Eurosport 2
Eurosport 2 | |
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Launched | 10 January 2005 (2005-01-10) |
Network | Eurosport |
Owned by | Discovery, Inc. |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Audience share | UK: 0.09% (April 2017 (2017-04), BARB) |
Country | France |
Language | English, Swedish, French, Italian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Croatian, Turkish, Czech, Albanian, Dutch, Spanish (specific events), Danish |
Broadcast area | Europe |
Headquarters | Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris |
Replaced | Eurosport DK (Denmark) |
Sister channel(s) | List
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Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
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Satellite | |
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Cable | |
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IPTV | |
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Streaming media | |
Eurosport Player | Watch live (TVPlayer Plus subscription required) |
See separate section |
Eurosport 2 is a European sports television network. It is a sister channel to Eurosport 1 and part of the Eurosport Network. Several different versions of the channel exist across Europe, where television rights for sport differ.
Contents
1 Launch
2 Programming
3 Eurosport 2 HD
4 Eurosport DK
5 Eurosport Norway
6 English Language Bundesliga commentators
7 Availability
7.1 Terrestrial
7.2 Satellite
7.3 Cable
7.4 IPTV
7.5 Online
8 External links
9 References
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
CanalDigitaal (Netherlands): Channel 29 (SD)
n (Poland): Channel 112 (HD)
OTE TV (Greece): Channel 306
Sky (UK & Ireland): Channel 411 (SD/HD) and Channel 865 (SD)
CanalSat (France): Channel 125 (HD)
UPC Direkt (Hungary): Channel 86
Sky Italia (Italy): Channel 211
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
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
Virgin Media Ireland: Channel 425 and Channel 426 (HD)
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
eir Vision (Ireland): Channel 413 and Channel 428 (HD)
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
- Official Site
- Danish Presentation
References
^ "Eurosport 2 races into 50 million homes". Broadbandtvnews.com. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "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.