TNT Sports’ soccer protection will likely be led by 4 feminine presenters this season because it seeks to “push the boundaries” of sports activities broadcasting.
TNT Sports is the brand new title for the channel previously often called BT Sport, with Laura Woods confirmed as host of its Champions League protection alongside Reshmin Chowdhury. Jake Humphrey, who fronted BT’s Champions League protection final season, stepped again from his function in May.
Lynsey Hipgrave will proceed to host dwell Premier League protection on TNT Sports, having accomplished so for the reason that begin of final season, whereas Jules Breach has changed Des Kelly because the broadcaster’s pitchside reporter.
Ally McCoist joins the TNT punditry line-up for Premier League and Champions League matches, which is able to nonetheless function the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Peter Crouch and Joe Cole.
Rachel Brown-Finnis, Owen Hargreaves, Steve McManaman, Joleon Lescott, Michael Owen, Paul Scholes and Robbie Savage will work as pundits on the rebranded channel, whereas Darren Fletcher, Adam Summerton and Lucy Ward will likely be a part of the commentary groups.
“We do want to be contemporary, we do want to be bold, we definitely want to push the boundaries of what sports broadcasting has been in this market over the previous years,” Andrew Georgiou, the president and managing director of Warner Bros Discovery Sports Europe, stated.
“It’s a really good opportunity for us to reflect on what’s happened and it’s almost like, ‘Okay, we’ve got a moment in time to refresh and rethink’.”
The rebrand follows the completion of a deal in September final yr to type a three way partnership that mixes the belongings of BT Sport and Eurosport UK.
We do need to be up to date, we do need to be daring, we undoubtedly need to push the boundaries of what sports activities broadcasting has been on this market over the earlier years
Andrew Georgiou
TNT Sports is obtainable to stream through the invention+ platform.
UK subscribers with a premium plan will be capable to entry TNT Sports and Eurosport through the invention+ platform, permitting them to look at each networks’ dwell sport in the identical place in addition to discovery+ leisure content material.
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The value of the premium plan is £29.99 a month, the identical as was beforehand charged for the BT Sport Monthly Pass.
Eurosport’s dwell rights embody the Olympic Games and the Tour de France.
Georgiou stated TNT Sports could be keenly centered on the Premier League’s invitation to tender for its subsequent set of home tv rights later this yr.
“We are a premium sports broadcaster and our 100 per cent stated ambition is to remain a premium sports broadcaster, and reviewing our rights portfolio to make sure that remains (the case) is in the bullseye of our agenda,” he stated.
“We look at everything that comes up. Obviously the Premier League tender is up at the end of the year. That is a key part of our rights portfolio and something we’re focused on.”
