Overview
- Paramount Skydance/Paramount+ is reported to have secured the majority of UEFA Champions League matches in the UK for 2027–2031, with an announcement expected.
- Amazon Prime is set to retain the first-pick Tuesday match in the UK under the new cycle, leaving Paramount+ with all other Champions League fixtures each matchweek.
- Sky Sports has officially confirmed exclusive UK rights to all 342 UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League matches for four seasons starting in 2027/28.
- TNT Sports, the Champions League’s UK home since 2015, is set to lose UEFA club competitions from 2027, though it retains Premier League and FA Cup rights through 2029.
- Sources report Paramount’s bid exceeded the roughly £1bn currently paid by TNT, and UEFA expects higher overall media revenues under the new UC3/Relevent sales process.