LIST OF UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BROADCASTERS

List of UEFA Champions League broadcasters
This is a list of television broadcasters which provide coverage of the UEFA Champions League, European football's top level continental competition.
The competition attracts a huge television audience, not just in Europe, but throughout the world. The 2006 Final, FC Barcelona versus Arsenal, attracted the 4th biggest global TV audience for a sports event in that year, averaging 86 million viewers (the total audience, 209 million, was actually the 3rd highest of 2006, only behind the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final (603 million) and the Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Olympic Games (249 million).[1]
[edit] Format of Rights Packages
Rights to show the UEFA Champions League are awarded directly by UEFA to broadcasters on a territory-by-territory (country-by-country) basis, and in all territories a pay television broadcaster holds the majority, if not all, the rights. In territories which are members of the European Union, at least one match every Matchday (a Matchday being comprised of both the Tuesday and Wednesday night) must be broadcast on a free tv channel. Typically in EU territories, the free TV broadcaster (which normally is a channel that allows commercial advertisements, so as to meet UEFA's obligations to tournament sponsors) will be awarded the right to the ‘1st pick’ of matches either over the entire Matchday or for a single night. This means that the free TV broadcaster is given priority over the pay TV broadcaster in determining which match they will be broadcasting, so in effect the free TV broadcaster will be able to pick the match which it perceives to be most attractive to their audience. Both the free and pay channels carry the final.
In territories where teams from the territory are regularly in the competition, it is always the case that free TV broadcasters will pick matches involving teams from their own territory given that this will be of far greater interest to the audience in that territory. For example, TF1 in France will pick matches involving French teams if they are still in the competition.
Also, although pay TV broadcasters always hold the rights to broadcast the majority (if not all) of the matches, it does not mean they will broadcast them all. This is especially the case during the group stage where 8 matches are played on any one night (all matches kick-off at 20.45 CET, with the exception of matches held in Russia). This is due to limitations in a broadcaster’s capacity to be able to broadcast matches, so for example, Sky Sports in the United Kingdom will always broadcast every match for which they have the rights to do so – utilising its ownership of the Sky Digital satellite television service on which it broadcasts, whilst Sport TV in Portugal will broadcast a selection of the matches it has the rights to, but not all, as it has limited broadcasting capacity on the TV Cabo satellite and cable television service.
Some broadcasters, notably including SportTV and Sky Sports, offer matches in HDTV.
RTP renewed the rights for Portugal until 2012.
On 1 July 2009 Kanal A became Slovenia's new broadcaster. Its owner Pro Plus bought televison, internet and mobile rights for three seasons.
[edit] International broadcasters
Country/Region Language Free/Pay TV Broadcaster Tuesday Night Live Matches Wednesday Night Live Matches Tuesday Night Highlights Wednesday Night Highlights Weekly magazine show
English-speaking Africa
English Pay Super Sport (South Africa)
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

Portuguese Speaking Africa
Portuguese Pay SportTV África
Portuguese Teams and more two other matches from other teams from another countries. Portuguese Teams and more two other matches from other teams from another countries. No Yes Yes

Albania
Albanian Free TV Klan
Yes
Pay Digit Alb
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

Algeria
Arabic Free ENTV

Argentina
Spanish Free Canal 7
1st pick on either Tuesday or Wednesday night Yes Yes Yes
Pay Fox Sports Latin America
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

Armenia
Armenian Free ARM 1
1 match 1 match Yes Yes Yes
Free New Wave Channel
1 match (sometimes 2 matches) 1 match (sometimes 2 matches)

Australia

New Zealand
English Free SBS
(Australia only) 2 matches when NSW and Victoria are operating on AEST, 1 match when NSW and Victoria are operating on AEDT (Daylight savings) 2 matches when NSW and Victoria are operating on AEST, 1 match when NSW and Victoria are operating on AEDT (Daylight savings) Yes Yes Yes
Pay ESPN Australia
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Austria
German Free ORF
1st pick on either Tuesday or Wednesday night Yes Yes Yes
Pay Sky Germany
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Free ANS 1 match 1 match Yes Yes Yes

Belarus
Russian Free National State Teleradiocompany
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

Belgium
French Free Club RTL
1st pick 1st pick Yes Yes Yes
Flemish 2BE
1st pick 1st pick Yes Yes Yes
Pay Prime
2 matches excluding match shown by 2BE 2 matches excluding match shown by 2BE Yes Yes Yes

Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnian Free BHT
1 match 1 match Yes Yes Yes

Bolivia
Spanish Free ATB
1st pick 1st pick Yes Yes Yes

Brazil
Portuguese Free Rede Record
Record News
1 match 1 match Yes
Pay ESPN Brasil
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes
ESPN Latin America
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

