Eurosport News Explained

Eurosport News
Picture Format:576i (SDTV)
Owner:Discovery Inc.
Country:Europe, Asia-Pacific
Language:English, French, Portuguese, Russian
Headquarters:Paris, France
Replaced By:Eurosport 2 (some countries)
Sister Channels:Eurosport 1
Eurosport 2

Eurosport News was the first 24-hour international Europe-based sports news channel part of the European sports network Eurosport, owned by Discovery Inc. It was available in 11 million homes in 54 countries.[1]

History

The channel launched on 1 September 2000 and closed down on 1 January 2018. It featured live scores, highlights, most recent breaking news and commentaries with recorded voiceovers, similar to Euronews. Eurosport News' sportscasts were broadcast around the clock in 15-minute blocks with frequent updates. The service combined video, text and graphics with the screen being divided into 4 sections. A video section that displayed highlights and news bulletins, a breaking news ticker at the bottom and a scoring section that gave in-depth analysis of results and game stats.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EurosportNews Eurosport, a Discovery company . corporate.eurosport.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150519010804/http://corporate.eurosport.com/our-brands/eurosportnews/ . 2015-05-19.