{"id":293139,"date":"2023-09-19T16:36:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T16:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293139"},"modified":"2023-09-19T16:36:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T16:36:52","slug":"whos-hosting-on-tnts-first-night-of-champions-league-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/whos-hosting-on-tnts-first-night-of-champions-league-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Who&apos;s hosting on TNT&apos;s first night of Champions League action?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Who&#8217;s hosting on TNT&#8217;s first night of Champions League action? As broadcaster makes changes to line-up following rebrand from BT Sport<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TNT will present coverage of the Champions League for the first time tonight\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>TNT Sports is the new name of BT Sport, having launched in the UK back in July\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TNT will present coverage of the Champions League group stage for the first time this evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TNT Sports is officially the new name of BT Sport, having launched in the UK and Republic of Ireland back in July.<\/p>\n<p>The creation of a new brand follows last year&#8217;s acquisition of BT Sport by Warner Brothers Discovery, who also own Eurosport, in a deal worth up to \u00a3650million.<\/p>\n<p>They will continue to present the same sports rights previously carried by BT Sport &#8211; which includes the Champions League, Premier League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League and much more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport breaks down who will be presenting TNT&#8217;s coverage of the Champions League this evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/15\/73329453-12534845-TNT_Sports_has_established_a_19_strong_core_of_presenters_and_pu-a-1_1695134441382.jpg\" height=\"356\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>TNT Sports has established a 19-strong core of presenters and pundits for the 2023-24 season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/15\/75598043-12534845-TNT_Sport_will_show_live_coverage_of_the_Champions_League_which_-a-2_1695134444221.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>TNT Sport will show live coverage of the Champions League tonight &#8211; which includes holders Manchester City<\/p>\n<h2>Who is hosting TNT&#8217;s coverage tonight?<\/h2>\n<p>After\u00a0Jake Humphrey announced that he was going to &#8216;step back&#8217; from his role as the main anchor at BT Sport after 10 years, popular presenter Laura Woods will now lead TNT&#8217;s Champions League coverage this season.<\/p>\n<p>Woods is set to be the leader of an all-female line-up, presenting the Premier League and Champions League this season.<\/p>\n<p>Reshmin Chowdhury, Lynsey Hipgrave and Jules Breach will also play a major role in TNT Sports&#8217; coverage following\u00a0Humphrey&#8217;s departure.<\/p>\n<p>Rio Ferdinand, Peter Crouch and Joe Cole as well as the likes of Owen Hargreaves, Steve McManaman, Michael Owen\u00a0and Paul Scholes are all set to be a part of the punditry team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Darren Fletcher, Adam Summerton and Lucy Ward are all set to be part of the commentary teams &#8211; with Fletcher expected to be on duty this evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/15\/75597951-12534845-Laura_Woods_second_left_Reshmin_Chowdhury_right_Lynsey_Hipgrave_-a-20_1695134728263.jpg\" height=\"385\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Laura Woods (second left), Reshmin Chowdhury (right), Lynsey Hipgrave (left) and Jules Breach (second right) will all play critical roles in the broadcaster&#8217;s football coverage<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<h2>How much does TNT Sport cost?<\/h2>\n<p>Fans wanting to subscribe to TNT Sports directly through discovery+ will have to pay \u00a329.99 per month, the same as was previously charged for the BT Sport Monthly Pass.<\/p>\n<p>Customers who have subscribed to a BT Sport Monthly Pass prior to July 18 will be able to continue to enjoy the service as normal via the BT Sport app until it ceases.<\/p>\n<p>TNT Sports will then be available to stream\u00a0via the discovery+ platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/15\/75597963-12534845-image-a-5_1695132823699.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans wanting to subscribe to TNT Sports directly through discovery+ will have to pay \u00a329.99 per month<\/p>\n<h2>Champions League group stage schedule\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>The first matchday of the 2023-24 Champions League group stage will take place on the 19\/20 of September.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle will begin their Champions League group stage with a trip to Serie A giants AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Reigning champions Manchester City begin with a home game against\u00a0Red Star Belgrade, while Erik ten Hag&#8217;s United face a tough trip to Bayern Munich in their opening game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/15\/75598241-12534845-image-a-20_1695132935723.jpg\" height=\"487\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle face Serie A giants AC Milan in their first game on their return to the Champions League<\/p>\n<p>On their return to the competition, Mikel Arteta&#8217;s Arsenal face\u00a0PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This season&#8217;s group stage will draw to a close on December 13.<\/p>\n<p>The dates for this season&#8217;s Champions League group stage is as follows<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matchday 1: 19\/20 September 2023<\/li>\n<li>Matchday 2: 3\/4 October 2023<\/li>\n<li>Matchday 3: 24\/25 October 2023<\/li>\n<li>Matchday 4: 7\/8 November 2023<\/li>\n<li>Matchday 5: 28\/29 November 2023<\/li>\n<li>Matchday 6: 12\/13 December 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12534845\/Whos-hosting-TNTs-night-Champions-League.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who&#8217;s hosting on TNT&#8217;s first night of Champions League action? 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