Eurosport
Eurosport India to broadcast UAE-Ireland series
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired exclusive rights in India to the forthcoming cricket series between the United Arab Emirates and Ireland
Discovery to showcase PGA Tour on Eurosport in 36 countries
Media group Discovery has opted to showcase live and highlights coverage of golf’s PGA Tour on its Eurosport channels in 36 European and Central Asian markets in 2021.
Seifert: Discovery money being paid after ‘comprehensive’ legal victory
Christian Seifert, the chief executive of the German Football League, has said that broadcast rights fee money from Discovery is being paid after a “comprehensive” victory against the international med…
Georgiou: Eurosport content key to driving discovery+ penetration
Adding Eurosport’s content to a bundle of Discovery channels is the key to helping Discovery Communications build market share for its new subscription streaming platform discovery+ in an increasingly competitive OTT landscape, according to Andrew Georgiou, the president of Eurosport’s global sports rights and sports marketing solutions.
Discovery unveils global OTT platform combining sports and non-sports content
Discovery, the owner of pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport, has today (Wednesday) unveiled its new global OTT streaming service, which will be called discovery+ and will marry sports content with…
Eurosport, Ford create motorsport content series in digital marketing tie-up
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has teamed up with Ford to launch ‘Bring on Tomorrow’, a new digital content series that will investigate future innovations in motorsport as part of a wider mar…
Eurosport to cut 59 positions at Paris headquarters
The Discovery-owned broadcaster Eurosport is to make 59 redundancies at its Paris headquarters as the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the media sector continues to take hold
Champions Chess Tour secures valuable distribution in Eurosport deal
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a deal with Play Magnus Group, the digital chess company founded by current world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, for the pan-European and Asian rights…
Eurosport seals ISU rights deal with Infront
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has picked up rights across Europe to a host of International Skating Union events in a new three-season deal with the Infront agency
Eurosport renews MXGP rights until 2022
International broadcaster Eurosport has renewed its media rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship until 2022
Eurosport Events replaces IMG’s BSI in 10-year speedway promotion deal
The Eurosport Events arm of international sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a 10-year deal to become the global promoter of all speedway events organised by the International Motorcycling Federation…
France Télévisions and Eurosport audiences hold up for September Tour de France
Domestic viewing figures for the Tour de France remained strong on both France Télévisions, the public-service broadcaster, and Eurosport, the Discovery-owned sports broadcaster, despite the shifting o…
Eurosport close to EHF Champions League rights deal in France
Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport is close to finalising an agreement in France for rights to handball’s EHF Champions League from the 2020-21 season.
Prud’homme among senior exits in Discovery’s European ‘streamlining’
Laurent Prud’homme, head of Eurosport France and previously senior vice-president of rights acquisitions and syndication at Eurosport, is leaving his position amid a raft of departures across Europe u…
Discovery makes legal challenge to Norway’s betting ads ban
Discovery Networks Norway, an arm of the international broadcast group that owns Eurosport, has taken legal action over the move by the Norwegian state to ban the advertising of foreign betting companies…
Eurosport agrees two-season renewal for Lega Basket rights
Discovery-owned pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has renewed its pay-television rights to the Lega Basket Serie A for a further two seasons
Discovery Q2 international revenues hit by 41-per-cent advertising slump
A dramatic fall in advertising caused by the Covid-19 pandemic led to a 23-per-cent drop in second-quarter revenues at the international division of Discovery, the US-based media group that owns pan-European…
Vodafone TV integrates Eurosport Player in Spanish first
Telecoms operator Vodafone has directly incorporated Eurosport Player, the OTT streaming service of the Discovery-owned sports broadcaster Eurosport, into its broadcast offering in Spain