Eurosport becomes new Home of the Olympics posted: 03/01/2017
On New Year's Day 2017 Eurosport has officially become the new Home of the Olympics in Europe
Eurosport's Olympic Games logo brings together two identities in Eurosport and the Olympic rings. The logo reveal took place on-air and across all screens via the Eurosport Player, Eurosport.com and Eurosport's social platforms ahead of the 4 Hills FIS Ski Jumping World Cup stage held on New Year's Day in Germany.
The event is a part of hundreds of hours of live World Cup and World Championship winter sports coverage on Eurosport, which will follow every step of the athletes' journeys on the road to PyeongChang 2018. During the unveiling, Eurosport premiered its new Olympic Games film: Millions of Journeys, One Destination. The programme follows the journeys of two athletes from childhood to competition, showing the imperatives of dedication and overcoming adversity to winning and becoming an Olympian.
For over 30 years, Discovery's mission has been to inspire people around the world, and it is tremendously exciting to now be the Home of the Olympic Games in Europe and partner with one of the world's greatest global brands, said JB Perrette, president and CEO, Discovery Networks International. We now begin our journey to redefine the Olympic Games experience and reach more people in Europe, across more screens than ever before.
Eurosport has a proud tradition of presenting many winter and summer Olympic sports all year round. We are excited that this journey will now culminate with Eurosport being the Home of the Olympic Games, added Peter Hutton, Eurosport CEO.
With our planning well underway and the recent addition of Bernie Ross to lead our Olympic Games production, we are making great strides in our preparations for Eurosport's first Olympic Games in 2018, he added.
Ross takes on Eurosport Olympics role
Discovery Communications and Eurosport holds the exclusive multimedia rights for 50 countries and territories (excludeing France 2018-2020) in Europe for the 2018 through the 2024 Olympic Games, announced with the International Olympic Committee in June 2015. Eurosport will be the Official Broadcaster in the UK 2018 and 2020. Excludes Russia.
The broadcaster has reached sublicence deals with public broadcasters in most European countries with the notable exception of Germany where ARD and ZDF could not reach a deal with Discovery. As a result, Eurosport will show the Olympics exclusively in Germany. in the US NBCUniversal will be launching a new cable channel in the US, The Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.
Bernard Ross, COO Eurosport and general manager Olympic Games
Discovery Communications has appointed Bernard Ross to the newly created position of Eurosport's COO and general manager Olympic Games. He will begin the new role in January, based in Paris, and report directly to Peter Hutton, CEO, Eurosport.
Ross is charged with the successful delivery of the Olympic Games across Europe and will lead on all production, logistics and organisational aspects of the planning for the Games. With a particular focus on Germany, Norway and Sweden, his goal will be to ensure that viewers enjoy the ultimate experience on Discovery and Eurosport's extensive network of channels and consumer products, to bring an immersive and localised approach to fans across all screens.
He joins from UEFA, where he delivered EURO 2016 as head of production, having managed the live host broadcast of the EURO since 2008. Ross was also responsible for the delivery of several broadcast and digital innovations, across all UEFA competitions - from the UEFA Champions League to the newly centralised European qualifiers - including pioneering 4k and virtual reality 360 degrees filming and UEFA's multi-platform Next Generation Services'.
Prior to UEFA, he was a senior producer and live director at IMG Media, where he spent 12 years working across their sports programmes and projects, including magazine shows for ATP and the Premier League. Commenting on the appointment, JB Perrette, president and CEO, Discovery Networks International, said: On day one, Bernie will take our team to a new level of excellence. His world class experience in sports production and relentless pursuit of innovation will help us deliver the ultimate Olympic Games experience .
Peter Hutton added: Eurosport will bring to life the stories that matter most for viewers, whether it is in markets such as Germany, where Eurosport is the exclusive home of the Olympic Games, or in other European countries where we will work alongside national broadcasters. For our production team the scale of the challenge and the size of the opportunity is huge as we continue to transform our brand. In Bernie, we have someone who will drive this operation with knowledge and experience on both linear and digital platforms across Europe .
Ross said, Following a successful 11 years at UEFA, I am delighted to take this opportunity to ensure that the Olympic Games captivates as wide an audience as possible across Europe, bringing a differentiated approach and to delivering engaging coverage across all screens. With Discovery's commitment in the Olympic Games, along with other premium sports rights, this is clearly a transformative period for the business, thrilling fans across Europe and bringing the ultimate sporting spectacle to life through a redefined viewer experience .
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Eurosport becomes new Home of the Olympics posted: 03/01/2017 
