Analyst: Discovery Plus ‘Once in a lifetime opportunity to leverage Olympics to drive subscriptions’
TVBEurope talks to analyst Paolo Pescatore about Discovery's entrance into the crowded global streaming market.
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TVBEurope talks to analyst Paolo Pescatore about Discovery's entrance into the crowded global streaming market.
Discovery Plus will debut in 25 key markets in 2021, including the Nordics, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.
Smaller equipment and 5G technology are expected to be able to help enable interviews to be conducted inside venues.
IOC launches streaming channel to mark one year until the start of Tokyo 2020
Shinzo Abe says Games will be held by summer 2021
Twitter to amplify Eurosport’s digital coverage of the Games in 16 European markets
Allows people physically unable to attend the Olympics to experience the games virtually
Follows Discovery’s long-term partnership with IOC
App provides athlete profiles to users who hold their smartphones to focus on particular athletes' faces on television
VR app will deliver more than 50 hours of live coverage
Italian broadcaster will present up to 100 hours of free-to-air coverage
Partnership will see a range of Olympic and Paralympic sporting events streamed free of charge
Eurosport will deliver the "first fully-digital Games"
Deal includes all Eurosport platforms in major markets across Europe
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Content is now available in Chinese, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish, in addition to English
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