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Australian Open Tennis Exhibition Matches not on linear channels

zulu17 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 08:24:21 GMT

Alcaraz v De Minaur currently live on discovery+ (Eurosport) but not on the linear Eurosport channels that are on EETV .

Why is there no EETV coverage of this event ?

There seems to be a worrying trend whereby significant tennis matches are not being broadcast on linear channels.

Re: Australian Open Tennis Exhibition Matches not on linear channels

garybs29 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:51:40 GMT

It'll be an eurosport decision as rights holders & where they choose to show them

Re: Australian Open Tennis Exhibition Matches not on linear channels

zulu17 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:13:33 GMT

but @garybs29 Eurosports Uk rights are I believe included in the Joint Venture owned currently by BT and WBD. Ie WBD put in the Eurosport UK rights and BT put in the BT sports rights to Joint venture . So why are the linear EPG channels not getting content ?

Re: Australian Open Tennis Exhibition Matches not on linear channels

DarrenDev — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:48:36 GMT

The schedule for Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 should be exactly the same in the d+ app as is seen on the linear channels. Are you saying this isn't the case? Or was the tennis app-exclusive content?

Re: Australian Open Tennis Exhibition Matches not on linear channels

zulu17 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:12:25 GMT

The match was not shown live on either Eurosport1 or Eurosport 2 and didn’t or doesn’t appear in their schedules.

It was on discovery + with timeline with Eurosport DOG .

Match promoted as “watch on Eurosport and discovery+”.

Re: Australian Open Tennis Exhibition Matches not on linear channels

DarrenDev — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:59:34 GMT

OK so it could be either that discovery didn't have the rights to broadcast those specific matches on linear, or they weren't considered popular enough to bump the programmes that were shown on Eurosport 1 and 2. Unlike TNT Sports where there are 6 "spare" channels to overflow onto, Eurosport needs to decide whether it goes on 1/2, or app-only.

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ozsat — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 12:15:03 GMT

Day 1 coverage is now on Discovery+ app - but not in UHD which is available on SkyQ on Red Button.