Eurosport to close on UK satellite TV
Eurosport, a staple of British television for 35 years and the longtime broadcaster of events like the Tour de France, is set to disappear from UK screens.
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More UK TV Satellite changes today, as more channels upgrade transmission frequencies
More UK TV Satellite changes today, as more channels upgrade transmission frequencies As part of the overall move from DVB-S to DVB-S2 by all UK satellite TV broadcasters, the latest batch of channels have today made the move to the … Continue reading →
Discovery channels move to UK beam, changing reception in some areas of Spain
Discovery channels move to UK beam, changing reception in some areas of Spain The Discovery group of channels, has changed frequencies. And satellite beams The channesl used to be on the EUropean beam, meaning nice and easy recpetion across Spain … Continue reading →
Quest and Quest Red are coming to Freesat very soon
Reports are that the Discovery owned channels Quest and Quest Red will soon be available on Freesat. Although nothing has yet been officially announced, Freesat data tables on the satellites show that these channels have been allocated Freesat channel numbers. … Continue reading →
Sky and Discovery reach agreement
Discovery and Sky have reached an agreement that will see Discovery’s channels continue to be available on Sky, including Eurosport. The negotiations went down to the wire, with the announcement of an agreement coming just four and a half hours … Continue reading →
Deadline day: Sky and Discovery close in on 11th hour deal
Deadline day: Sky and Discovery close in on 11th hour deal Sky and Discovery are closing in on a last-minute deal to save the likes of Eurosport and Animal Planet from the UK’s screens. The two media giants are in … Continue reading →
Sky prepare for loss of Discovery channels
Sky prepare for loss of Discovery channels Sky have made preparations for the loss of the Discovery TV Group of channels… Contract negotiations between Sky and Discovery have meant the potential loss of 12 channels operated by Discovery from the … Continue reading →
Sky may lose Discovery channels..some Questions and Answers
Sky may lose Discovery channels..some Questions and Answers What is changing? From 1 February, Discovery Communications’ portfolio of channels are unlikely to be available in Sky TV packages. Which channels does this include? In the UK and Ireland, this includes … Continue reading →
BBC secures rights for Olympics 2022 and 2024 Winter and Summer Games
The BBC is to remain the home of free-to-air Olympic action for the next the five Olympics – Summer and Winter – on its television, radio and online platforms, after securing a deal with Discovery Communications, who won the rights … Continue reading →
Discovery gains Europe-wide Olympic broadcast rights ; could the BBC lose the rights…?
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that all TV and multi-platform broadcast rights in Europe for the four Olympic Games in the 2018–2024 period have been awarded to Discovery Communications, the parent company of Eurosport. It means the BBC … Continue reading →
Will Discovery / Eurosport and BeIN Sports join Sky Sports and BT Sports in the battle for live Premier League football rights
The Premier League’s chances of sealing a staggering £10million-per-game agreement – and £5 billion overall – from the next three-year domestic rights deal are even stronger now two foreign TV giants are involved. The battle between Sky Sports and BT … Continue reading →
Channel 5 to be bought by Discovery and Sky…?
Discovery Communications and BSkyB are poised to announce a £350m deal to acquire Channel 5 from Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell. Full details are not known, but Discovery is thought to have a 70% share of the deal with BSkyB … Continue reading →
Discovery to bid for English Premier League rights in the UK????
The chief executive of Discovery has held talks with potential partners about launching joint bids for premium sports such as the Premier League TV rights. The owner of the Discovery factual channel, the new majority shareholder in Eurosport, is aggressively … Continue reading →
Eurosport considering Premier League TV rights bid
Discovery Communications, the new majority shareholder in Eurosport, is considering using its deep pockets to take on BSkyB and BT in the next multibillion-pound war for Premier League TV rights. The owner of the Discovery factual channel, which has a … Continue reading →
Discovery Channel to leave Spain’s Canal+ satellite service
Spanish satellite pay-TV operator Canal+ seems to be experiencing a crisis, with subscriber numbers stalling and now premium channels beginning to leave its schedule. According to market sources quoted by Mundoplus.TV, Discovery Networks is to remove its main channel Discovery … Continue reading →