The sports brand will span the group’s new discovery+ OTT service, as well as its flagship Eurosport channels and digital properties.
Discovery has launched a new corporate brand to represent its sports brands, channels and platforms. According to the broadcaster, its sports offerings reach an audience of 130m a month across free-to-air, pay-TV, streaming and online.
Andrew Georgiou will serve as Discovery’s president of sport, leading the full portfolio of the group’s sports brand and businesses. Georgiou will continue to report to Discovery International chief executive Jean-Briac Perrette and will add responsibility for GolfTV and Golf Digest to his existing remit.
The move showcases Discovery’s combined strength in sports media, from Discovery Plus to its free-to-air channels in Europe, as well as Eurosport.
Speaking about the launch, Jean-Briac Perrette, CEO, Discovery International said: “We have an unparalleled multi-platform offering for rights holders and marketers that uniquely provides the broad reach of television with the targeting and interactive capabilities of digital. With two Olympic Games in quick succession and Eurosport’s live content now rolling out onto Discovery Plus in many international markets, there has never been a greater opportunity to leverage the scale and expertise of our sports offer. As we organise all our sports business under Discovery Sport, I am hugely excited to have Andrew lead the charge for this consolidated group. His expertise, strategic vision and strong relationships have steered our sports business through last year’s challenging period for live sports, and set us on a course for further transformation and growth going forward.”
Andrew Georgiou added: “When taken together, Discovery’s portfolio of sports brands, channels and platforms is unrivalled for its ability to engage audiences however the viewer chooses to watch. From the scale of Discovery’s free-to-air networks, to the breadth of sports offering through Eurosport and the depth of super-fan engagement from GolfTV, Golf Digest and GCN, taken together Discovery Sport serves passionate fans everywhere and brings limitless opportunities for our brand and rights-holder partners.”
