United States: Turner acquires TV rights to the 2018-2021 European cups (official)

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Turner Sports, a subsidiary of the Time Warner group, has acquired, valid in the United States, the exclusive English-language TV rights to the European cups for the 2018-2021 cycle, on 17/08/2017. According to the agreement, Turner will broadcast 340 European cup matches per season on all its platforms.

"All the semi-finals and the final of the Champions League will be broadcast nationally on pay-TV TBS or TNT. Europa League matches will be available thanks to Turner Sports's new OTT sports platform (Launched in 2018) and the final broadcast on TNT or TBS Turner will offer content around the European Cups on its Bleacher Report site and will also broadcast the European Supercup on TBS or TNT, "said the American audiovisual group Turner .

"All semi-final matches, along with the UEFA Champions League final, will be nationally televised on TBS or TNT. UEFA Europa League matches will be available through Turner’s premium OTT sports platform (to be launched in 2018) - including access via Bleacher Report (website subsidiary of Turner) - with the UEFA Europa League final to be televised…

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