I know some of you have chosen to get access to Eurosport via the Player app once you moved off the older Max HD/4K packs, so worth noting that it is to be discontinued (date to be confirmed), with the content (including their Olympics coverage), folded into the new Discovery+ service.
Link here: Eurosport to rethink rights acquisition with discovery+ launch
"Speaking to SportsPro Media, Eurosport President Andrew Georgiou said that the company will change how it acquires sports rights as the Eurosport Player is eventually folded into discovery+ and discontinued as a standalone product. Eurosport’s linear channels will continue to operate, and standalone networks GolfTV and Global Cycling Networks will remain individual.
He said that the new SVOD “allows us to do is to think more on a market-by-market basis about what sports assets and rights can help complement our platform in that market.”
The exec added that the streamer will have an overlapping audience “between more general entertainment” and the “sports-specific audience.”
This, Georgiou said, will translate into “leaning more into” content like “the documentaries, behind-the-scenes, the deeper look at athletes.”
The company separately said that pricing will vary from market-to-market in Europe, with those which feature live sports likely costing more."
Further info here: Eurosport Player and Dplay DTC services to be phased out
"The introduction of the Discovery+ service will see the broadcaster’s existing direct-to-consumer (DTC) offerings, Eurosport Player and Dplay, begin to be phased out in the first group of territories ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
Eurosport content will appear first on the new platform in markets where Discovery already offers live sport on Dplay, such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
In other markets, Eurosport Player will continue to operate as it does today until Discovery+ launches and Eurosport is introduced onto the service."
