UK sports broadcasting is more consolidated than the US picture: most major coverage lives across five paid broadcasters (Sky Sports, TNT Sports, Premier Sports, DAZN, Apple TV) plus the two free-to-air public broadcasters (BBC, ITV). Here is what each carries.
Sky Sports
- Premier League (128 of 380 matches per season)
- EFL Championship (selected)
- Bundesliga
- Scottish Premiership
- FA Women’s Super League (selected)
- Carabao Cup
- NFL primetime windows
- NBA (selected per week, all playoffs and Finals)
- Cricket (England Tests, ODIs, T20Is)
- Formula 1 (every race live)
- Golf (PGA Tour, The Open)
- Tennis (selected ATP/WTA, Wimbledon highlights — BBC has primary Wimbledon)
- Rugby Union (Premiership, Six Nations selected)
Access: NOW Sports Membership £26/mo, or Sky TV + Sky Sports bundle.
TNT Sports (Discovery+)
- UEFA Champions League (every match)
- UEFA Europa League (every match)
- UEFA Conference League (every match)
- Premier League (52 of 380 matches per season)
- Serie A (selected)
- Ligue 1
- UFC (every numbered event and Fight Night main card)
- Boxing (Queensberry Promotions — Tyson Fury legacy library and Daniel Dubois cards)
- Rugby Premiership
Access: Discovery+ Premium £30.99/mo, BT/EE broadband bundle, Sky add-on, Virgin add-on.
Premier Sports (Premier Player)
- La Liga (every match)
- Brazilian Serie A
- Coppa Italia
- Selected European football lower divisions
- IndyCar
- NASCAR (selected)
Access: Premier Player £14.99/mo direct, or Sky/Virgin TV add-on.
DAZN
- Matchroom Boxing (Anthony Joshua, Conor Benn, Katie Taylor)
- Boxxer (Sky’s previous in-house promoter, now on DAZN)
- NFL Game Pass UK (every NFL regular-season game)
- UFC Fight Pass content (separate sub)
- Various PPV events
- UEFA Women’s Champions League (free tier carries this)
Access: DAZN £14.99/mo standard, £24.99/mo Multi-Sport.
Apple TV
- MLS Season Pass — every MLS match (£14.99/mo standalone)
- Apple TV+ entertainment
Amazon Prime Video
- Premier League midweek December round and Boxing Day round (20 matches)
- Premier Boxing Champions (selected)
- ONE Championship (selectively)
- Various Prime Video Channels including Premier Sports and PPV
Included with Amazon Prime £8.99/mo.
BBC Sport (free with TV Licence)
- Match of the Day (Premier League highlights)
- FA Cup (selected matches free-to-air)
- The Six Nations (rugby)
- Wimbledon (men’s and women’s, primary UK broadcaster)
- England men’s friendlies (selected)
- England women’s matches (alternating with ITV)
- FIFA World Cup (alternating with ITV)
- UEFA European Championship (alternating with ITV)
- Commonwealth Games
- Olympic Games
ITV (free)
- FA Cup (selected matches free-to-air, alternates with BBC)
- EFL Championship (ITV4 free-to-air)
- England men’s qualifying matches and friendlies (selected)
- Super Bowl (NFL)
- NFL London Games (selected)
- FIFA World Cup (alternating with BBC)
- UEFA European Championship (alternating with BBC)
- Rugby Six Nations (alternating with BBC)
Free with TV Licence (£169.50/yr).
NFL Game Pass UK / DAZN
- Every NFL regular-season game live
- Out-of-market Sunday afternoon games
- Playoff games and Super Bowl
- All-22 coaches film
£14.99/mo or £124.99/season via DAZN.
NBA League Pass UK
- Every out-of-market NBA game
£14.99/mo or £56.99/season for the full league.
UFC Fight Pass
- UFC archive and Fight Pass-exclusive prelims
£6.99/mo or £61.49/yr.
Cross-references
- Football: Premier League · Champions League · La Liga · football index
- Combat: Boxing · UFC
- US sports: NBA · NFL
- US readers: US broadcaster index
- German readers: Deutsche Sender-Übersicht
Frequently asked questions
Which broadcasters carry US sports legally?
Rights split across ESPN/ABC (NBA, MLB, college football), CBS Paramount+ (NFL AFC, Champions League), NBC Peacock (NFL Sunday Night, Premier League), FOX (NFL NFC, MLB), Amazon Prime Video (NFL Thursday Night), Apple TV+ (MLB Friday Night, MLS Season Pass), ESPN+ (UFC, Bundesliga), DAZN (boxing). Every page on this site names the rights-holder for its event.
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Do you list free-to-air options?
Yes, where free-to-air carriage exists. NFL on FOX/CBS/NBC over-the-air, Olympic events on NBC, and many MLB local games on free RSN windows. Each event page calls out the free-to-air option alongside the paid subscriptions.