However - and though the exact agreements of the deal have not yet been made public - BT has joined forces with Eurosport and next season becomes TNT Sports, signalling the end of their hold over Champions League coverage in the UK since 2015. With a leaf taken from the hugely popular Inside the NBA programme on Turner Sports Network, CBS seem to have found the right note to resonate with their audience.Įvery week without fail, clips of presenter Kate Abdo and pundits - Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards - go viral on social media as they exchange banter with players and pundits, unafraid to make themselves the butt of the joke.īT’s coverage, however, is more likely to go viral on Twitter with a monotonous compilation of Steve McManaman saying, “That’s right, Fletch”, to his colleague Darren Fletcher, the network’s lead commentator. Champions League Today has set the benchmark of European football coverage over the past two seasons, particularly for younger and more casual viewers. Stateside, CBS has rediscovered that magic. Thinking about those Champions League nights with Tyldesley’s voice narrating the action brings on a warm, fuzzy feeling that got lost somewhere with BT. Do you see the ITV logo in the top left corner, too? Do you hear the Clive Tyldesley commentary? Visualise the picture when Ronaldinho twisted and turned his foot on a pivot before poking that audacious finish past Petr Cech. Think Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea side against Frank Rijkaard’s Barcelona in that strange tan kit. For a moment, think back to the mid-2000s.
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