Turner Sports and Champions League FAQ
Turner Sports has revealed more details regarding their coverage plans for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League for sports fans in the United States. And as we predicted in May, there are...
View ArticleTurner Sports’ uninspiring segment to promote Champions League
This past weekend, Turner Sports had a short segment on their NBA show to promote the network’s coverage of the UEFA Champions League, which begins next summer. In short, the attempt by Turner Sports...
View ArticleStu Holden and Tim Howard join Turner’s Champions League coverage
Former Premier League footballers Stu Holden and Tim Howard have joined Turner Sports’ coverage of the UEFA Champions League as studio analysts, the broadcaster announced today. Turner Sports will...
View ArticleTNT and Univision herald big changes to Champions League
With the US media rights for the UEFA Champions League having changed hands, we say goodbye to FOX Sports and ESPN Deportes’s coverage of the world’s greatest soccer club competition and hello to TNT...
View ArticleWinners and losers from Champions League TV coverage in U.S.
This season’s UEFA Champions League tournament will be the biggest change for soccer fans in the United States since the games moved from ESPN to FOX Sports in 2009. The big changes mean that there...
View ArticleAnalysis of Champions League coverage on TNT and Univision
With the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League Group Stage kicking off this week, most soccer fans in the United States had their first taste of soccer coverage from TNT. Dominant Spanish-language TV...
View ArticleSoccer fans facing fewer choices in Champions League Round of 16 on TNT
Turner Sports have followed through on their promise to only broadcast one UEFA Champions League match per gameday for the knockout stages of the competition that begins on February 12. While it’s...
View ArticleMo Edu interview: Finding his voice on TNT’s coverage
Editor’s note: In our Mo Edu interview, we cover a wide range of topics about his time in the chair doing UEFA Champions League coverage for TNT, and we cover other related topics too. It was only...
View ArticleTim Howard and Stu Holden on TNT’s Champions League coverage
In an exclusive sit-down interview with Tim Howard and Stu Holden, the two former US Men’s National Team players discussed with World Soccer Talk a variety of topics related to TNT’s coverage of the...
View ArticleTurner discuss losing UEFA Champions League rights to CBS
With CBS acquiring the Champions League English-language rights for seasons 2021/22 through 2023/24, the president of Turner Sports recently described his disappointment at losing the rights renewal....
View ArticleTurner Sports have eyes on MLS rights
In shocking news this week, Turner Sports have told UEFA that they have opted out of its UEFA Champions League contract, meaning that the U.S. broadcaster will not broadcast the remainder of the...
View ArticleB/R Football Champions League: Behind-the-scenes video tour
One year ago, World Soccer Talk traveled to Atlanta to interview Turner Sports and Bleacher Report about their UEFA Champions League coverage as well as to film a behind-the-scenes mini-documentary....
View ArticleWarnerMedia, Turner a quiet candidate for next MLS rights
AT&T’s media entity WarnerMedia is in the mix for at least a piece of the MLS rights. In fact, WarnerMedia showed interest in acquiring the U.S. rights to the English Premier League. However, NBC...
View ArticleWhat does the Turner Sports deal mean for U.S. Soccer?
The US Soccer Federation (USSF) has sold their English-language broadcast rights to WarnerMedia, whose sports coverage is anchored by Turner Sports for the period that spans 2023 to 2030. This package...
View ArticleU.S. Soccer announce new TV deal with Turner Sports
U.S. Soccer has announced a new TV deal with Turner Sports. It’ll bring the U.S. Men’s National Team and U.S. Women’s National Team games to a new English-language home beginning in 2023. Under the...
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