Eurosport News was the first 24-hour international Europe-based sports news channel part of the European sports network

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, owned by

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It was available at 11 million homes for 54 countries worldwide.

History

The channel launched on 1 September 2000 and quietly closed down on 1 January 2018. It featured

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, highlights, most recent breaking news and commentaries with recorded voiceovers, similar to Euronews. Eurosport News' sportscasts were broadcast around the clock in 15-minute blocks with frequent updates. The service combined video, text and graphics with the screen being divided into 4 sections. A video section that displayed highlights and news bulletins, a breaking news ticker at the bottom and a scoring section that gave in-depth analysis of results and game stats.

References

External links

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