Eurosport


Eurosport gets into drone racing

Discovery-owned sports net Eurosport has struck a deal to cover drone racing, making it the latest established player to get into televising the event. The deal with DR1 Racing will see Eurosport take coverage into 70 countries across Europe and Asia. The first event, the DR1 Invitational from Los Angeles, will go out on the […]

All3 agrees major drama output deal with Liberty

All3Media will produce four original drama series for cable platforms owned by its co-parent, Liberty Global. This marks the first time Liberty has agreed to such as agreement to create exclusive original programming for its customers, and marks a major milestone in its ownership of UK-based production giant All3. The dramas will come over the […]

Discovery sub-licenses Olympics to ORF

Discovery has inked a deal with ORF that sees the Austrian pubcaster sub-license Olympics TV rights from the US channels giant. Discovery snagged European rights to the Olympics between 2018-2024 in a US$1.45 billion deal last year. It has since been striking deals with free-to-air channels, including the BBC in the UK, for the rights. […]

Eurosport moves for premium football rights

Eurosport has made a significant move for premium football rights, securing a tranche of games from the top German Bundesliga championship. The Discovery-owned sport channel secured the local rights as part of a multi-billion auction for the German football rights, spanning 2017-2021, which saw pay TV heavyweight Sky secure the largest package of games. The overall […]

Eurosport launches VR app for French Open

Eurosport has launched a virtual reality (VR) app to coincide with this year’s French Open tennis tournament. Eurosport VR will give viewers access to immersive sports content, including highlights from Roland Garros and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage shot in VR. During Roland Garros fans will be able to “see the world through the eyes of some […]

Discovery Sweden CEO resigns, interim installed

Discovery Networks Sweden CEO Jonas Sjogren has resigned from his post after a decade of leading the business. Discovery Networks Norway chief executive Harald Stromme will replace him in the interim, reporting to Discovery Networks Northern Europe COO and CFO Dominic Coles. Sjogren (pictured) is credited with integrating Discovery’s channel portfolios together after Discovery bought […]

Eurosport seals Euro Athletics deal

Eurosport has snagged pan-European rights to top-level athletics in Europe. The Discovery Communications-owned sports channel has inked a deal with the European Broadcasting Union for the premium events organised by European Athletics. The agreement runs for four years until 2019 and gives Eurosport rights to events including the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam. It […]

Discovery financial chief, south Asia boss exiting

Discovery Communications’ chief financial officer (CFO), Andrew Warren, will leave the company at the end of 2016 after almost five years at the company, whose general manager of the south Asia region is also leaving. Discovery said that a search for a new CFO will “begin immediately” with Warren due to leave the company at […]

Discovery ‘will hit 1m, $100m OTT target’ by 2017

Discovery Communications says it will hit its one-million direct-to-consumer OTT subs by 2017, bringing it US$100 million in extra revenue. The channel operator’s CEO and president, David Zaslav, gave the forecast on an analyst call following Discovery’s full-year results. “We won’t reach a million subs in 2016, but we do have a march to a […]

Eurosport offers online NBA bundle

Eurosport has struck a deal to offer bundled online access to Eurosport content and live NBA basketball matches. In the coming weeks, viewers in a number of European countries will be able to buy the combined offering of Eurosport Player and NBA League Pass at a discounted rate, giving them mobile, tablet and computer access […]