In his new role, Thomas will report to Scott Young, group senior vice president of content, production, and business operations for WBD Sports Europe (WBD).

TNT Sports, the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned pay-TV broadcaster in the UK, is bringing in Pete Thomas to be its new head of football.

Thomas will start in his new role on March 1, 2025, joining from UK sports and TV production firm Whisper, where he has served as head of sport.

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In his new role, Thomas will report to Scott Young, group senior vice president of content, production, and business operations for WBD Sports Europe.

Thomas has had a two-decade broadcasting career, working across sports events such as Premier League soccer, European soccer, rugby, and American football's NFL.

He moved to Whisper from Noah Media Group in 2022, where he had worked as executive producer and director across non-live sports content and documentaries, including Finding Jack Charlton and Adam Hills: Take His Legs.

He previously also worked at UK-based television sports production and media company Sunset + Vine as a producer, and ITV Sport as an assistant producer.

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Thomas said: “I’m delighted to be joining TNT Sports at such an exciting time, and to have the opportunity to work across the biggest competitions in club football with such an ambitious and progressive broadcaster.

I’m very much looking forward to working with the hugely talented team that has set such high standards across TNT Sports broadcasts, to work together to continue the brilliant story-telling that has become synonymous with TNT Sports.”

Scott Young added: “Throughout the recruitment process, Pete demonstrated an outstanding vision on how he will lead our football coverage and tell the stories from the sport through a TNT Sports lens.

“I’m looking forward to Pete adding his layer of innovative production and management experience, from the Premier League to European football all the way through to how we will deliver the Emirates FA Cup for the first time as TNT Sports next season.

“He will also work closely with our production leaders from our other major sports such as MotoGP and rugby to ensure our coverage remains best-in-class."