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Eurosport secures exclusive rights for English Football League Cup (EFLCup) 2016/17 in Malaysia and Brunei

– Eurosport and Astro the home of EFL Cup 2016/17 –
– Live football action and compelling matches set to be available across Astro’s multiple platforms, including Astro on the Go –

Singapore, 24 October, 2016 – Eurosport, the leading pan-regional sports destination, today announces that it has secured exclusive rights for the EFL Cup 2016/17 in Malaysia and Brunei on Astro. The agreement includes the rights to the remaining 11 matches featuring a match-up between the qualifying teams.

Licensed from MP & Silva, the official rights holder and distributor in Asia, the EFL Cup will showcase a number of exciting ties on Eurosport. Airing from 26 October, Round Four will see Malaysia favourites and eight-time winners Liverpool drawn against Tottenham Hotspur ; Manchester United will host fierce rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford, while Chelsea travels to West Ham in the London derby.

Louis Boswell, General Manager of Southeast Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, said, “We are thrilled to bring back the EFL Cup exclusively to Malaysian fans, a country with an undying passion for football. Enjoyed by millions of people around the world, today’s announcement guarantees Malaysian football fans the return of this world-class tournament. Together with Astro, the agreement further marks our continued investment in building our sports portfolio in Southeast Asia, where we present high quality sports and fuel the passion of fans across the region.”

The series will be broadcasted on Eurosport (Astro Channel 814), Astro SuperSport (Channel 831 HD /810) as well as Astro on the Go. The 2016/17 fixtures for the EFL Cup are as follows:

  • Round Four: 26-27 October 2016
  • Quarterfinal: 30 November-1 December 2016
  • Semifinal (First Leg): 11-12 January 2017
  • Semifinal (Second Leg): 25-26 January 2017
  • Final: 26 February 2017

Launched in 1960, the EFL Cup features 92 clubs from the EFL and Premier League in a straight knock-out format across seven rounds, with the semi-finals being played over two legs. Premier League clubs enter the competition in Round Two with clubs that have qualified for the Champions League or Europa League joining in Round Three. The competition culminates in a final at Wembley Stadium, with the winner qualifying for the subsequent season’s Europa League. More information on the history of the tournament can be found here.

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About Eurosport
Eurosport, the number one sport destination in Europe, connects fans and athletes around the greatest sports events. Its channels, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2 and Eurosportnews, reach 236 million cumulative subscribers across 93 countries in Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. Eurosport.com is Europe’s No 1 online sports news website with an average of 14m unique users per month. Eurosport Player is an all access pass to the greatest events on the calendar, available anytime and on any device in 52 countries.  Eurosport Events specializes in the management and promotion of international sporting events. More information is available by visiting corporate.eurosport.com.

Eurosport contacts

Asia Pacific

Charmaine Huet, charmaine_huet@discovery.com, +65 6510 7545

Farah Rahman, farah_rahman@discovery.com, +65 6510 7640

Eurosport brings fans the latest in sports entertainment with Drone Racing

– Crucial part of Eurosport’s strategy to showcase innovative content –

– 70 countries across Europe and Asia Pacific to broadcast DR1 –

– Eurosport to be exclusive distribution partner for DR1 –

Singapore, 18 October 2016 –  Eurosport today announced its partnership with DR1 Racing, the leading international drone racing series, to exclusively distribute content for broadcast in 70 countries across Asia Pacific and Europe. Eurosport will represent DR1’s sublicensing interest globally (excluding the USA).

The first episode of the DR1 Invitational from Los Angeles will air on Eurosport on Tuesday, 8 November at 10.00 p.m. GMT (11.00 p.m. CET). In Asia Pacific, it will air in Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand.

Drone racing, which sees competitors navigate remote control aircraft through complex obstacle courses, will provide further support to Eurosport’s innovative strategy of showcasing contemporary content, and its ongoing efforts to engage a broad demographic of fans through a combination of the most exhilarating sports on all platforms.

Eurosport will televise three additional racing series next year, including the DR1 Champions Series set for debut globally in 2017, and the DR1 Micro Series. Additionally, Eurosport.com will host Micro Events and additional video content featuring extra footage, outtakes and interviews with some of the most talented and daring drone racers in the world.

Stars such as Australia’s Chad “FinalGlideAUS” Nowak, the United States’ Tommy “Ummagawd” Tabajia and Luke “BanniUK” Bannister from the UK are included in the stellar line-up of pilots who have taken drone racing to new heights. The DR1 Champion’s Series will include elite drone racing teams battling across the globe to crown the World Champion.

Eurosport CEO Peter Hutton said: “Eurosport is constantly looking to innovate and we believe new technology, be it Virtual Reality content in our coverage or innovations within emerging sports, is a great driver of engaging fans in sport.  It has been fascinating to see the continued growth in popularity of eSports, and the way DR1 combines this with the more traditional nature of sporting competition is an exciting model.

We are looking forward to working with DR1 and offering fans the chance to follow the twists and turns of this exciting news sport on all Eurosport’s platforms.”

Brad Foxhoven, Founder of DR1 Racing, said, “We are thrilled to be bringing this exciting sport that combines Formula 1, NASCAR and eSports to an audience as broad as Eurosport’s.

“Eurosport showed a genuine appetite to not only broadcast drone racing through its linear broadcast channels but also play an important part in growing the sport via its social and digital platforms too. The growth opportunities of drone racing, both from a high performance and an innovation standpoint, are endless.”

For more information on DR1 Racing, please visit dr1racing.tv.

