Turner Sports begins its much-anticipated era of broadcasting the UEFA Champions League and Europa League on Wednesday. The inaugural game — the SuperCup between Champions League winner Real Madrid and Europa league Atlético Madrid — is televised on TNT, with coverage starting at 2 p.m. and kickoff at 3 p.m.
The game is also streamed on B/R Live, a new subscription streaming platform run by Turner sub-brand Bleacher Report. That part of the rights deal is why Turner’s coverage is much-anticipated — and for some fans, much-dreaded.
Turner will only put 48 of the over 340 games across the Champions League and Europa League on traditional, linear television: 46 Champions League games, the Europa League final and the SuperCup.