OLYMPIC HEROES SET TO DELIVER MOST COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF PARIS 2024 ON DISCOVERY+ AND EUROSPORT IN UK & IRELAND

• Every moment of Paris 2024 will be live only on discovery+, the streaming home of the Olympics
• Wall-to-wall linear coverage on Eurosport 1&2, along with 7 dedicated Olympic ‘pop-up’ channels 
• Eurosport’s line-up of experts boast 19 Olympic and Paralympic medals
• Tom Daley joins Eurosport’s on-screen team as he bids to defend his diving 10m Synchro crown 
• New product innovations to help streaming subscribers enjoy the ultimate, multi-platform Games experience
• All the action on discovery+ available for just £3.99 with Olympics offer 

The return of the Olympics to Europe for the first time in 12 years will be marked by a monumental celebration of the Olympic Spirit. As the countdown continues, Eurosport, the Home of the Olympics in Europe, today outlined its extensive coverage, line-up of acclaimed athletes set to deliver unrivalled insight, and fan-first streaming offer to fans across the UK & Ireland.

Reporting from WBD House, a perfectly positioned Parisian rooftop studio on top of the Hotel Raphael, Eurosport’s coverage promises to deliver the most immersive Olympics across discovery+, the only place to watch every moment of the Games live. 

MEDAL MACHINES, INSPIRATIONAL ICONS AND SPORTING STARS   

Eurosport’s UK & Ireland presentation team, boasting 19 Olympic and Paralympic medals between them, will provide unmatched expertise and inside-views, bringing fans closer to the athletes and their stories than ever before.

Shauna Coxsey, Great Britain’s most-decorated sport climber, and James Cracknell, a two-time rowing Coxless Four gold medal winner, will provide expert commentary across their respective events. 

Five-time Olympian Tom Daley joins the Eurosport on-screen team at the end of his competition, as he bids to defend his diving 10m synchronised title. 

Lutalo Muhammad, a two-time taekwondo Olympic medallist, Joanna Rowsell, a two-time Olympic track cycling team pursuit, and Stef Reid, a two-time track and field Paralympic medallist, will also form part of the punditry team.

Ellie Simmonds, a five-time Paralympic swimming champion, Iwan Thomas, a 4x400m relay silver medallist, and Nile Wilson, a bronze winner in the gymnastics horizontal bar in Rio 2016, will be offering specialist punditry and analysis. 

Orla Chennaoui, known for leading Eurosport’s cycling coverage and featuring in previous Olympics programming, will present Bonjour Paris; Eurosport 1’s live daily morning show from 7.00am previewing the headline events each day. Laura Woods, who leads TNT Sports’ UEFA Champions League action, will host Bonsoir Paris, the channel’s live daily evening show from 9.00pm, revisiting all the key talking points and stories that day. Delivered from the WBD House rooftop studio, both will be joined by special guests, book-ending the live competition coverage throughout the Games. 

Laura Woods will also lead the coverage of the Opening Ceremony alongside Craig Doyle live from Paris on 26 July, with Iwan Thomas and other guests alongside them throughout.

The full list of Olympic presenters and pundits in the UK & Ireland includes: Adam Blythe (Cycling), Orla Chennaoui (Presenter), Radzi Chinyanganya (Reporter), Reshmin Chowdhury (Reporter),  Shauna Coxsey (Sport Climbing), James Cracknell (Rowing), Tom Daley (Diving), Caroline de Moraes (Hub Reporter), Craig Doyle (Presenter), Jaydee Dyer (Hub Reporter), Carl Frampton (Boxing), Becky Ives (Hub Reporter), Kate Mason (Hub Reporter), Ugo Monye (Rugby Sevens), Lutalo Muhammad (Taekwondo), Stef Reid (Track and Field), Laura Robson (Tennis), Joanna Rowsell (Cycling),  Matt Smith (Hub Reporter), Rachel Stringer (Hub Reporter),  Ellie Simmonds (Swimming), Lizzie Simmonds (Co-Commentator), Iwan Thomas (Track and Field), Nile Wilson (Gymnastics), Laura Winter (Hub Reporter), Laura Woods (Presenter).

For more information on Eurosport talent announced across Europe see WBD.com press centre here.  

