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WBD acquires US rights to PFL’s Bellator Champion Series

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have announced an exclusive US media rights agreement for the new Bellator Champion Series, a mixed martial arts (MMA) championship. This new series will stream exclusively on Max and be available on all plans. The series includes eight mega events staged in cities across the […]

March 20, 2024

Wayne Rooney to join TNT Sports for Man United vs Everton

Wayne Rooney will be joining TNT Sports’ coverage of Everton’s trip to Old Trafford to play Manchester United on March 9th.The former England captain, who started his professional career at Everton, will join ex-Manchester United team-mate Rio Ferdinand as well as Joleon Lescott pitchside, offering insights and analysis into the two Premier League clubs he […]

March 4, 2024

The Jake Dixon Diaries on TNT Sports

The Jake Dixon Diaries is a new original three-part documentary series coming to TNT Sports following the British Moto2 racer throughout his 2023 season. The GasGas Aspar rider is flying the flag for Great Britain, battling his own inner demons and the challenges of managing his career and home life, whilst facing the demanding pressure […]

February 27, 2024

WBD sees DTC profit; FY revenue down 4%

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31st 2023. Total Q4 revenues were $10.28 billion (€9.4bn). Revenues decreased 7 per cent ex-FX compared to the prior year quarter. Global DTC subscribers were 97.7 million at the end of Q4, which included 1.3 million subscribers from the acquisition […]

February 23, 2024

Dodds to donate $250,000 to charity if Verstappen doesn’t win

TNT Sports has aired an interview between Jeff Dodds, CEO of Formula E, and Jermaine Jenas, Formula E’s Lead Presenter and former pro footballer, in which the former makes a huge statement on how predictable Formula 1 has become… a statement worth $250,000. At the end of the interview, when discussing wider motorsport predictions, Jeff […]

February 21, 2024

TNT Sports secures rights to HSBC SVNS

TNT Sports has announced a new addition to its rugby portfolio by securing live rights to screen the HSBC SVNS – rugby sevens’ annual global tournament – in the UK and Ireland on a two-year deal until the end of the 2025 season. With three rounds of the 2023-24 series completed, the first broadcast of […]

February 20, 2024

TNT Sports scores 4 year FA Cup rights deal

The FA and TNT Sports have agreed a new four-year broadcast deal for the Emirates FA Cup, starting from the 2025/26 season, which will see more games available, across both TNT Sports and free-to-air. TNT Sports will showcase live matches from the First Round, with every game from the Third Round outside of 3pm kick […]

February 15, 2024

Saturday morning UK broadcast for Elimination Chamber: Perth

WWE returns to Australia this February, for its highly-anticipated Premium Live Event (PLE), Elimination Chamber: Perth. The spectacle will emanate from the Optus Stadium in Perth, Western Australia on February 24th. It marks WWE’s first PLE in Australia since 2018, and will be the only PLE in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024. For the first […]

February 1, 2024

Record audiences for Formula E

Formula E achieved record-breaking TV audiences and social media engagements for the season-opening Mexico race on January 13th, which featured Usain Bolt speed-testing the Formula E GENBETA car in the race coverage. The next two rounds in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship take place on January 26th and 27th in Saudi Arabia. The […]

January 26, 2024

TNT Sports to air England v India Test series

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), the BCCI and Pitch International have signed a deal for a package of rights that will see TNT Sports showcase international cricket hosted in India on its linear and digital platforms in the UK for the next five years.England’s five-Test tour of India, starting on January 25th, will now be broadcast […]

January 18, 2024