
<p>Warner Bros. Discovery Sports has unveiled the trailer for its upcoming coverage of the United States men’s and women’s national teams.  Formally Turner Sports, the newly formed broadcasting division signed an 8-year deal with U.S. Soccer back in March.  </p>



<p>The 30-second long trailer features many stars of the two American teams.  A compilation of match highlights and studio photography, the advertisement culminates with the phrase “Believers Unite.” </p>



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<p>New coverage of the two national teams begins on January 17th.  HBO Max will stream the women’s friendly between U.S.A and New Zealand at 10PM ET.  As part of the deal that runs through 2030, the company will broadcast U.S. national games on TNT and HBO Max.  U.S. Open Cup games will also be available on the services as well.</p>



<h2>Streaming service will soon rename</h2>



<p>However, games will only be on HBO Max for a short length of time.  As of the spring of 2023, HBO Max will be no more.  And it’s expected that matches will be on the new streaming service from Warner-Discovery which will be named Max.  HBO Max will then cease to exist.</p>



<p>The over-the-top streaming service is set to stream over 20 <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/nations/usmnt-tv-schedule/">USMNT</a> and <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/womens-soccer-tv-schedule/">USWNT</a> games each year.  Traditional television networks TNT and TBS will supposedly also air about half of these matches as well.  Games on the TV channels will still be simulcast on HBO Max/Max.</p>



<h2>Soccer president says deal will grow interest</h2>



<p>U.S. Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone previously stated that the networks will help grow the sport heading into the next World Cup.  “During our discussions it was clear how dedicated [Warner Bros. Discovery Sports] are to growing soccer in the United States, especially their commitment to expand the women’s game,” <a href="https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/03/turner-sports-and-united-states-soccer-federation-reach-multimedia-rights-agreement" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">said</a> Parlow Cone.</p>



<p>“As we build towards 2026 and beyond, we have found a fantastic partner to spotlight the stories of our Women’s and Men’s National Teams.”</p>



<p>The U.S., along with Canada and Mexico, will host the next men’s World Cup tournament in 2026.</p>



<p><em>Photo credit: IMAGO / Panthermedia</em></p>


The Warner Bros-Discovery US Soccer trailer is here featuring a promo for the TV and streaming coverage that begins in 2023 in a 8-year deal.

Warner Bros-Discovery launches its USMNT and USWNT trailer - World Soccer Talk

Warner Bros-Discovery launches its USMNT and USWNT trailer


<p>Under the terms of <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/us-soccer-announce-new-tv-deal-turner-sports-20220301-CMS-373327.html">US Soccer’s 8-year deal with Turner Sports</a>, the first US Soccer national team game will debut on HBO Max this January.</p>



<p>The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) kicks off the Turner Sports era on January 17 in a friendly down under <a href="https://twitter.com/SBJ/status/1598329628992671749" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">against New Zealand</a>. It will be the first US national team match to be shown by Turner Sports in a deal that lasts until 2030. Previously, FOX Sports, Univision and ESPN shared the rights to US national team games.</p>



<p>USA’s game against New Zealand will be the first soccer game to feature on WarnerMedia’s streaming service HBO Max in the United States. Outside of this country, HBO Max stream soccer from around the world. For example, <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/05/12/hbo-max-provides-preview-of-what-mls-coverage/">HBO Max streams the UEFA Champions League</a> throughout Mexico.</p>



<h2>US Soccer HBO Max debut kick offs new deal</h2>



<p>The <a href="https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/03/turner-sports-and-united-states-soccer-federation-reach-multimedia-rights-agreement" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">US Soccer-Turner Sports rights deal</a> marks the first time US Soccer sold rights without bundling them with those of Major League Soccer (MLS). The estimated $200 million deal is all for US Soccer to keep instead of sharing the money with Soccer United Marketing and MLS. </p>



<p>The 8-year deal includes all men’s and women’s national team friendlies, US Open Cup, She Believes Cup as well as 2030 World Cup qualifying. The 2026 World Cup qualifying would also be included but it is expected that the men’s team will qualify automatically for the tournament by virtue of being co-hosts with Canada and Mexico. But there has not been official word from FIFA yet. </p>



<p>Overall, we can expect over 20 matches per year on Turner Sports’ various outlets.</p>



<h2>So where exactly will matches be shown?</h2>



<p>Turner Sports have said approximately <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/03/01/us-soccer-announce-new-tv-deal-turner-sports/">10 matches will be shown on Turner’s cable stations TBS and TNT</a> every year. But all matches, whether they are shown on TBS/TNT or not, it appears will be shown on HBO Max, the WarnerMedia (Turner’s parent company) streaming service. It’s worth noting that Bleacher Report also falls under the WarnerMedia umbrella, another online destination that could be utilized to show less popular matches.</p>



<p>However, this is where the confusion arises. Don’t get too used to the name HBO Max as WarnerMedia (who owns HBO &amp; Turner Sports) merged with Discovery in April 2022 to create a new company under the name Warner Bros Discovery.</p>



<p>The new company has announced plans to launch a brand-new streaming service that will include all the content the newly merged company owns, including HBO Max. The <a href="https://www.engadget.com/hbo-max-and-discovery-combined-streaming-service-launching-earlier-than-expected-083047658.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">new streaming service</a> will be in direct competition with the likes of Netflix and Disney+. </p>



<p>Plans are to launch the new streaming service sometime in the Spring of 2023. At that time, HBO Max will be going away unless Warner Bros Discovery make <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/04/business/media/warner-bros-discovery-earnings.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">any more U-turns</a>.</p>



<h2>Soccer TV landscape can be complicated</h2>



<p>These days, we know it’s not easy being a soccer fan. Not only in the United States, but worldwide is the same as streaming services interrupt the traditional TV model.</p>



<p>In the US, the Premier League is on Comcast’s NBC/<a href="https://imp.i305175.net/c/330866/1313913/11640" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Peacock</a> service. La Liga and the Bundesliga are on Disney’s <a href="https://go.web.plus.espn.com/mWebq" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ESPN+</a>. Serie A, UEFA Champions League and other European cup competitions are on CBS’ <a href="https://paramountplus.qflm.net/c/330866/1007330/3065" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Paramount+</a>. </p>



<p>Meanwhile, various other leagues are strewn across a ranger of different streaming services. And now, the USMNT and USWNT have a new home on Warner Bros-Discovery. </p>



<p>One thing is a certainty. We’ll continue to keep you apprised of where to watch the games.</p>


The time has come for US Soccer HBO Max debut to happen, and this time it's part of a new 8-year deal between Turner Sports and US Soccer.

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