This year’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) final is being staged at Puskas Stadium in the Hungarian capital, Budapest. The venue is a 67,215-seater named in honor of the footballer, Ferenc Puskás.
The showpiece in Budapest will feature newly crowned English Premier League (EPL) champions Arsenal as they take on French Ligue 1 perennial winners Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) FC.
As Arsenal go after what could be their first UCL trophy, the match against the defending champions will have 43 cameras. This is about twice the number of cameras usually deployed in high-level football matches.
The camera setup includes a helicopter and two drones for aerial footage. There are also 8 specialized slow-motion cameras, 3 high-speed cameras, 2 jib hot heads, and 2 pole cameras that will be utilized.
UEFA has appointed RTL Hungary as the host broadcaster. The Hungarian media house has contracted One Broadcast as its technical supplier in collaboration with Mediapro.
The 2026 UCL Final will be natively produced in 1080p50-HDR using the HLG color space. Broadcasters will have access to 1080p50-HDR and 1080p50-SDR feeds, both featuring Dolby Surround Sound and Dolby Atmos Immersive audio.
All vision control and color matching will be managed natively in HDR, with the SDR feed generated via NBCU LUT color mapping.
Across the world, football fans will be able to watch the game live through satellite, streaming services, or IPTV. Legal access is largely via subscription packages available in your region. UCL kickoff is 1700 GMT (1900 EAT).
How to Watch the Champions League in Africa and the Middle East
This region is largely served by 4 broadcasters: beIN, SuperSport, New World TV, and Canal+.
- Cameroon: SuperSport, Canal+, New World TV
- Ivory Coast: NCI, SuperSport, Canal+, New World TV
- Mauritius: MBC, SuperSport, Canal+, New World TV
- Middle East/North Africa: beIN
- Nigeria: SuperSport
- South Africa: SuperSport
- Sub-Saharan Africa (Including Kenya): SuperSport, New World TV, Canal+
In Sub-Saharan Africa, SuperSport is available live across DStv and GOtv platforms.
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How to Watch the Champions League in Asia and the Pacific Region
Qatari state-owned global sports and entertainment network, beIN Sports, is still the dominant UCL broadcaster for most of this region.
There are other players, including Sony, Canal+, and streaming platform DAZN, where people can be able to catch the final live.
- Australia: Stan Sport
- Bangladesh: Sony, Tapmad
- Brunei: beIN
- Cambodia: beIN
- PR China: iQIYI
- Hong Kong SAR: beIN
- Indian Sub-Continent: Sony
- Indonesia: beIN, SCTV
- Japan: WOWOW
- Kyrgyzstan: Quest Media
- Laos: beIN
- Macau SAR: TDM
- Malaysia: beIN
- Mongolia: Premier Sports
- Myanmar: Canal+
- New Zealand: DAZN
- Pacific Islands: Digicel
- Pakistan: Sony, Tapmad
- Philippines: beIN
- Republic of Korea: SPO TV
- Singapore: beIN
- Taiwan/Chinese Taipei: Elta
- Tajikistan: Quest Media
- Thailand: beIN
- Timor-Leste: beIN
- Turkmenistan: Quest Media
- Uzbekistan: Z’OR TV, MTRK, Quest Media
- Vietnam: VTVCab, Viettel
How to Watch the Champions League in North, South and Central America
This region, which includes the United States, has major players like Fox Sports, ESPN, DAZN, Paramount+, and TNT Sports among the platforms on which one can watch the UEFA Champions League live.
- Argentina: FOX Sports Argentina, ESPN
- Brazil: TNT Sports, SBT
- Canada: DAZN
- Caribbean: CPSL
- Central America: ESPN
- Dominican Republic: Televideo, ESPN, CPSL
- Haiti: Canal+, CPSL
- Mexico: Max, FOX
- Saint Lucia: CPSL
- South America (excluding Brazil): ESPN
- Suriname: ATV, CPSL
- United States of America: Paramount+, TUDN, DAZN
How to Watch the Champions League in Europe
Naturally, the home of UEFA has more platforms where viewers can watch the finals. In the UK, it will be the first time viewers cannot watch on TV or stream the UCL finals for free.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer reached out to TNT Sports, the parent company of streaming service HBO Max, asking them to honor tradition and keep the UCL final free for viewers.
However, TNT stated it has an affordable subscription package that costs £4.99 per month, where British football fans can access all 3 UEFA finals. Viewers in France will have the options of Canal+ and M6 (Métropole Télévision).
- Albania: Tring
- Armenia: Fast Media
- Austria: Sky Austria, Canal+
- Azerbaijan: CBC Sport, TVNet
- Belarus: Okko, CTV
- Belgium: DPG Media, RTL Belgium,
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Arena Sport
- Bulgaria: bTV, A1 Bulgaria
- Croatia: HRT, Arena Sport
- Cyprus: CYTA
- Czechia: TV Nova
- Denmark: Viaplay
- Estonia: TV3
- Finland: MTV Oy
- France: Canal+, M6
- Georgia: Setanta, Silknet
- Germany: DAZN, ZDF
- Gibraltar: Gibtelecom
- Greece: Cosmote TV, AlterEgo
- Hungary: RTL, Sport 1
- Iceland: Syn, Viaplay
- Israel: The Sports Channel
- Italy: Sky
- Kazakhstan: Quest Media, Qazsport
- Kosovo: RTK
- Latvia: TV3
- Liechtenstein: blue, Sky Austria, DAZN
- Lithuania: TV3
- Luxembourg: DPG Media, RTL Luxembourg, DAZN
- Malta: PBS, Melita
- Moldova: Setanta
- Montenegro: Arena Sport
- Netherlands: Ziggo Sport
- North Macedonia: Arena Sport
- Norway: TV2 Norway
- Poland: Canal+, TVP
- Portugal: Sport TV
- Republic of Ireland: RTE, Premier Sports
- Romania: DIGI
- Russia: Okko
- Serbia: Arena Sport, RTS
- Slovakia: TV Nova
- Slovenia: Pro Plus, Sportklub
- Spain: Telefonica, RTVE
- Sweden: Viaplay
- Switzerland: blue, SRG
- Türkiye: TRT
- Ukraine: Megogo
- United Kingdom: HBO Max
