WWE’s UK Broadcaster Officially Relaunches With New Name

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WWE’s United Kingdom broadcasting partner has launched today and it is a Warner Bros. Discovery-owned entity.

It has previously been reported that BT Sport and Warner Bros Discovery were forming a 50:50 sports venture together and that this would lead to a rebranding for BT Sport.

WBD will be familiar to AEW fans as the company behind the broadcast partnership for the Tony Khan-led product.

BT Sport had been the home of WWE in the UK, with Raw, SmackDown, and NXT all being available through the network.

WBD Sports issued a press release for the launch of TNT Sports on their official website, stating:

LONDON, 18 July 2023: TNT Sports goes live today throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland, replacing BT Sport. Promising to become the ultimate home for sport fans, TNT Sports heralds the most significant change in the sports broadcast landscape in the last decade.

Featuring a new and contemporary brand, an outstanding new line-up of talent, an enhanced value proposition for customers and flexible ways to purchase and watch, today marks the start of a new relationship with sports fans.

In addition to the launch of a new brand, starting today discovery+ becomes the new streaming destination for TNT Sports in the UK. discovery+ will present many of the world’s most celebrated sports events together with great entertainment under a new Premium plan, priced at £29.99 per month, which is the same price as was previously charged for a BT Sport Monthly Pass*. The service not only provides great value, but access to the action from TNT Sports’ and Eurosport’s extensive portfolios of live rights plus discovery+ entertainment content.

TNT Sports is available across all major TV platforms including BT TV, Sky and Virgin Media. Existing BT Sport customers are able to watch and enjoy TNT Sports without needing to take any further action.

LIVE SPORT AT THE HEART OF TNT SPORTS
TNT Sports will present the premium live sports rights previously carried by BT Sport including the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Gallagher Premiership Rugby, Heineken Champions Cup, EPCR Challenge Cup, MotoGP, Cricket, UFC, Boxing and WWE.

Taken together with Eurosport on discovery+, subscribers will get a front row seat to an unrivalled offer of premium rights including all this live sport plus Olympic Games Paris 2024, Grand Slam tennis tournaments (featuring the Australian Open and Roland-Garros) and cycling Grand Tours, including the Tour de France.

Andrew Georgiou, board member of the Joint Venture and President and Managing Director, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe, said: “We are hugely excited to launch TNT Sports across the UK and Republic of Ireland. TNT Sports goes live with a new and contemporary brand, a fabulous new and exciting line-up of talent, great value for viewers as well as flexible ways to buy and watch.

“From today, fans can watch TNT Sports in the same places they enjoyed BT Sport and without any interruption to their access. In addition, with TNT Sports now on discovery+ in the UK we can begin to deliver a simple and even more compelling offer that appeals to the whole household, combining more live sport together with entertainment. We believe this is an exceptional value proposition for fans offering a compelling combination of sport and entertainment that is unique to discovery+.”

The press release would also reveal a “new streaming home”, noting:

TNT Sports on discovery+ brings with it a sports-first experience packed with features, including on compatible devices the popular interactive timeline that puts fans in charge and enables them to easily replay live video or skip through key points in the action to relive the best moments. With the Premium plan on discovery+ in the UK, sport fans will also have access to something for the whole household with a huge variety of exclusive, original entertainment series across Reality, True Crime, Paranormal, Documentaries, Food and more.

Today also sees the launch of TNTSports.co.uk, offering fans the latest news, views, live updates and expert analysis as well as free-to-view video clips from the sports that TNT Sports presents live.

Warner Bros Discovery owns both TBS and TNT, the networks on which AEW Dynamite and AEW Rampage air on in the US.

In the UK, AEW is shown on the free-to-air ITV channels and the ITVX streaming platform.

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