Samsung has announced the launch of Eurosport onto its Smart TV platform making it the first regional sports broadcasting service available on Samsung Smart TV.

The new sporting App will give users access to over 5,000 hours of live sport every year including coverage from the Tour de France, World Championship Athletics, tennis Grand Slams, The Australian, French and US Open, Africa Cup of Nations and the full 2013/14 wintersports season.

Guy Kinnell, Head of TV and AV at Samsung Electronics UK & Ireland, commented: “According to our recently released ‘Samsung Futures: The Future of Smart TV’ report one in 10 people in the UK are more likely to watch sport on TV than go to an event. With rising ticket prices across sport, having the Eurosport TV App on our platform ensures live sport is part of the viewing experience that we can offer on Smart TVs and we’re thrilled to be providing our customers with the best range of sporting content via our award winning Smart TV range.”

Eurosport Player is available to download from Samsung TV Apps Store in 40 European countries and 13 languages.

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