Sir Keir Starmer Presses Tnt Sports Over Free UK Final

tnt sport will not offer a free-to-view route for the Champions League final this year, ending 34 years of free access in the UK. Arsenal play Paris Saint-Germain this Saturday, and fans who want to watch without paying will have to look elsewhere.

Arsenal And Paris Saint-Germain

The final brings Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain to the biggest game in European club football, but the viewing options in the UK are narrower than they have been for previous finals. The broadcaster has streamed the match for free in each year until now, through YouTube or a free Discovery+ account.

This time, there is no free option. The change is the first of its kind in 34 years, and it lands after the Champions League left ITV more than a decade ago and moved through BT Sport before BT Sport became TNT Sports in 2023.

Sir Keir Starmer And TNT Sports

Sir Keir Starmer has put pressure on tnt sport over the decision, making the broadcast choice part of the buildup to Saturday’s final. For UK fans, the practical question is straightforward: free access is gone, and the cheapest paid route mentioned is a one-month £4.99 HBO Max subscription.

Most Sky customers already get HBO Max for free, which gives some viewers a cheaper path to the match than others. Fans who do not already have that access will need to pay for the subscription if they want to watch the final in the UK.

The same access issue has already shown up in the Europa League final and the Conference League final, where fans also had no free-to-view option. For Saturday’s Arsenal-PSG final, the difference is sharper: a match that had been shown free every year before this one will now sit behind a paid subscription.