TNT Sports and HBO Max have revealed details about their coverage of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
The multi-platform broadcast plans for the event will feature more than 600 hours of live coverage from the end of July.
UK viewers will be able to access it through HBO Max, which is the new streaming home of TNT Sports.
TNT Sports’ parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery won the exclusive rights to the competition in December last year, meaning an end to the BBC’s coverage, which dates back to 1954.
At the time, it said was unable to match TNT Sports’ offer. TNT Sports also has the live rights to the 2028 LA Olympics and Winter Olympics in Milan.
For subscribers, TNT Sports said it would offering a “first-of-its-kind innovative channel” for Games and an “unprecedented line-up of experts.”
”With vast experience delivering world-class multi-sport events to millions of viewers, particularly the Olympic Games, TNT Sports enters Glasgow 2026 with an inherited foundation of deep understanding of the athletes, disciplines and narratives that define the Commonwealth Games,” said Scott Young, EVP, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe.
“Glasgow 2026 represents a landmark moment for TNT Sports as we bring the full scale of our storytelling, production expertise and multi-platform innovation to one of the world’s most celebrated sporting events. Our ambition is simple: to deliver the most comprehensive Commonwealth Games experience ever seen in the UK and Ireland.
“With every event live on HBO Max, world-class analysis from our unrivalled roster of champions and a digital offer built for modern sports fans, we are incredibly proud to showcase the athletes, the stories and the spirit of these Games in a way TNT Sports has become known for.”
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The innovative channel will be TNT Sports 2, which will host ‘The Commonwealth Games 360’ – a dynamic channel available to linear and streaming viewers “ensuring fans never miss a key moment.”
This will broadcast live daily from 08.30-22.30, switching between competition venues to capture key moments as they happen in real-time. The studio will included augmented reality graphics and analysis tools.
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Experts talking through the sports will have 165 gold medals between them, including Sir Chris Hoy, Jo Rowsell, Ellie Simmonds, Michael Jamieson, Jess Thirlby, Eilidh Doyle, Stef Reid, Dame Sarah Storey, Beth Tweddle, Nile Wilson and Delicious Orie. Emma Dodds will anchor the morning session, with Radzi Chinyanganya and Becky Ives fronting the afternoon and evening coverage.
The Opening Ceremony will air live on TNT Sports and HBO Max on July 23rd from 18.30, with uninterrupted coverage from 20.00-22.00. Daily free-to-air highlights will also be available.
