Discovery+ hopes Olympics springboard can launch platform to new subscribers

Eurosport president Andrew Georgiou said Discovery+ wants to use the Olympics as a springboard Eurosport and global sports rights & sports marketing solutions president at Discovery Andrew Georgiou has outlined how Discovery+ hopes to use sport as a major draw for subscribers. The new platform will play host to the Olympics in several regions, and […]

Eurosport and Ocean Outdoor to relive London 2012 on Picadilly big screen

It will mark what would have been the Tokyo 2020 closing ceremony Eurosport and outdoor advertising company Ocean Outdoor have come together to mark what would have been the closing ceremony of Tokyo 2020 with a screening of the London 2012 games in Picadilly Circus, London. At 12pm on Sunday 9 August, the big screen […]

2020 Tokyo Olympic Games confirms rescheduled 2021 dates

The event has had to reschedule due to the coronavirus pandemic The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games has confirmed that it will run from 23 July until 8 August, 2021. Despite the move to next year, the organisers have decided to keep the 2020 name. The Games has had to be moved due to the coronavirus […]

Discovery to move over £149m of Olympics costs to 2021 after postponement

The company revealed the news in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange commission on 24 March Discovery, the parent company of European sport broadcaster Eurosport, has revealed that it expects to move between $175 million (£149m) and $200 million (£170m) of Olympics costs to 2021. The move from the Japanese government and IOC […]

Discovery releases statement on Olympics postponement

The broadcaster had been planning to show the event this summer on Eurosport Discovery has released a statement on the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe revealed that the competition will be suspended on Tuesday, leaving the broadcaster with a large gap in its schedules this summer. In the […]

Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed until 2021 to leave broadcasters’ schedules bare

Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe announced that the games will take place next year The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been postponed until 2021, announced Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe. The IOC had given itself a four-week deadline to make a decision earlier this week, but it has only taken just two days since that announcement […]