With 100 days to go until this summer’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has outlined its production plans,
As the countdown landmark is reached, WBD has announced that production teams from the UK, Sweden, France, Germany, Italy and Poland will use four studios, including Warner Bros. Discovery House, based at the Hotel Raphael in Paris. The company will also have three stand-up positions, one of which will be utilised by its premium news network, CNN, and live broadcasts for Spain, Finland and Denmark. The technology used will connect WBD’s hubs across Europe and the United States, with content managed and curated across its global network.
WBD Sports Europe will leverage the breadth and knowledge base of the company’s network to utilise the resources of its counterparts in Atlanta, Georgia, ensuring an “always-on” approach for viewers and users of Eurosport’s social media platforms across Europe, with highlights from Paris available regardless of the time of day. Including Paris 2024, WBD and its streaming platforms Max and discovery+, will broadcast in excess of 5,000 hours of live sport this summer, said the company.
Scott Young, group SVP content, production and business operations at Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe, said: “Today marks the momentous milestone of 100 Days to Go until the Olympics return to Europe and the final countdown to Paris 2024 begins, as well as the launch of our Summer of Sport. This year, we will have even more live hours of action from the greatest variety of events, more original content and non-live programming to keep fans engaged, and the greatest storytelling engine anywhere to continue serving sports fans with round-the-clock action, news and entertainment as sporting history is set to be made this summer. We will be at the world’s greatest sporting stages including live from Wembley for the Champions League final as host broadcaster, courtside at Roland-Garros and the US Open where we will cover every point from every court, on the road for every stage of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes, and at all 38 competition venues across Paris and France covering every moment of the Summer Olympic Games. Our coverage will be truly immersive and our storytelling will be captivating.”
