Uefa Champions/ Europa/ Conference League rights 2024-27: Premier and VMTV

dublinman1990

When are RTÉ going to announce their new rights deal for the UEFA Champions League?

I don't know if RTÉ's payment scandal from last year has delayed them making an formal announcement on the rights.

Is it possible that they are going back to show Wednesday night games for this enhanced tournament?

iseegirls

So is it at the moment?:

Tuesday 1st choice: Premier & Amazon

All other Tuesday games: Virgin Media & TNT

Wednesday 1st choice: RTE & TNT and Premier (although could RTE and Premier show the same match?)

All other Wednesday games: VM & TNT

Europa League and Europa Conference League seems exclusive to Premier and TNT

icdg

well, obviously Premier and RTE can’t both have first choice on a Wednesday, but right now it’s actually unclear if RTE have anything at all as the only source is second hand (The 42).

Pretty certain LiveScore are out though. I wouldn’t read anything into the Saran Media reference in that regard.

CatOfTheCanals

The broadcasting rights for the UEFA Champions, Europa, and Conference League from 2024-27 being split among Premier, VMTV, and RTE is going to make access to these competitions more diverse.

MOD Edit: don’t try that again or it’s a ban.

icdg

With no official announcement re renewal could tonight be the end of RTE’s coverage of the Champions League? Maybe there’ll be some sort of indication as to whether it’s the end during the coverage.

iseegirls

I thought this announced that RTE had the rights? Don't have subscription, so not sure what's in the rest of the article.

https://www.the42.ie/irish-champions-league-rights-2024-6194583-Oct2023/

icdg

The issue with that report is that it’s not consistent with Premier’s own announcement that they have first pick on Wednesday and there’s been no confirmation from UEFA of RTE picking up rights.

bikermartin

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Rain Spreading From The West

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122211679#Comment_122211679

UEFA Champions League TV rights document dated 3rd June. Premier Sports and Saran Media for the RoI. No mention of RTE, unless they do a sub-letting arrangement of some sort?

https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/028e-1b0b60700767-4c7fdf384210-1000/2024-27_ucl_media_rights_sales_2024.06.03.pdf

For the Europa League and Conference League (doc also dated 3rd June), just Saran Media listed for the RoI.

https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/028e-1b0b5f868111-89afd1f3c143-1000/2024-27_uel_uecl_media_rights_sales_2024.06.03.pdf

icdg

Look, at this stage I’m gonna take RTE out of the thread title, Saran Media are a rights broker but I think it’s clear in this instance it’s VMTV they acted for and it’s not actually clear RTE have any rights, other than one article that’s not corroborated anywhere else.

If mid August comes and RTE do start showing games we can reinsert them then but it’s six weeks or so away now and there’s been no announcement from them of having secured any rights and they are not listed in Uefa’s list.