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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 Discovery Sports |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
Key people | Luis Silberwasser (Chairman and CEO, TNT Sports)[1][2] Andrew Georgiou (President, WBD Sports Europe) |
| Brands | Golf Digest Bleacher Report |
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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 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, who merged with Discovery, Inc.. WarnerMedia News & Sports and Discovery Sports merged with Turner Sports to create Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, although this was just a rename of Turner Sports, which was the surviving company. The division would adopt its current branding in fall 2023, named after TNT.[4]
The company's international sports operations such as Eurosport and TNT Sports UK channels were branded "Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe", or simply "WBD Sports", until 2025.[5][6][7]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Clarke, Stewart (2025-01-28). "Eurosport To Be Replaced By TNT In The UK As Warner Bros. Discovery Shakes Up Sports Portfolio". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ Cunningham, Euan (2025-01-28). "No more Eurosport in the UK from late February as channels merged with TNT". Sportcal. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ "TNT Sports confirms plan to integrate Eurosport live content in UK and Ireland". The Independent. 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-01-29.