Bulgaria
Bulgarian Free PRO.BG
1 match (1st pick) 1 match (1st pick)
Diema
1 match (Live) + 1 match (Record) 1 match (Live) + 1 match (Record) Yes Yes
Diema 2
1 match (Live) + 1 match (Record) 1 match (Live) + 1 match (Record)

Canada1
English Pay Rogers Sportsnet and Setanta Sports Canada
Rogers Sportsnet has 1st pick Rogers Sportsnet has 1st pick Yes Yes Yes

Chile
Spanish Free Canal 13
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pay Fox Sports Latin America
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

China
Chinese (Mandarin) Free CCTV
At least 1 match At least 1 match Yes Yes Yes
Free CCTV.com
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes
English Pay ESPN Star Sports
At least 1 match At least 1 match Yes Yes Yes

Hong Kong
Chinese (Cantonese) & English Pay Cable TV Hong Kong
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Taiwan

Philippines

Singapore

Malaysia
Chinese (Mandarin) & English Pay ESPN Star Sports
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

DR Congo
French Free RTCN 2 1st pick 3rd pick

Macedonia
Macedonian Free Makedonska televizija MTV
1st pick 1st pick Yes Yes Yes

Croatia
Croatian Free Hrvatska televizija
No All matches No Yes Yes
Free Nova TV
1st pick No Yes No Yes

Cyprus³
Greek Free Sigma TV


Czech Republic
Czech Free Česká televize
No 1st pick Yes Yes Yes
Pay Nova Sport
1st pick 2nd pick Yes Yes Yes

Ecuador
Spanish Free Teleamazonas
No Matches All matches Yes Yes No

Finland
Finnish & Swedish Free YLE
1st pick on either Tuesday or Wednesday night Yes Yes No
Pay Viasat
All matches All matches No No Yes

France

Monaco
French Free TF1
1st pick on either Tuesday or Wednesday night No No No
Pay Canal+
All matches excluding match shown by TF1 All matches excluding match shown by TF1 Yes Yes Yes

Georgia
Georgian Free Rustavi 2


Germany
German Free Sat.1
No 1st pick Yes Yes Yes
Pay Sky Germany
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

Greece
Greek Free Mega Channel
1 match No Matches Yes Yes Yes
Free ERT
No matches 1 Match Yes Yes Yes
Pay Nova Sports
All matches excluding match shown by Mega Channel All matches excluding match shown by ERT Yes Yes Yes

Hungary
Hungarian Free MTV
1st pick on either Tuesday or Wednesday night No No Yes
Pay TV6
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

India

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Bangladesh

Maldives

Nepal
English Pay TEN Sports & Zee Sports
2 matches 2 matches Yes

Indonesia
Indonesian Free RCTI
1 match 1 match Yes Yes No

Iceland
Icelandic Pay (broadcasted on 2 channels) Stöð 2 Sport
2 matches
(Usually English club) 2 matches zbr> (Usually English club) Yes Yes Yes

Iran
Persian Free IRIB 3
1 match (sometimes 2 matches) 1 match (sometimes 2 matches) Yes

Ireland2
English Free RTÉ
1st pick 1st Pick Yes Yes Yes
Pay Setanta Ireland
2nd Pick excluding match shown by RTÉ 2nd Pick excluding match shown by RTÉ Yes Yes Yes

Israel
Hebrew Free Sport 5
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes
Pay Sport 5+
5+ Gold
Sport 5 HD

5+ live
Breaking news from all the matches Breaking news from all the matches Yes Yes Yes
Sport 1
Sport 2
2 matches 2 matches No No No

Italy
Italian Free RAI
No matches 1st pick Yes Yes Yes
Pay SKY Sport
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes
Pay Mediaset Premium
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

Kazakhstan
Russian/Kazakh Free Channel 31 All matches All matches

Kosovo
Albanian Free RTK
2 matches 2 matches

Japan
Japanese Pay SKY PerfecTV! Yes

Mali
French Free ORT


Mexico
Spanish & English Pay Fox Sports Latin America
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes
Spanish Free Televisa
1st pick excluding matches shown by TV Azteca 1st pick excluding matches shown by TV Azteca Yes Yes No
Free TV Azteca
1st pick excluding matches shown by Televisa 1st pick excluding matches shown by Televisa Yes Yes No
Middle East, North Africa &East Africa
Yemen
Palestine
Egypt
Iraq
Syria
KSA
Jordan
Lebanon
UAE
Oman
Iran
Bahrain
Qatar
Kuwait
Algeria
Morocco
Tunisia
Libya
Mauritania
Western Sahara
Chad
Senegal
Somalia
Ethiopia
Djibouti
Eritrea
Sudan
Arabic/English/Persian Pay Al Jazeera Sports
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