DISCOVERY+ THE ONLY PLACE FOR FANS IN THE UK & IRELAND TO ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF PARIS 2024 LIVE

Eurosport and discovery+ will deliver the ultimate, multi-platform Games experience with every moment of Paris 2024 available live, across all 19 days of competition.

discovery+, the Streaming Home of the Olympics, will give fans access to all 10,500 athletes and 329 medal moments, with 3,800 hours of live coverage via an extensive network of 55+ live channel feeds, delivering the most comprehensive Olympics broadcast offer across the UK & Ireland. Fans will also be able to follow all their local heroes via a dedicated Team GB Hub, featuring live and catch-up content from all events and competitions. 

discovery+ will be available for just £3.99 per month with a unique Olympics offer*, giving new customers access to the Standard Plan at the discounted price for the rest of the year. The offer will be available via discoveryplus.com from 17 July – 11 August 2024. Offers will also be available via other select subscriptions providers.  

On linear TV, Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 will broadcast wall-to-wall action across every day of competition, with live coverage from 7am -10.30pm daily, totalling 350 live hours, with highlights and replays available through the night. Both Eurosport 1 and 2 will be available on discovery+, so too will seven event-curated Eurosport ‘pop-up’ channels. These dedicated Olympic channels will also be available on a variety of Warner Bros. Discovery partner TV and streaming platforms. 

THE ULTIMATE DIGITAL STORYTELLER 

Eurosport’s digital offer will be tailored to super-serve the second and third screen consumer habits of the modern-day sports fan. A 360, always on, multi-screen experience will entertain, inspire via a catalogue of engaging Olympic content on Eurosport.co.uk and social channels including, YouTube, X, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. Hosted in dedicated Olympics Hub, a multitude of video formats, featuring clips and highlights of Games-time action, exclusive interviews and insights will populate Eurosport’s web and social channels throughout every day of competition. 

PRODUCT INNOVATIONS CREATE THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE ON DISCOVERY+

With live and uninterrupted streaming of every medal and every moment, plus the Opening and Closing ceremonies in HDR and special Olympics programming, fans can personalise and optimise their Games experience with discovery+ by:

• Curating their own multi-screen Olympic experience, allowing them to watch at home or on the move via TV, phone or tablet, at the same time 
• Enjoying in-player gold medal alerts, informing viewers of imminent unmissable medal moments
• Using the innovative timeline markers feature** that will identify key activity so fans can directly navigate to a point in time, ensuring the moments that matter are never missed
• Accessing dedicated pages for all 32 Olympic sports, with users able to add specific events to their ‘watch lists’
• Optimising in-play discovery capability, allowing the user to move seamlessly from live event to event with access to additional camera angles ***
• Using multi-feed audio, selecting up to 20 languages with access to over 400 Eurosport commentators across its European markets 

For the ‘lean back’ experience, an editorially curated blend of live events, highlights and additional content will also be available through simulcasts of Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 within discovery+. 

Scott Young, Group SVP Content, Production and Business Operations at Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe, said: “As the Home of the Olympics and powered by the greatest storytelling engine anywhere, Team Eurosport stands unmatched in terms of Olympic expertise and experience. We have assembled an incredible cast of more than 100 of the greatest Olympians from across Europe to deliver top-class insight, analysis, and entertainment across 19 exciting days of competition. Drawing on their own personal Olympic journeys, they will bring all the moments that matter to life for millions of fans across the continent.

“Taking audiences closer to the action and stories, fans will have access to the ultimate and unmissable Olympic companion experience on both discovery+ and Max across Europe. Boosted by new in-app enhancements, customisable features and exciting original content, these platforms will be the only place to enjoy every moment of the Olympics and are set to drive even greater fandom, entertainment and passion while igniting the Olympics like never before.” 

‘BREAK FREE’ PARIS 2024 CAMPAIGN CELEBRATES THE CITY AND ITS CHAMPIONS

Warner Bros. Discovery’s new ‘Break Free’ Paris 24 marketing campaign launches on 8 July with a new 60-second film which celebrates the joyful vibrancy of Paris’ playground and signifies the ability of streaming users to ‘break free’ and enjoy the Olympics any way they choose. 

NEW PARTNERSHIPS SHOWCASE STRENGTH OF FIRST EUROPEAN GAMES IN 12 YEARS

For the first time since London 2012, fans across Europe can enjoy the biggest moments from the Olympic Games during primetime broadcast windows as Eurosport celebrates its ‘Home Games.’ The appeal from advertisers has never been stronger with Warner Bros. Discovery attracting a record amount of multi-market sponsorship agreements with new and returning premium Presenting Partners including Bridgestone, Samsung and ADP.

