Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36121505)

I expect it will be, for now. Let's see what happens in the next bidding round.

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You must have taken your eye off the ball!

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36121321)

Warner Discovery is not a platform. My understanding it has at least three: HBO Max (not UK till at least 2025), Discovery + and Eurosport. The latter two are also sold as a single package.

I can envisage the Eurosport and BT Sport platforms converging with a discount for those taking Discovery + and EuroSport/BT Sport. EE is now BT's main consumer brand for the future so BT may not have a problem fading out the BT Sport brand, especially as the long-term head of BT Sport has now left.

Expect lots of offers to BT and EE customers to make it worth their while taking Discovery +.

In the long-term, I do think we could see a combined Warner Brothers Discovery streaming service to potentially rival Now TV in breadth of content. But I suspect sport would still be sold as an add-on and separately due to its cost. Commercial pressures - why turn away good money? - may encourage it to still wholesale some or all channels to Sky and VM.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36121514)

Warner is not a platform here at present, I agree, but ultimately I think the scripted content and the sports will be added to Discovery + (which may be renamed).

Clearly, the sport will have to be an additional tier. I don’t see any alternative option, to be honest.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36121514)

Warner is not a platform here at present, I agree, but ultimately I think the scripted content and the sports will be added to Discovery + (which may be renamed).

Clearly, the sport will have to be an additional tier. I don’t see any alternative option, to be honest.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36121514)

Warner is not a platform here at present, I agree, but ultimately I think the scripted content and the sports will be added to Discovery + (which may be renamed).

Clearly, the sport will have to be an additional tier. I don’t see any alternative option, to be honest.

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK (Post 36121521)

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-In GB - Eurosport is set become BT Sports.
-In EU - Eurosport brand will stay as now.

Information from Guardian - no real updates since February.

Originally Posted by ScottishSteve (Post 36121818)

Why on earth would discovery ditch their own know and longer established brand (Eurosport) in favour of a licensed name they will have to pay royalties for.

The overall sporting business is Discovery Sports which is more likely if anything.

Originally Posted by TimeLord2018 (Post 36121819)

BT Eurosport is simplest name if BT want their brand In it or even just keep all the channels as they are but 50% owned by both or Discovery Sports.

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK (Post 36121521)

-That Guardian reports says that Warner Bros. Discovery is set to stop using a Eurosport UK brand.*

*Bit more info:

-In GB - Eurosport is set become BT Sports.
-In EU - Eurosport brand will stay as now.

Information from Guardian - no real updates since February.

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36121863)

It doesn't say that anywhere in the article, it says

https://www.theguardian.com/business...r-facing-brand

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK (Post 36121865)

Thank God only two more sleeps to go until BT PLC results comes out and we may get a update on BT Sports / Warner Bros. Discovery merge - Been no update in last three months since BT PLC last results.

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36122080)

From that WBD link

https://wbd.com/bt-group-and-warner-...u-and-ireland/


Thought this £222m loss information was interesting too:

https://newsroom.bt.com/bt-group-and...uk-and-ireland

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36122086)

So, the way I read it is that the BT Sport channels will remain available for the time being, alongside the new streamer. That makes sense for the time being, but it is clear which way this is going ultimately.

As BT Sport subscribers on the BT platform will be able to access Discovery+, I wonder if BT will cease to make the TV channels available to those subscribers imminently? We will see soon enough.