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Eurosport offers viewers varied sports such as UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup football, the Paris Dakar Rally, Monte Carlo Rally, the Olympics, cycling, tennis, Australian Football League, wintersports and youth sports like skating and surfing. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The UEFA Cup Winners Cup (also known as the European Cup Winners Cup) was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... A Renault truck during the 2004 Dakar The Paris Dakar Rally (or simply The Dakar) is an annual professional off-road race, currently sponsored by Total S.A. and organized by the Amaury Sport Organisation. ... Stephane Sarrazin driving a Subaru Impreza WRC on the Monte Carlo Rally Carlos Sainz driving a Toyota Corolla WRC on the Monte Carlo Rally Carlssons replica 1963 Monte Carlo Saab 96 rally car at Linköping, on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of SAAB in 1997 The Monte... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ...

Eurosport is often provided by cable operators as part of their basic package. The channel is popular, and when NTL replaced Eurosport on their Dublin analogue system with CNBC, there was outrage among the Irish tabloid press. In the UK, British Eurosport launched in 1999, replacing Eurosport International on most platforms and this channel has some schedule changes as well as local commentary. NTL Communications (Ireland) Limited is a cable television and MMDS company in the Republic of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... CNBC Europe is a business and financial news channel broadcast in Europe. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Eurosport is shown in most countries across Europe, often with the commentary in the local language, but not necessarily local advertising. Most European countries also have domestic sports channels, which are more likely to show premium events than Eurosport.

Currently there are a number of channels that are broadcast under the Eurosport name: Eurosport (France, British, Deutschland, Italia, Poland, Nordic and Asia Pacific), Eurosport 2 (versions for all Eurosport regions except Asia Pacific) and Eurosport News. SportItalia is also part of the group.

History

Eurosport was launched in 1989 as a joint venture between the European Broadcasting Union and Sky Television plc. When Sky merged with BSB they decided to focus on the BSB originated The Sports Channel, which was renamed Sky Sports. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; French: , and unrelated to the European Union) was formed on 12 February 1950 by 23 broadcasting organisations from Europe and the Mediterranean at a conference in the coastal resort of Torquay in Devon, UK. In 1993, the International Radio and Television Organisation (OIRT), an equivalent... Sky Television corporate identity from 1989, maintained by British Sky Broadcasting until 1995 Sky Television plc was a four-channel satellite television service launched by Rupert Murdochs News International on February 5, 1989. ... BSB logo British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) was a company set up in 1986 to provide direct broadcast satellite television services to the United Kingdom. ... The Sports Channel was a British television channel, operated by British Satellite Broadcasting, that broadcast live and recorded sporting action, plus sports news and interviews. ... Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of 9 channels. ...

Eurosport was closed down in May 1991, after the competing Screensport channel had filed a complaint to the European Economic Commission over the corporate structure. The channel was however saved when the TF1 Group stepped in to replace BSkyB. A new Eurosport channel was able to start its broadcasts the same month. Original Screensport Logo Newer Screensport Logo, used from 1991 until the channel was closed down in 1993 by new owners, Eurosport Screensport was a pan-European sports television channel. ... TF1 is a private French TV network, controlled by the Bouygues group. ...

On March 15 1993, cable and satellite channel Screensport merged with Eurosport. Original Screensport Logo Newer Screensport Logo, used from 1991 until the channel was closed down in 1993 by new owners, Eurosport Screensport was a pan-European sports television channel. ...

Eurosport eventually came under the ownership French consortium, comprised of the TF1 Group, Canal+ Group and Havas Images. Since January 2001 it has been completely owned by TF1. TF1 is a private French TV network, controlled by the Bouygues group. ... Canal Plus Group (Canal+) is a French film and television studio and distributor. ...

British Eurosport presenters

British Eurosport have Live Studio presentations of major Sporting events and Tournaments. The Tour de France is presented by James Richardson with Tour veteran commentator and journalist David "Duffers" Duffield. Viewers following the Tour are often entertained by the humorous reports from British Eurosport reporter Andy Botros, who is fast becoming a cult figure. The Tour de France is the worlds best known cycling race, a three week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France, and sometimes neighbouring countries. ... There have been a number of notable people named James Richardson: James Richardson (wrongfully accused) was a man who spent 21 years inside a Florida prison for a crime he did not commit. ...

