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Eurosport India acquires India vs Oman and UAE matches

Eurosport and Eurosport HD India, the sports channels from the house of Discovery, have scored the broadcasting rights for the upcoming FIFA friendly matches of team India. The Indian National Team who are currently in the United Arab Emirates will be playing 2 matches in the upcoming FIFA international friendlies on 25th and 29th of […]

March 24, 2021

Eurosport India acquires BCL rights

Eurosport and Eurosport HD India, the sports channels from the house of Discovery, have brought to its fans the Bihar Cricket League (BCL), a T20 League which is an initiative of Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) – one of the oldest cricket associations of the country and Elite Sports Management. The league has already started will […]

March 22, 2021

Discovery creates unified marketing solutions

Discovery has unveiled an enhanced marketing solutions offer for brand partners across its international markets that is says unites the company’s sports offering with its real life entertainment portfolio into a single proposition. The move builds on the global launch of Discovery’s subscription streaming service, discovery+, in January For the first time, this gives brand […]

March 11, 2021

Chennaoui assumes wider role with Eurosport & Discovery

Eurosport has extended its partnership with presenter Orla Chennaoui. The multi-lingual broadcaster, who initially joined the Eurosport UK team in 2019 as lead cycling presenter, will take on a broader role within the business including host duties of Eurosport’s coverage of the FIM MotoGP World Championship in the Netherlands as well as a lead role […]

March 4, 2021

BT TV adds Eurosport

BT TV has bolstered its TV packages with the addition of Eurosport. Effective immediately, Big Sport and VIP customers will be able to watch snooker, cycling, tennis, athletics, winter sports and motor racing, as well as this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games. The monthly price for both packages will stay the same. Eurosport on demand content […]

March 1, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Formula E extends Discovery partnership

With the first races in its seventh season just days away, Formula E and Discovery have extended their media partnership to show the all-electric racing series live across Europe. Discovery will utilise its extensive range of free-to-air, pay-tv and digital platforms to support the growth of Formula E, whose shareholders include Liberty Global and Discovery […]

February 24, 2021By Colin Mann

Discovery extends Giro d’Italia rights

Discovery has secured the exclusive global rights to show the Giro d’Italia until at least 2025. The long-term deal with RCS Sport via IMG means Discovery retains its status as the Giro’s multi-platform rights holder, providing live and uninterrupted coverage of every stage from the year’s first Grand Tour on Eurosport via discovery+, Discovery’s new […]

February 19, 2021

BT: “Sport rights value will deflate”

Europe’s top football leagues are in for a period of “deflation” in the price of their television rights, says Simon Green, head of BT Sport. “There’s certainly going to be a rights correction and it may be seen and interpreted by many as rights deflation,” Green told the Financial Times. Green believes that as the […]

February 17, 2021

Discovery, Snap Olympics team-up

Discovery and social media enterprise Snap have formed a new content and advertising partnership around the Olympic Games to bring the sporting spectacle to a new generation of fans. The collaboration will showcase the best of discovery+ and Eurosport’s Olympic Games content and coverage, shared through a new Eurosport Olympics daily Show on Snapchat’s Discover […]

February 11, 2021

Failure for French football re-tender

LFP has admitted failure in the re-tender process for French football league 1 and 2 rights. The bidding was opened following the cancellation of Mediapro’s deal in December 2020 but was doomed when Canal+ boycotted the process. Bids from rivals Amazon, DAZN and Eurosport failed to reach the reserve price. The LFP now is giving […]

February 2, 2021From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris