Eurosport Player – An unrivalled user-experience to live sport like never before

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June 18, 2015 – Eurosport, the leading pan-regional sports entertainment destination, has launched the new version of Eurosport Player, the channel’s online home of sports broadcast, available on PC, tablet, mobile and TV.

Eurosport Player is available now at www.eurosportplayer.com, from Le Mans 24 Hours last week, and to kick-off a summer fuelled with the best live sports action available on the Player including the Tour de France, FIFA Women’s World Cup, US Open and much more to come as Eurosport acquires additional premium sports rights.

“Eurosport Player, the home of Eurosport TV online, provides unlimited access to live streaming of Eurosport’s channels, bonus channels and second screen experiences on any device in 14 languages throughout 52 markets,” said Arnaud Maillard, VP Digital Media, Discovery Networks International & Eurosport.

“Le Mans 24 Hours is one of our flagship events and the perfect opportunity to showcase the new Eurosport Player with unprecedented coverage of the event, with a simple interface and more intuitive content discovery for an immersive and extensive bespoke live experience, anytime and on any device.”

Via the Eurosport Player, petrol heads can enjoy every minute, every bend, every jaw-dropping moment of Le Mans 24 Hours, the world’s oldest and most prestigious endurance motor race. The Player has provided the most immersive coverage possible to motorsport fans with unrivalled content and special programming.

Users have enjoyed uninterrupted, ad-free broadcasts with high quality picture on all devices, while benefitting from the innovative user experience guaranteed to take racing fans right under the skin of the esteemed race.

New functions of the Eurosport Player that users could access for Le Mans 24 Hours and will be able to use for future events include:

• Live and enhanced linear experience: simulcast of Eurosport channels available on full screen. The user is never more than a click away from the live action.
• 24 hour live experience – coverage around the clock from Le Mans with literally every minute of the race covered.
• Second screen content (stats, news, Tweets) and additional feeds without interrupting the live race feed. Viewers can also take advantage of the expertise from 9 eurosport.com newsrooms.
• 360° coverage: multiple camera access allowing for a bespoke viewing experience, including on-board cameras.
• Easy to find content: intuitive channel navigation, alerts and notifications, and a new-look programme guide.
• Re-live the best moments of the race with highlights and catch-up features, as well as live controls with 3 hours DVR. It also boasts a start over option, markers in the timeline to flag key events in the race and near live replay with short form and long form videos.

Over the past five years, Eurosport’s coverage of Le Mans has reached an average 16.5 million fans in Europe, with a record 18 million in 2013.

By REDACCIÓN