UEFA Champions League 2018-19 season is expected to be one of the biggest in terms of viewing numbers around the world and UEFA has sold TV rights around the world on 3-year basis from 2018-21 where UEFA Has ensured a balance between free and paid TV. There will be at least two matches kicking off at 18:55 CET every group stage day while other matches will start at 21:00 CET.
UEFA has promised extensive coverage of UEFA Champions League starting from 2018-19 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 2018-19 season will get underway in the third week of September with first matchday of group stages taking place on 18-19 September 2018. 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 | RTE (one match every matchday), BT Sports (Full broadcasting rights with every game just like in rest of the UK) |
| Australia | Optus Sport (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 (All big champions league game live) |
| USA | TNT (Exclusive English language champions league rights in the US. Both on TV and online apps/streams), Univision (Spanish language rights in the US) |
| Canada | DAZN (Extensive rights deal with UEFA and set to broadcast 190+ champions league matches and majority of Europa League games till 2021) Paid online service priced at $150 annually or $20 a month |
| 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 | RMC Sports (Exclusive unlimited TV rights for both Champions League and Europa League in France from 2018 to 2021. Include free, pay, mobile, internet available for 9,99 € / month) |
| Monaco | RMC Sports (just like in rest of the France, RMC has exclusive rights in Monaco as well) |
| Spain | MovieStar+ (Exclusive rights in Spain for both Champions League and Europa League) |
| Italy | SkySports (won the rights for both champions league and Europea League in Italy for three year period 2018-21) RAI (one champions league game every match day with Italian club involved plus semifinals and final) |
| India & South Asia | SonyMax (SonyMax will continue to broadcast Champions League and Europa League in India, Pakistan and neighbor countries) |
| South America | Facebook (Free-to-air matches in Latin territories with Facebook showing at least 32 matches a season from 2018 to 2021). ESPN (signed a new deal with UEFA which see them showing 71 champions league and 103 Europa League games every season in South American countries). FoxSports (In some countries FoxSports has the exclusive rights for Champions League) |
| Brazil | Facebook (replace Gobo as Free-To-Air plateform for UEFA compeititons and will show at least 1 big game every matchday from 2018 to 2021), TNT (Exclusive TV & Online rights in Brazil) |
| 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 | RCTI (selected matches on free-to-air channel) |
| Malaysia | DAZN (exclusive rights sold in Malaysia for both Champions League and Europa League) |
| Middle-East | beIN Sports (live on tv and online streams) |
| North Africa | beIN Sports |
| Caribbean | FlowSports & SportsMax |
| 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 Sweden, Denmark and Norway) |
| Finland | MTV3 (Free to air only selected matches every matchday), C-MORE (exclusive rights finland on both TV and online coverage) |
| 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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