Morocco
Arabic and French Free 2M
1st pick 1st pick No No Yes
Free Arryadia
1st pick 1st pick Yes Yes No

Moldova
Romanian Free Moldova 1
1st pick 1st pick Yes Yes Yes

Netherlands
Dutch Free NOS
1st pick 1st pick No Yes Yes
Pay Sport1
All matches including matches shown by NOS All matches including matches shown by NOS Yes Yes Yes

Peru
Spanish Pay Fox Sports Latin America
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Portugal
Portuguese Free RTP
1 game if Portuguese team is in and plays that fixture on Tuesday: 1 eliminatory game 1 game if Portuguese team is in and plays that fixture on Wednesday: 1 eliminatory game Yes Yes Yes
Pay SportTV
2 games in group stage and all games in knockout stage 2 games in group stage and all games in knockout stage No Yes Yes

Poland
Polish Free Polsat
No 1st pick Yes Yes Yes
Pay nSport
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

Romania
Romanian Free PRO TV and www.protv.ro 1 match 1 match Yes Yes Yes
Free www.sport.ro
3 matches 3 matches

Russia
Russian Free VGTRK
1st pick 2nd pick Yes Yes Yes
Pay NTV Plus
1st pick

Denmark

Estonia

Latvia

Lithuania

Norway
Language of country Pay National variations of TV3


Serbia
Serbian Free Radio Telelevision Serbia (RTS)
1 match 1 match Yes Yes Yes

Slovakia
Slovak Free Slovenská televízia
1 match 2 matches Yes Yes Yes

Slovenia
Slovenian Free Kanal A
not known yet not known yet Yes Yes Yes

South Africa
English Free e.tv

Pay Super Sport (South Africa)
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

South Korea
Korean Pay MBC ESPN
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

Spain
Spanish, Catalan/Valencian, Galician, Basque Free TVE and FORTA
1st pick on TVE 1st pick on FORTA Yes, on FORTA Yes, on TVE and FORTA No
Pay Gol Televisión
All matches excluding match shown by TVE All matches excluding match shown by FORTA Yes Yes Yes

Sweden
Swedish Both4 Viasat
All matches, 1st pick on TV6
All matches, 1st pick on Viasat Fotboll
Yes Yes Yes

Switzerland
French, German, Italian Free SRG SSR
At least 1st pick on either Tuesday or Wednesday night Yes Yes Yes
Pay Teleclub All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes

Thailand
Thai Pay ESPN Star Sports (via True Visions)
All Matches All Matches YES YES YES
Free Channel 3 & Channel 7 All Matches All Matches YES YES YES (Channel 3)

Turkey
Turkish Free Star TV
1st pick 1st pick Yes Yes Yes
Pay D-Smart
All matches excluding matches shown by Star TV All matches excluding matches shown by Star TV Yes Yes Yes

Ukraine
Ukrainian Free TRK Ukraina TET

Pay Poverkhnost TV


United Kingdom2
English Free ITV
1st and 2nd pick No matches Yes No[citation needed]
STV only, see below Yes
STV
As ITV, unless a Scottish club plays No matches[citation needed]
Yes Only if Scottish club is involved Yes
Pay Sky Sports
All matches excluding matches shown by ITV
but including STV match (if applicable) All matches Yes (excluding ITV matches, including STV matches) Yes Yes

United States5

Puerto Rico
English & Spanish Pay Fox Soccer Channel, FX (Final) Fox Sports en Español7, and Setanta Sports North America
All matches All matches No No Yes

Venezuela
Spanish Free Meridiano Television
1st pick on either Tuesday or Wednesday night No No Yes
Pay Fox Sports Latin America
All matches All matches Yes Yes Yes
1Rogers Sportsnet has 1st pick of matches each day. Setanta Sports Canada has the rest of the matches plus the highlights shows.
2As Ireland shares the Sky Digital satellite television service with the United Kingdom, Irish viewers across the island also have access to UK and Irish broadcasters including ITV, Sky Sports, RTÉ and Setanta Ireland.
²Premiere acquired all rights for the German market on the condition that they broadcast one 1st pick match each Matchday on Free TV. Premiere later took over DSF for this purpose.
³Like the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus shares the NOVA satellite television service with Greece, and so Cypriot viewers also have access to Greek broadcasters showing UCL coverage.
4TV6 is free through terrestrial television.
5FSC has the first, third, and sometimes fourth-choice of game in the United States. FSC usually carries the primary game for English-speakers live, while Fox Sports en Español carries one live for Spanish-speakers. Setanta has the second-pick and is permitted to compete with FSC's game. Both Setanta and FSC broadcast other games on tape delay. FX carries the final match.[2]
6Record News did not show the same Wednesdays matches of Rede Record .And did not show this matches live. Show UEFA Champions League Weekly Magazine as Rede Record.