New content partnerships with world-leading social media platforms including Snapchat will also bring the Olympics to new fans through exclusive behind-the-scenes content, expanding the reach of the Games for all to enjoy. Millions of fans in France and the UK will be able to enjoy a free daily show on the Snapchat throughout the Games including the wonderful, weird and wacky must-see moments.

THAT’S NOT ALL FOLKS

Warner Bros. Discovery is also leveraging its entire portfolio of much-loved consumer brands and IP to develop new cross-platform content throughout Paris. The iconic characters from the world of Looney Tunes will come together to educate audiences about the performances needed to succeed alongside the perils and pitfalls of different Olympic sports through the new Looney Tunes: Sports Made Simple explainers.

This is alongside new original content launching ahead of the Olympics, including the Eurosport-produced documentary 4 August – An Olympic Odyssey, which premieres on 3 July and analyses the monumental Olympic moments occurring on this date throughout history. From Jesse Owens humiliating Hitler at Berlin 1936; to Fanny Blankers-Koen demolishing prejudices about gender, age and motherhood at London 1948; and Super Saturday gripping Team GB at London 2012, 4 August – An Olympic Odyssey, available on Eurosport and discovery+, illuminates these moments for fans to enjoy.

ENJOYING THE OLYMPICS TO THE MAX

Celebrating its first Olympics as Warner Bros. Discovery, the Olympics Games Paris 2024 will be shown across 47 markets in 19 languages on its new streaming platform Max**** across Europe, on discovery+ in the UK & Ireland, and through Eurosport on linear television.

Following its last Olympic Summer Games as Discovery, record-breaking engagement records for Tokyo 2020 were secured, with over 175 million watching its Olympic coverage on TV and digital, 13 times more than PyeongChang 2018. Almost 200 million additional people watched through partner broadcasters with whom Discovery agreed sublicence agreements, including 45 free-to-air national broadcasters throughout Europe. 

How to Watch the Olympics on discovery+ and Eurosport through partners and platforms in U.K & Ireland:

• Sky TV: In addition to watching Eurosport 1&2, Sky TV customers can also activate a discovery+ Standard Plan at no extra cost to their current subscription, providing access to the full Olympics experience on d+, including Eurosport pop-up channels and 55+ live event feeds.
• Virgin Media UK: Customers can watch the Olympic Games on Eurosport 1&2 and the Eurosport linear pop-up channels. 
• Virgin Media Ireland: Customers can enjoy all the action on Eurosport 1&2 and the Eurosport linear pop-up channels. 
• EE/BT: Customers can enjoy all the action via discovery+ or Eurosport dependent on their subscription type. 
• Amazon PVC: Customers can access the complete Olympics experience via a Standard or Premium discovery+ Plan.  
• Roku, Samsung, Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation, Apple TV+, Google TV, Xbox: Customers can access the complete Olympics experience via a Standard or Premium discovery+ subscription.

Across Europe, a full line-up of athletes has also been named to front coverage in all key Eurosport, discovery+ and Max markets including:

• Rio 2016 gymnastics gold medallist & World Champion, Fabian Hambüchen (Germany)
• Olympic track cycling gold medallist & 14-time World Champion, Arnaud Tournant (France) 
• Athens 2004 Heptathlon Olympic champion, Carolina Kluft (Sweden)
• Double Olympic swimming champion & five-time World Champion, Alain Bernard (France)
• Three-time Olympic gymnastics champion Catalina Ponor (Romania, Gymnastics) 

• Four-time Olympic race walker champion Robert Korzeniowski (Poland, Athletics)

   

*discovery+ Olympics offer valid in UK only between 17 July – 11 August 2024. £3.99 per month offer valid until December 2024, thereafter subscription rolls to £6.99 per month from January 2025. 

**Sports covered by in-app timeline markers include Beach Volleyball, Volleyball, Handball, Tennis, Football, Rugby Sevens, Athletics, Swimming, Track Cycling, Boxing, Basketball and Artistic Gymnastics.

***In-play discovery available on discovery+ via connected TVs.

​​ ****Max is available in France, Poland and across the Nordics, Iberia, Central and Eastern Europe. In Belgium and the Netherlands, Warner Bros. Discovery’s enhanced streaming service is branded HBO Max. 

discovery+ is the streaming service in Germany, Italy and the UK & Ireland. The Games are available on the discovery+ Standard Plan and Premium Plan.