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WHY ARE THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GAMES NOT ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO AND BBC THIS SEASON?
THE Champions League is back, but if you were expecting to catch games on Amazon Prime Video and free-to-air highlights on the BBC you’ll be disappointed.
Yes, you are right in thinking that Prime Video won the rights to show some live Champions League games while the BBC secured a highlights agreement as part of a new UK TV deal confirmed by UEFA earlier in the summer.
BUT the new deal won’t kick in from until the 2024-25 season, so this campaign and next year’s will see Champions and Europa League live matches and highlights all on BT Sport under the same arrangements as last season’s.
Even from then BT Sport has retained the bulk of Champions League live rights with Amazon showing the first pick Tuesday night game from each round of fixtures – 17 games in all when the new expanded format for the competition kicks in from 2024-25.
The BBC will screen a Wednesday night highlights programme through the deal and will also have highlights of the final.
Apart from the Amazon Tuesday night first pick game, BT has bagged all other matches as well as the Europa and Europa Conference League competitions under the new rights.
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UEFA EUROPEAN COMPETITION RIGHTS 2022-23 & 2023-24 SEASINS
EVERY Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League game will continue to be available LIVE only on BT Sport.
BT Sport also has the highlights rights and shows dedicated highlights shows on its subscription channel. However, it makes mini highlights packages of matches available free-to-air via its website, app and YouTube channel soon after games have finished.
BT is expected to continue to make the finals of all three tournaments available free-to-air as well.
UEFA EUROPEAN COMPETITION RIGHTS 2024-25 to 2026-27 SEASONS
BT SPORT
– 553 OF THE 550 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, EUROPA LEAGUE AND EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE GAMES EXCLUSIVELY LIVE EACH SEASON (EUROPA COMPETITIONS ONLY ON BT SPORT WITH EVERY SINGLE GAME AVAILABLE LIVE.)
BT SPORT HAS CONFIRMED IT WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ALL THREE FINALS FREE-TO-AIR ON SOME PLATFORMS.
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
– 17 ‘FIRST PICK’ TUESDAY NIGHT CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GAMES EACH SEASON
BBC SPORT
– WEDNESDAY NIGHT CHAMPIONS LEAGE HIGHLIGHTS AND FINAL HIGHLIGHTS AS WELL
BBC LAND CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS WHILE BT SPORT & AMAZON PRIME VIDEO GRAB LIVE MATCHES
AMAZON Prime Video will show some live Champions League games while the BBC will screen free-to-air highlights as part of a new UK TV deal confirmed by UEFA.
BT Sport has retained the bulk of Champions League live rights with Amazon showing the first pick Tuesday night game from each round of fixtures – 17 games in all when the new expanded format for the competition kicks in from 2024.
The BBC will screen a Wednesday night highlights programme through the deal and will also have highlights of the final.
Apart from the Amazon Tuesday night first pick game, BT has bagged all other matches as well as the Europa and Europa Conference League competitions.
The new deal won’t kick in from until 2024 so the upcoming season’s Champions and Europa League live matches and highlights will all be on BT Sport under the same arrangements as last season’s.
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The BBC’s capture of highlights will see them return to free-to-air broadcast of the competition for the first time in three years. BT’s current deal covers live and highlights coverage so their dedicated highlights programme was only available to subscribers, although they did make short video highlights packages of matches available free online and via YouTube. Previously highlights were available on ITV.
Although Amazon’s rights will only see them show one game per round, it will mean they now will show top teams all season round. Their only other rights for live football are two entire match days of Premier League football of one midweek match day and the Boxing Day fixtures.
UEFA EUROPEAN COMPETITION RIGHTS 2024-25 to 2026-27 SEASONS
BT SPORT
– 553 OF THE 550 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, EUROPA LEAGUE AND EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE GAMES EXCLUSIVELY LIVE EACH SEASON (EUROPA COMPETITIONS ONLY ON BT SPORT WITH EVERY SINGLE GAME AVAILABLE LIVE.)
BT SPORT HAS CONFIRMED IT WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ALL THREE FINALS FREE-TO-AIR ON SOME PLATFORMS.
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
– 17 ‘FIRST PICK’ TUESDAY NIGHT CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GAMES EACH SEASON
BBC SPORT
– WEDNESDAY NIGHT CHAMPIONS LEAGE HIGHLIGHTS AND FINAL HIGHLIGHTS AS WELL
WHICH PREMIER LEAGUE GAMES ARE AMAZON PRIME SHOWING IN THE NEW SEASON? HERE
WATCH THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL WITH BT SPORT’S FREE STREAM
BT Sport is making the Champions League Final FREE-TO-AIR on a number of platforms.
Subscribers can see the match on BT Sport 1, but the game will be also be available for FREE on BT Sport’s YouTube channel above, via BTSport.com online or the BT Sport app.
Coverage starts from 6pm.
SEEMA JASWAL JOINS BT SPORT’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE COVERAGE
Presenter Seema Jaswal is joining BT Sport’s Champions League coverage.
BT have shuffled their pack following the departure of Gary Lineker in the summer who has stepped down.
BT’s Premier League presenter Jake Humphrey becomes the lead Champions League host taking over from Lineker while Jaswal will be secondary presenter on the match nights.
Jaswal is seen as a rising star having hosted the Premier League’s in-house TV service for international broadcasters and being part of ITV’s Euro 2020 team.
Humphrey is anchoring Tuesday night’s Man United and Chelsea double-bill while Jaswal makes her debut hosting Barcelona v Bayern Munich.
BT has exclusive live UK rights to the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League matches.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14
5.45PM SEVILLA V SALZBURG
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5.45PM YOUNG BOYS V MAN UNITED
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8PM CHELSEA V ZENIT ST PETERSBURG
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8PM BARCELONA V BAYERN MUNICH
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8PM MALMO V JUVENTUS
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ALL OTHER CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GAMES AVAILABLE ON BT SPORT EXTRA
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15
5.45PM BESIKTAS V BORUSSIA DORTMUND
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5.45PM SHERRIF TIRASPOL V SHAKHTAR DONETSK
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8PM LIVERPOOL V AC MILAN
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8PM MAN CITY V RB LEIPZIG
CL BT SPORT 3
8PM CLUB BRUGGE V PSG
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ALL OTHER CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GAMES AVAILABLE ON BT SPORT EXTRA