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Eurosport is a European sports satellite and cable network, available in 59 countries and broadcasting in 20 different languages. It is owned and operated by the TF1 Group. Eurosport offers viewers varied sports such as UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup football, the Paris Dakar Rally, Monte Carlo Rally, the Olympics, cycling events such as Le Tour de France and Britain's Premier Calendar road racing series, tennis events including the French Open and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, World Championship Snooker, Australian Football League, wintersports, and youth sports like skating and surfing. It has also previously covered events such as the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Eurosport is often provided by cable operators as part of their basic package. In the UK, British Eurosport launched in 1999, replacing Eurosport International on most platforms with some schedule variations and local commentary. Eurosport is shown in most countries across Europe, often with commentary in the local language, but not necessarily local advertising. Most European countries also have domestic sports channels but Eurosport is the only pan-European sports channel. Currently there are a number of channels that are broadcast under the Eurosport name: Eurosport (France, British, Deutschland, Italia, Poland, Nordic and Asia Pacific), Eurosport 2 (versions for all Eurosport regions except Asia Pacific) and Eurosport News. Sportitalia is also part of the group. On Sunday 15 November 2009, The Eurosport Asia-Pacific channel became available to Foxtel, Austar and Optus TV subscribers as part Austar and Foxtel's "Next Generation" launch of new channels and expanded programming and viewing options. In May 2007 Yahoo! and Eurosport formed a co-branded website which Eurosport uses as its web portal, including an online TV guide, in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy and Germany. |
