The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is launching a new digital sports streaming service, which will include thousands of hours of content from European public broadcasters.
Eurovision Sport will work alongside the EBU’s network of public service members to ensure audiences can enjoy end-to-end coverage of a host of Olympic sports from athletics to gymnastics, skiing, swimming and many more, said the organisation.
It will feature events from World to European Championships, multi-sport events and national championships and be the first sports streaming service to provide true gender equality across all its live sports content.
Events that will be featured in the coming weeks include World Aquatics Championships in Doha (Feb 2-18), the upcoming International Biathlon Union World Championships (Feb 7-18) in Czechia and next month’s World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow (March 1-3).
The EBU has partnered with Nagravision to develop and operate the Eurovision Sport platform.
Noel Curran, the EBU’s director general, said: “Eurovision Sport is a game-changer for sports fans across Europe and right around the world.
“We firmly believe that sport should be for all. Our public service media members already bring many of the world’s leading sporting events to audiences free-to-air and this new digital platform will provide wrap-around coverage, so they never have to miss a moment of their favourite event.
“Currently only a third of sports fans have access to premium sports channels. Through its free streaming, we hope Eurovision Sport will democratise access to live sports coverage and help grow individual sports through visibility and engagement, encouraging greater participation and making sure we are all ‘united by sport’.”
Eurovision Sport is available now via desktop and mobile website – eurovisionsport.com – as an app for Android and iOS mobile and tablet devices, and, later in the year, via Connected TVs and selected free ad-supported streaming television channels.