James Richardson previously hosted the coverage of Serie A football on the Channel from 2002 to 2005 and 2004 UEFA European Football Championship with regular guests Alan Curbishley, DJ Spoony, former Chelsea FC players Paul Elliott, Ed de Goey, Ray Wilkins, Roberto Di Matteo and current goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini, former England International Luther Blissett and European football journalists Gabriele Marcotti and Xavier Rivoire. Will Vanders is known for his spirited coverage of K-1 events, and greets the viewer in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Thai before introducing the event. James Richardson is the anchor for Football Italia, Bravo TV (UK)s live coverage of Serie A, and British Eurosports live Tour de France broadcasts. ... The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between June 12 and July 4, 2004. ... Llewellyn Charles Curbishley (born 8 November 1957 in Forest Gate, East London), more commonly known as Alan Curbishley, is a former professional footballer and the current manager of West Ham United. ... DJ Spoony (born 1967) is a British DJ, and former BBC Radio 1 presenter. ... Paul Elliott MBE (born 18 March 1964 in Lewisham, London) is a former footballer who played as a defender. ... Edwin Ed de Goey (born December 20, 1966 in Gouda, Holland) is a Dutch football goalkeeper. ... Raymond Colin Wilkins MBE (born September 14, 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) was an English football player, and now a highly respected coach and TV pundit and is the brother of Brighton & Hove Albion manager Dean Wilkins. ... Roberto Di Matteo (born May 29, 1970 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland) is a Swiss-Italian former professional footballer. ... Carlo Cudicini (born September 6, 1973 in Milan) is an Italian football (soccer) goalkeeper. ... The first notable Luther Blissett is the footballer. ... Gabriele Marcotti is an international sports journalist and presenter who has earned respect for his passionate views and encyclopaedic knowledge of world football, especially the Premiership and Serie A. Born in Italy and now based in London, he was raised in Chicago, Poland, Germany, New York and Japan. ... K. 1 is a designation given to two works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the original Köchel Verzeichnis. ...

The Australian Open, French Open, U.S. Open (tennis) and WTA Tour Championships on British Eurosport also include a studio presentation normally hosted by Annabel Croft with Hawk-Eye presented by Former British number 2 Jason Goodall. The Australian Open is the first of the worlds four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held each January at Melbourne Park. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... For the article about the U.S. Open 2006, click here. ... The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Womens Tennis Association (WTA) tour. ... Annabel Croft (born 12 July 1966 in Farnborough, Kent, England) is a former British tennis player and television presenter. ... Hawk-Eye is a computer system used in cricket and other sports to track the path of the ball. ...

British Eurosport currently are covering live Greyhound racing on Sunday nights from Sittingbourne and Blackburn Rovers F.C's exploits in Europe this season. British Eurosport are reportedly set to cover national league rugby league matches from 2007.[1] Sittingbourne is an industrial town about eight miles (12. ... Blackburn Rovers is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... Rugby league football (often shortened to rugby league) is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ...

British Eurosport covers the Snooker season including ranking events not shown by BBC Television like the Malta Cup and China Open. Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large (12 ft × 6 ft, 3. ... BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1932. ...

Eurosport 2

A 2nd channel featuring more live sports events, sports programmes, news updates and more. Eurosport 2 launched on January 10, 2005 and is currently available in 35 countries, broadcasting in 9 different languages (English, French,Italian, Polish, German, Russian, Greek, Romanian and Turkish [2]). The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Eurosportnews

A sports news channel launched on September 1, 2000. It features live scores, highlights, breaking news and commentary. The service combines video, text and graphics with the screen being divided into 4 sections. A video section that displays highlights and news bulletins, a breaking news ticker at the bottom and a scoring section that gives in-depth analysis of results and game stats.

World Touring Car Championship

Eurosport is a partner with KSO, the organizers of the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). Eurosport broadcasts every WTCC race live. Before 2006, both the WTCC and the FIA GT Championship are broadcast by Eurosport. But Eurosport requested SRO, the FIA GT Championship organizers, to shorten their race from 3 hours to 2 hours. SRO refused and since then it has not been on the bill with the WTCC. The Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established in 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ... WTCC redirects here. ... The FIA GT Championship is a sports car motorsport series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisations (SRO) at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA). ...

Ironically, after a year looking for European broadcasters for their 3 hour races, the SRO decided that for 2007, the FIA GT Championship races will be shortened to 2 hours.

See also

• Sports channel
• Broadcasting of sports events
• Euronews

Sports channels are television specialty channels (usually available exclusively through cable and satellite) broadcast sporting events, usually live, and when not broadcasting events, sports news and other related programming. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... EuroNews is a pan-European television news channel started on January 1, 1993, which broadcasts to most of Europe as well as terrestrially to 102 countries through satellite and cable and through time sharing on state television networks. ...

External links

• Official Site
• Eurosport TV Listings and Schedules
• Eurosport 2 TV Listings and Schedules