Eurosport 2
Country | France |
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Network | Eurosport |
Headquarters | Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English, Swedish, French, Italian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Croatian, Turkish, Czech, Albanian, Dutch, Spanish (specific events), Danish |
Ownership | |
Owner | Discovery Communications |
Eurosport 2 is a European sports television network. It is a sister channel to Eurosport 1 and Eurosport News and part of the Eurosport Network. Several different versions of the channel exist across Europe, where television rights for sport differ.
Launch
Eurosport 2 launched on 10 January 2005. It is currently available in 50 million homes and 47 countries,[1] broadcasting in 18 different languages English, Swedish, French, Italian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Russian, Bulgarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Turkish, Czech, Dutch, Spanish and Danish.
Programming
Eurosport 2 considers itself "the new generation sports channel", and is dedicated to team sports and in particular 'alternative' and niche sports including European basketball, National Lacrosse League, Twenty20 cricket, AFL Aussie Rules, surfing and the Handball Champions League, amongst others.
On 2 July 2010, the Arena Football League announced that Eurosport 2 would show matches that the NFL Network broadcast in the United States on a tape delay for the rest of the season, as well as coverage of ArenaBowl XXIII. The deal also includes rights for the entire 2011 season to be broadcast on the channel.
Eurosport 2 HD
Eurosport 2 HD, a high-definition version of the channel is also available.[2] In central and northern Europe, it carries some exclusive programming such as Bundesliga football from Germany, WWE wrestling shows and live Australian Rules Football matches, which are not available on other versions due to local networks holding the rights.
Eurosport DK
Eurosport DK was a Danish television channel owned by Discovery Networks Northern Europe. The channel replaced Canal 8 Sport and Eurosport 2 in Denmark on 1 July 2015.[3]
On 28 May 2015, Discovery Networks Northern Europe announced that they would merge Canal 8 Sport and Eurosport 2 into Eurosport DK in Denmark, broadcasting football from Danish Superliga, the Bundesliga, Major League Soccer, Capital One Cup, UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, Tennis from ATP Tour, WTA Tour and 3 Grand Slams, Cycling from UCI World Tour, Winter sport, Motorsports.[4]
On 15 February 2016, the channel was replaced by Eurosport 2.[5]
Eurosport Norway
Eurosport Norway is a norwegian television channel that replaces Eurosport 2 since September 3.rd 2015.[6] . It is owned by Discovery Networks Norway and sends norwegian eliteserien and other eurosport programming .
English Language Bundesliga commentators
Name |
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Andreas Evagora |
Tony Jeffers |
Angus Torode |
Ben Harris |
Elliot Richardson |
Andreas Jörger |
Stuart Telford |
Mark Rodden |
Availability
Terrestrial
- evotv (Croatia): Channel 406
- Lattelecom (Latvia): Channel 51
- Mediaset Premium (Italy): Channel 385
Satellite
- DigitAlb (Albania): Channel 35 (HD)
- CanalDigitaal (Netherlands): Channel 29 (SD)
- n (Poland): Channel 112 (HD)
- OTE TV (Greece): Channel 306
- Sky (UK & Ireland): Channel 411 (SD/HD) and Channel 443 (SD)
- CanalSat (France): Channel 125 (HD)
- UPC Direkt (Hungary): Channel 86
- Sky Italia (Italy): Channel 212
- Boom TV (Romania): Channel 52
- Dolce (Romania): Channel 26
- Max TV (Romania): Channel
- Digiturk (Turkey): Channel 72
- NTV Plus (Russia): Channel
- TV Vlaanderen (Belgium): Channel 76
- Cyfrowy Polsat (Poland): Channel 15, Channel 121 (HD) and Channel 514 (SD)
- Bulsatcom (Bulgaria): Channel 206
- CanalSat (Mauritius): Channel 62
Cable
- UPC Romania: Channel 211 (digital with DVR) and Channel 81 (digital)
- Virgin Media Ireland: Channel 425 and Channel 426 (HD)
- Hot (Israel): Channel 59
- Naxoo (Switzerland): Channel 81
- Ziggo (Netherlands): Channel 411 (HD)
- UPC Poland: Channel 566 and Channel 567 (HD)
- WightFibre (UK): Channel 88
- Virgin Media (UK): Channel 522 (HD) and Channel 524
- Lattelecom (Latvia): Channel 402
- Digi TV (Hungary): Channel 37
- T-Home (Hungary): Channel 38
- T-Home Digital (Hungary): Channel S38
- UPC Digital (Hungary): Channel 46
- ZON TV (Portugal): Channel 28 (no coverage in Mirandela)
- RCS&RDS (Romania): Channel 30
- Serbia Broadband: Channel 268 and Channel 137 (HD)
- Com Hem (Sweden): Channel 103
- Numericable (France): Channel 152
- Kabel Deutschland (Germany): Channel 373
- Nacional'nye kabel'nye seti (Russia): Channel 56
- Global Destiny (Philippines): Channel 36
- UPC Poland (Poland): Channel 564
- Telenet (Flanders): Channel 211
- Telecable (Spain): Channel 54
IPTV
- Tivibu (Turkey): Channel 86
- iNES (Romania): Channel
- On Telecoms(Greece): Channel 47
- KPN/Telfort/XS4ALL (Netherlands): Channel 202
- Vodafone Tv Net Voz (Portugal): Channel 27
- MEO (Portugal): Channel 38
- MojaTV (Bosnia and Herzegovina): Channel 35
- Open IPTV (Serbia): Channel 562
- T-Home (Hungary): Channel
- BT TV (United Kingdom): Channel 413 and Channel 436 (HD)
- Belgacom TV (Belgium): Channel 74 (Dutch) and Channel 85 (French)
- Movistar TV (Spain): Channel 41 (HD)
- Telecable (Spain): Channel 42
Online
- Eurosport Player (European Broadcasting Union countries): Watch live
- TVPlayer (UK): Watch live
- Sky Go (UK & Ireland): Watch live
- Virgin TV Anywhere (UK): Watch live
- Horizon GO (Ireland): Horizon.tv
- Ziggo GO (Netherlands): Ziggogo.tv
External links
References
- ^ "Eurosport 2 races into 50 million homes". Broadbandtvnews.com. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ "Eurosport 2 plans HD launch" broadbandtvnews.com 5 August 2009 Link retrieved 5 August 2009
- ^ "Eurosport Danmark erstatter Eurosport 2 / Canal 8". DIGITALT.TV.
- ^ "Eurosport Danmark erstatter Eurosport 2 / Canal 8". DIGITALT.TV.
- ^ "Eurosport 2 genopstår – Eurosport DK skifter navn igen". DIGITALT.TV.
- ^ SDS Discoverys pressemelding 24. august 2015, Ny norsk sportskanal på lufta 3. september. Besøkt 30. september 2015.
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