Eurosport 2
| Eurosport 2 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched |
10 January 2005 7 August 2009 (HD) |
| Closed | 1 July 2015 (Denmark) |
| Network | Eurosport |
| Owned by | Discovery Communications |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV 16:9) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audience share |
UK: 0.12% (September 2015, BARB) |
| Country | Sweden, Finland, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Croatia, Albania, Spain |
| Language | English, Swedish, French, Italian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Croatian, Turkish, Czech, Shqip, Dutch, Spanish (specific events) |
| Replaced by | Eurosport DK (Denmark) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Eurosport 1 Eurosport News |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| evotv (Croatia) | Channel 406 |
| Lattelecom (Latvia) | Channel 51 |
| Mediaset Premium (Italy) | Channel 385 |
| Satellite | |
| DigitAlb (Albania) |
Channel 35 (HD) Simulcast through channel SuperSport 5 (SD) |
| Canal Digitaal (Netherlands) |
Channel 38 (HD) Channel 294 (SD) |
| n (Poland) | Channel 112 (HD) |
| OTE TV (Greece) | Channel 306 |
| Sky (UK & Ireland) |
Channel 411 (SD/HD) 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 |
| Canal Digitaal (Netherlands) | Channel 38 |
| TV Vlaanderen (Belgium) | Channel 76 |
| Cyfrowy Polsat (Poland) |
Channel 15, Channel 121 (HD) Channel 514 (SD) |
| Bulsatcom (Bulgaria) | Channel 206 |
| CanalSat (Mauritius) | Channel 62 |
| Cable | |
| UPC Romania |
Channel 211 (digital with DVR) Channel 81 (digital) |
| Virgin Media Ireland |
Channel 425 Channel 426 (HD) |
| Hot (Israel) | Channel 59 |
| Naxoo (Switzerland) |
Channel 81 Channel 230 (UK) |
| Ziggo (Netherlands) | Channel 411 (SD/HD) |
| UPC Poland |
Channel 566 Channel 567 (HD) |
| WightFibre (UK) | Channel 88 |
| Virgin Media (UK) |
Channel 522 (HD) Channel 524 |
| Lattelecom (Latvia) | Channel 402 |
| Digi TV (Hungary) | CChannel 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 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 |
| IPTV | |
| Tivibu (Turkey) | Channel 86 |
| iNES (Romania) | Channel |
| On Telecoms(Greece) | Channel 47 |
| KPN (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 Channel 436 (HD) |
| Belgacom TV (Belgium) |
Channel 74 (Dutch) Channel 85 (French) |
| Movistar TV (Spain) | Channel 41 (HD) |
| Telecable (Spain) | Channel 42 |
| Streaming media | |
| TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) (TVPlayer Plus subscription required) |
| Sky Go |
Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
| Horizon | Horizon.tv (Ireland only) |
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 and Spanish.
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.
English Language Bundesliga commentators
| Name |
|---|
 Andreas Evagora |
| Tony Jeffers |
| Angus Torode |
 Ben Harris |
| Elliot Richardson |
 Andreas Jörger |
 Stuart Telford |
 Mark Rodden |
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