “We are very pleased to have extended our partnership […]

April 30, 2026