Eurosport makes waves with international surfing association deal

  • 2016 World Championships highlights to be shown on Eurosport in Asia-Pac
  • Surfing set to debut at the next Summer Olympic Games

Singapore, 14 October 2016 – Eurosport has strengthened its association with the Olympic Games after agreeing a partnership that will see highlights of the 2016 ISA World Championships broadcast in the Asia-Pacific region.

With surfing set to reach brand new audiences across the globe when it debuts at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Eurosport’s partnership with the International Surfing Association (ISA) comes at a time when the sport’s profile is set to grow immeasurably.

The deal is the first ISA has announced since surfing was officially welcomed into the Olympic program by the International Olympic Committee in August. Broadcast in 47 countries, Eurosport Asia-Pacific will show highlights from each of the four ISA World Championship events held during the 2016 season starting with the competition in Costa Rica.

Eurosport Asia-Pacific will also show the 2016 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship from the Azores, the 2016 ISA Fiji Stand-Up Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard World Championships in Cloudbreak, Fiji and the 2016 ISA Stance World Adaptive Surfing Championships from La Jolla, USA.

Eurosport CEO Peter Hutton said: “Surfing is a great, high-energy, youth-orientated sport and the stunning seascapes and dynamic action on the waves make it perfect for TV. The sport’s inclusion on the Sports Programme of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games ties in perfectly with our forthcoming status as an Olympic broadcaster and we are looking forward to working together to take surfing to more people globally.”

ISA President, Fernando Aguerre, said: “This exciting new partnership with Eurosport Asia-Pacific is further evidence of the ISA’s ambition to grow and develop surfing outside of its traditional markets. We have seen huge growth of the sport across the world in recent years, especially in Asia, Latin America and Africa. We are thrilled to partner with a future Olympic broadcaster to showcase surfing in 47 countries throughout Asia Pacific – a region of huge potential for the sport.”

In June 2015, Discovery Communications and the International Olympic Committee signed an agreement that will give Eurosport exclusive television and multi-platform broadcast for 50 countries and territories in Europe for the next four Olympic Games, including the Winter Olympics in Pyeonchang 2018 and Beijing 2022.

Airing details:

  • Highlights of the Vissla ISA Junior World Surfing Championships will premiere today, October 14 at 1330 local (GMT+8).
  • Several repeat timings including this Saturday, October 15 at 1930, and Sunday, October 16 at 1630.

Discovery Communications appoints Ralph Rivera as Managing Director Of Eurosport Digital

Ralph Rivera 2

LONDON – September 6, 2016 – In line with its strategy to bring premium content to more viewers on more screens than ever before, Discovery Communications has appointed Ralph Rivera to the newly created position of Managing Director, Eurosport Digital. He will begin the role on September 26, based in London, and will report to Michael Lang, Executive Vice President of International Development & Digital for Discovery Communications, as well as work closely with Peter Hutton, CEO of Eurosport, and his leadership team.

Eurosport is the number one sports destination in Europe and connects fans and athletes around the greatest sporting events across all screens. Rivera is charged with leading the aggressive expansion of Eurosport’s digital businesses, which today include Eurosport.com – the continent’s number one sports news website, and Eurosport Player – the leading subscription-based OTT sports platform across Europe giving fans an all-access pass anytime and on any device in 52 countries. He will collaborate with local teams to drive innovation for next-generation digital sports products and make the brand’s content available across all screens, to enhance viewers’ digital sports experience.

With hundreds of millions of mobile data subscribers and growing OTT momentum via connected TVs, Europe provides a significant strategic opportunity to leverage both Rivera’s successful track record of creating immersive digital video products and Discovery’s recent investments in premium sports content. In Asia Pacific, Eurosport reaches more than 10 million fans.

Rivera joins from the BBC, where he spent six years as Director, BBC Digital and was responsible for all of the BBC’s digital media services, leading on the implementation and operation of BBC iPlayer as it grew by over 300% and delivering the first truly digital Olympic Games for London 2012, setting a new standard for live sports coverage online. Prior to the BBC, Rivera spent ten years at AOL, most recently as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Games, where he transformed the division from a loss leader to one of their most profitable media units.

Commenting on the appointment, Lang said, “Recognized as one of the most forward-thinking digital executives in the world, Ralph brings extensive knowledge in the direct-to-consumer space, with a deep understanding of the digital landscape in Europe and a strong reputation for innovation and transformation. His product-centric mind set and technology orientation will help us to grow Eurosport Digital, which is one of Discovery’s top priorities, as we continue our march to making sports and all of our content accessible to viewers across all screens, in a highly meaningful and profitable way.”

Hutton said, “Eurosport is focused on the further acquisition and delivery of locally relevant, premium sports content that will continue to attract more subscribers to the Eurosport Player. We continue to build momentum through the recent acquisition of premium rights such as Wimbledon across Europe and the Bundesliga in Germany. As we plan the enhanced delivery of these acquisitions and take ownership of the Olympic Rings from January 1, 2017, as the official multi-platform broadcast rights holder for Europe through 2024, we look forward to having Ralph as part of the Eurosport team.”

Rivera said, “Having enjoyed numerous successes with the BBC, my next move had to be big. The opportunity I have in leading the digital business at Eurosport is an amazing challenge, and working closely with Discovery’s world-class teams at Eurosport and across local markets, I hope to build next generation digital sports products, ensuring Eurosport consumers across Europe can enjoy more action, when and where they choose to view it.”

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