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Discovery partners with YouTube for Olympic moments

Discovery and YouTube have announced a new content and advertising partnership that will bring Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 moments to audiences across Europe on-demand. Designed  to keep audiences updated with the Games and showcase the full Olympic Games offering on discovery+ and Eurosport services, Eurosport YouTube Channel  will host regular clips during the Games, including on-demand highlights, […]

July 16, 2021

Record digital growth for Eurosport ahead of Olympics

With just over two weeks to go until its coverage of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Eurosport has announced record digital growth for the first half of 2021. Eurosport.com attracted more than 50 million unique visitors in June 2021, serving fans around the world with the latest sports news, scores and features. Representing a peak in […]

July 5, 2021

Tour de France digital growth for Eurosport

Eurosport has recorded strong year-on-year audience growth during the first three days of the Tour de France, with a steep rise in traffic via its digital platforms across its major markets in Europe. Eurosport.com has seen a +177 per cent rise in unique users overall. Bringing users the biggest stories, the best digital content and […]

July 1, 2021

Eurosport, GCN deliver Tour de France in 60+ markets

The world’s biggest bike race speeds returns to screens this summer and Discovery’s platforms will once again show all the action from Tour de France for viewers in more than 60 markets across Europe and Asia. With total exclusivity in 35 markets, Discovery’s sport brands Eurosport and GCN will offer live, on-demand and ad-free coverage […]

June 24, 2021

Discovery extends Le Mans deal

Discovery has further expanded its coverage of the 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of a renewed agreement with the FIA World Endurance Championship and its exclusive media rights partner, Infront. Through Discovery’s portfolio of motorsport brands and channels, the partnership comprises coverage from every round of the FIA WEC including qualifying, available live […]

June 18, 2021By Colin Mann

Discovery extends Roland-Garros rights

Discovery and the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) have announced a new agreement that will see Roland-Garros remain with the broadcaster for a further five years. This new deal will leverage Discovery’s assets across Eurosport, discovery+ and its network of free-to-air channels throughout Europe. Commencing 2022, the renewal of the multi-platform rights will extend the […]

June 11, 2021

WTCR to be shown in 162 countries

Action from racing series the WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup will be shown in 162 countries in 2021 following confirmation of the initial roster of broadcast partners for the new season. They will provide a mix of live coverage, race highlights and news round-up programming throughout the 2021 title chase, which began on […]

June 11, 2021By Colin Mann

PTO secures Collins Cup coverage via Eurosport

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) and Discovery have agreed a new partnership that will see the Collins Cup screened exclusively across Europe through Eurosport. The Collins Cup is the PTO’s inaugural flagship event taking place on August 28th in Šamorín, near Bratislava, Slovakia and is a new race format modelled after the Ryder Cup, which will […]

June 10, 2021

Eurosport grows Roland-Garros audience

Eurosport has reported significant year-on-year growth of its audience on its digital platforms across Europe, in addition to viewers watching on discovery+, following the first week of play at Roland-Garros, as fans streamed the action and engaged with exclusive content in their millions. The success of some of Europe’s biggest stars, including Iga Swiatek, Daniil […]

June 8, 2021

‘Warner Bros. Discovery’ name for merged company

Multichannel programmer Discovery has revealed the new name of the proposed standalone global entertainment company that will emerge from the combination of WarnerMedia and Discovery assets as ‘Warner Bros. Discovery’. It suggests the Warner Bros. Discovery name will honour, celebrate and elevate the world’s most-storied creative studio in the world with the high quality, global […]

June 2, 2021