who owns tnt sports
TNT Sports is jointly owned by BT Group and Warner Bros. Discovery through a sports broadcasting joint venture that operates the TNT Sports channels in the UK and Ireland.
Who owns TNT Sports?
- TNT Sports (the rebranded BT Sport) in the UK and Ireland is controlled by a joint venture between BT Group and Warner Bros. Discovery, combining BTâs former BT Sport operations with Discovery/Eurosport assets.
- The UK TV channels and branding sit within this JV structure, with production based at Warner Bros. Discoveryâs facilities in London.
TNT Sports brand in the US vs UK
- In the United States, âTNT Sportsâ is a sports division and brand of Warner Bros. Discovery that handles sports coverage on TNT, TBS, truTV, and related digital properties.
- In the UK and Ireland, the TNT Sports name is used under the BTâWarner Bros. Discovery joint venture that replaced the BT Sport branding in 2023.
Recent corporate context
- BT Sport rebranded to TNT Sports in July 2023 as part of the integration of BTâs sports business with Warner Bros. Discoveryâs Eurosport and wider European sports operations.
- In 2025â2026, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to split into two separate companies, with the TNT Sports U.S. operation expected to sit inside a âGlobal Networksâ entity, but ownership of TNT SPORTS channels in the UK remains tied to the BTâWBD joint venture unless future changes are completed.
Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.