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Paramount+ will show the majority of Champions League matches, with Sky Sports showing the other two Uefa tournaments from 2027
Michael JonesFriday 21 November 2025 11:27 GMTComments
open image in galleryParamount+ will become the lead Champions League broadcaster in the UK from 2027 (Action Images via Reuters)
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TNT Sports has lost the television broadcast rights to the Champions League, with Paramount+ taking over the airing of the Europe’s top club competition from 2027 to 2031.
Uefa has confirmed its preferred bidders for the next cycle of commercial rights and the American-owned streaming platform has won the battle for the majority of Champions League games in the UK.
Amazon Prime Video will continue to hold the first-pick of Tuesday’s Champions League games but, in a further change, Sky Sports will take over as the exclusive broadcaster of matches from the Europa and Conference Leagues.
TNT Sports has shown the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League since the 2015-16 season after beating Sky Sports and ITV to the rights for the first time in 2013. They still have rights to some Premier League and FA Cup games until the end of 2029.
open image in galleryTNT Sports has shown the Champions League for the past decade (Reuters)Paramount+ are already the leading broadcaster of Champions League games in the United States, with the CBS Golazo show starring Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, Micah Richards and Kate Scott proving popular with fans and generating huge social media interest.
But it will mean football fans will have to purchase another subscription to watch all the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League matches airing on TV.
Adding a fourth subscription would increase the monthly and yearly price to watch football on fans who have already been vocal in their displeasure at the total cost of following the biggest competitions in the UK.
Preferred bidders for UK market
- Paramount+ (UCL Wednesday first pick package and all remaining UCL matches and highlights including UCL Final)
- Prime Video (UCL Tuesday first pick package)
- BBC (UCL Wednesday highlights on a co-exclusive basis)
- Sky (all UEL and UECL rights)
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