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| Formerly | TBS Sports (1981–1995) Turner Sports (1995–2022) Warner Bros. Discovery Sports (2022–2023) |
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| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Broadcasting |
| Genre | Sports |
| Predecessor | WarnerMedia News & Sports (2019–2022) Discovery Sports (2001–2022) |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
Key people | Luis Silberwasser (Chairman and CEO, TNT Sports)[1][2] Andrew Georgiou (President, WBD Sports Europe) |
| Brands | TNT Sports Eurosport |
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| Parent | Turner Broadcasting System (1979–2019) WarnerMedia News & Sports (2019–2022) Warner Bros. Discovery (2022–present) |
| Website | wbd (United States) discoverysports (Europe) |
TNT Sports is the division of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) in the United States that is responsible for sports broadcasts on its parent company's streaming service, Max, and primarily the TruTV, TBS, and TNT cable channels. The division also operates the online digital media outlets for the NCAA, NBA, PGA Tour, and PGA of America; the sports news website Bleacher Report; NBA TV, on behalf of the NBA; and also owns a minority share in the MLB Network.
TNT Sports' formation dates back to the 1970s as the sports division of Turner Broadcasting System's basic cable networks, with separate TNT Sports and TBS Sports brands for TNT and TBS, respectively. A unified Turner Sports brand was then introduced in 1995, followed by Turner Broadcasting merging into Time Warner in 1996. Following AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner in 2018 (which would become WarnerMedia), Turner Sports was combined with CNN and AT&T SportsNet into a new division known as WarnerMedia News & Sports.[3]
In 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery was formed after AT&T spun off WarnerMedia, and the latter merged with Discovery, Inc.. WarnerMedia News & Sports was subsequently merged with the Discovery Sports division to form Warner Bros. Discovery Sports. The division would adopt its current branding in Fall 2023.[4]
Following the formation of WBD, the company's international sports operations were branded "Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe", or simply "WBD Sports". These properties include Eurosport, as well as the TNT Sports channels in the UK.
- ^ Mullin, Benjamin; Draper, Kevin (June 9, 2022). "Warner Bros. Discovery Picks Sports Chief to Navigate Streaming Era". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (June 9, 2022). "Warner Bros. Discovery Taps Luis Silberwasser as News Sports Chief". Variety. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ Feiner, Lauren (March 4, 2019). "Layoffs expected as WarnerMedia reorganizes its leadership team after AT&T acquisition". CNBC. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "TNT Sports and Cosm Announce Partnership to Deliver Live Sports in "Shared Reality" Immersive Venues". Press.WBD.com (Press release). Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. October 31, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2024.