Who owns MUTV?
MUTV is owned by Manchester United plc (the United Kingdom, NYSE: MANU).[1]
Evidence: Manchester United plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-09-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 September 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Manchester United plc verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Manchester
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Manchester
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Television networks
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: MANU
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About MUTV
MUTV is Manchester United's wholly-owned television channel, which the club says is available in more than 200 markets. It carries live pre-season matches of the men's and women's first teams, Academy matches, club news, highlights and interviews, and is sold either to television distributors as a linear channel or directly to supporters by subscription. The club's annual report puts MUTV's revenue at £5.7 million for the year ended 30 June 2026.
What Manchester United plc's annual report says about MUTV
Sentences about MUTV from Manchester United plc's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Our Broadcasting revenue is principally generated by the broadcasting of our matches on pay and free-to-air television channels as well as content delivered over the internet and through our own television channel, MUTV.
The result could be a reduction in the value of our share of football broadcasting rights and of our online and MUTV services, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flow.
Such developments may impact the profitability or effectiveness of our existing media contracts and strategy, including our television channel, MUTV.
How often Manchester United plc names MUTV in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of MUTV
- Current owner Manchester United plc [1] verified
Where MUTV sits in Manchester United plc
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Manchester United plc
Manchester United plc controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Manchester United (1878)
- Manchester United Women (2018)
- Old Trafford (1910)
Other brands in television networks, and who owns them
The 86 brands in television networks on Brandtree belong to 27 owners. The largest is Sun TV Network, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini TV | Sun TV Network | 🇮🇳 India |
| Global Television | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| BET | Paramount Skydance | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bounce (Scripps network) | Scripps | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cartoon Network | Warner Bros. Discovery | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Canal+ | Canal+ | 🇫🇷 France |
| AMC | AMC Networks | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Astro | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
About the owner: Manchester United plc
Manchester United plc is a publicly listed company headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: MANU.
Manchester United plc is the listed holding company of the English football club, incorporated in the Cayman Islands in 2012 with its principal executive office at Old Trafford in Manchester. Its Class A shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange. Its 20-F for the year ended 30 June 2026 reports total revenue of £677.6 million from commercial, broadcasting and matchday income, and says trusts controlled by descendants of Malcolm Glazer hold 67.91% of the voting power while INEOS holds 28.96%. The club, the women's team, the stadium and the MUTV channel are all held through wholly-owned subsidiaries.
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🇬🇧 MUTV and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; MUTV is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of MUTV?
The parent company of MUTV is Manchester United plc, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is MUTV British?
Yes. MUTV originated in the United Kingdom and its owner, Manchester United plc, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is MUTV still owned by Manchester United plc?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, MUTV is still owned by Manchester United plc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Manchester United plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-09-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 24 September 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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