London/Singapore/Tokyo– Discovery Communications has named Atsushi Saito as Vice President, Advertiser Partnerships for Eurosport in Asia-Pacific, effective 14 March. The announcement was made by Jonathan Davies, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Advertiser Partnerships, to whom Saito will report. In his new role, Saito is tasked to maximise Eurosport’s ad sales efforts in Asia-Pacific by providing innovative and bespoke solutions for clients and developing … [Read more...] about Discovery’s new VP in Asia-Pacific
Eurosport
Eurosport wins big at TV Sports Awards
Hong Kong– Eurosport picked up the awards in all three nominated categories at the inaugural TV Sports Awards held in Monaco at SPORTEL. The TV Sports Awards is a new awards ceremony coinciding with the annual SPORTEL Monaco convention. Voted for by the attendees at SPORTEL, Eurosport took home the awards for Best TV Rights Deal, Best Sports Broadcaster and Peter Hutton, CEO of Eurosport, took home the title for Media Executive of the Year. Hutton commented, “This year, we have had … [Read more...] about Eurosport wins big at TV Sports Awards
Eurosport acquires Rugby League package
Singapore/Paris – Eurosport has secured the exclusive TV and digital rights from Sky plc for a selection of Rugby League properties to be broadcast on Discovery’s recently acquired premium rugby channel, Setanta Sports Asia. The rights are effective immediately until the end of the 2019 season. Peter Hutton, Chief Executive Officer, Eurosport said: “It is important that all forms of the game are shown on Setanta Sports Asia, demonstrating our ambition to remain the leading … [Read more...] about Eurosport acquires Rugby League package
Singtel TV and Discovery seal deal
Singapore – Singtel has finalised a deal with Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific to carry sports channels Eurosport (Ch 112) and Eurosport News (Ch 113) on Singtel TV. With this, sports fans will now have access to extensive ‘live’ coverage of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches on Singtel TV. The channels start broadcasting from 11 August, right on time for fans to catch the curtain raiser for the season, the UEFA Super Cup between Barcelona and Sevilla at … [Read more...] about Singtel TV and Discovery seal deal
Eurosport renews major cycling package deal with ASO
Paris/Singapore – Eurosport has renewed its deal with cycling event organisers Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) for the exclusive TV and digital rights of eight major cycling races of the international calendar from 2017 to 2021 in the Asia-Pacific region, confirming Eurosport as the #homeofcycling. In Asia, the package includes the iconic Grand Tours – the Tour de France and La Vuelta a España, as well as three prestigious Classics - Paris-Roubaix, Flèche Wallonne, and … [Read more...] about Eurosport renews major cycling package deal with ASO
Eurosport to broadcast Sir Bradley Wiggins
Singapore/Paris – Eurosport announced that it will be the broadcast partner for the UCI Hour Record of four time Olympic gold medallist and Britain’s first Tour de France winner, Sir Bradley Wiggins (CBE). Cycling fans can watch Wiggins’ efforts on Eurosport across Europe and Asia Pacific, and on an exclusive basis in France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland and Spain, on 7 June at 7:30pm CET/8 June at 1am SIN/HK. The UCI Hour record, infamous among cycling and sports fans … [Read more...] about Eurosport to broadcast Sir Bradley Wiggins
Ad – After Content
