UEFA has promised extensive coverage of UEFA Champions League starting from 2016-17 season worldwide. They have already sold TV rights in most territories and we take a look at what TV Channels will be broadcasting Champions League in your part of the world.
UEFA Champions League 2016-17 season will get underway in the third week of September with first matchday of group stages taking place on 13-14 September 2016. UEFA Champions League is the most watched sports cup competition in the world. Champions League broadcasting rights are sold according to EU law where UEFA has to kind of balance the free-to-air channels and paid ones. We take a extensive look at what channel will broadcast Champions League matches in your part of the world this season.
| COUNTRY | TV CHANNELS |
| United Kingdom | BT Sports (BT Sports will have extensive coverage of both Champions League and Europa League) |
| Ireland | Setanta Sports (extensive coverage of all champions league matches plus selected Europea League games), RTE (one match every matchday), TV3 (1 match every matchday) |
| Australia | beIN Sports (exclusive rights for both TV and online streams in australia and oceania) |
| New Zealand | SkyNZ (Sky NZ reached agreement with beIN Sports to broadcast atleast two matches every matchday plus selected Europa League games in New Zealand) |
| Oceanian Countries | beIN Sports (Every champions league game live) |
| USA | FoxSpots (Exclusive champons league rights in the US. Both on TV and online apps/streams) |
| Canada | TSN (Extensive rights deal with TSN set to broadcast 190+ champions league matches in english) & RDS (3 top rated matches every matchday with French commentary) |
| Germany | Sky Deutschland (146 matches live every season of champions league & Europa League) ZDF (max 18 champions league games every season till 2018-19 season mostly Wednesday night matches plus any Germany club’s tuesday night match) |
| France | beIN Sports (Tuesday night matches, plus knockout games of any French team and Final), Canal+ (Wednesday night games plus all PSG matches). D8 (only final) |
| Spain | beIN Sports & GolTV (will share the champions league and Europa League rights in Spain) |
| Italy | Mediaset Premium and Mediaset (won the rights for both champions league and Europea League in Italy) |
| India & South Asia | TenSports (Tensports will continue to broadcast Champions League and Europa League in India, Pakistan and neighbor countries) |
| South America | Fox Sports Latin & ESPN Latin (FoxSports and ESPN will share rights in majortity of South America and caribbeans countries except Brazil ) |
| Brazil | Esporte Intertivo (most champions league and Europa League games), Rede Bandeirantes (selected games on national free to air tv) |
| Venezuela | CONTINENTAL TV |
| Mexico | Fox Sports Latin & ESPN Latin |
| Malaysia and Brunei | Astro Arena (All top games in Champions League group stage and every knockout tie live) |
| Indonesia | beIN Sports |
| Middle-East | Al Jazeera Sport (live on tv and online streams) |
| North Africa | Al Jazeera Sport |
| Caribbean | FoxSports Latin & ESPN |
| Central Africa & South AFrica | Super Sport (Every game live) |
| Monaco | TF1 (selected games), beIN Sports (extensive rights in french coverage) |
| Thailand | beIN Sports (exclusive rights in Thailand, Laos and Combodia) |
| Turkey | Turk Telecom |
| China | CCTV, Sina Sports and PPTV to share broadcasting rights of both champions league and Europa League in Chinese states. |
| Hong Kong | i-Cable |
| Scandinavia Countries | Viasat and Viaplay (exclusive rights in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway) |
| Philippines | beIN Sports |
| Ukraine | Ukrayina (selected games including matches of Ukraine teams), Media Group Ukraine (extensive rights of both champions league and Europa League) |
| Russia | NTV Plus (most of the games available on this page channel), Match TV (Only selected games and matches of Russian teams) |
| International Flights/Travel | UEFA also sold live rights for selected champions league matchdays to IMG group who can broadcast live action in flights. |
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