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A FREEVIEW transmission is acceptable to person a large boost successful February arsenic portion of a large shake-up successful UK sports broadcasting.
The overhaul has travel astir aft the closure of 2 beloved channels.
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Eurosport is leaving the UK aft 35 years on-air, successful a bittersweet nonaccomplishment for Sky and Virgin Media customers - but it stands to payment those with Freeview.
While overmuch of Eurosport's programming volition determination to the paid TNT Sports channels, immoderate volition spell to the free-to-air Quest channel.
The brands are each owned by Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) which announced the closure of Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 earlier this week.
As portion of the move, Quest volition aerial every MotoGP Sprint race.
The transmission volition besides big a caller play cycling show, arsenic good arsenic highlights of the Giro d’Italia and La Vuelta a España.
Meanwhile, WBD Sports Europe main Scott Young has said "parts" of the Tour de France volition beryllium shown connected Quest too.
The changes are acceptable to travel into effect connected February 28, erstwhile Eurosport volition adjacent down.
While the long-running marque volition vanish from screens successful the UK, it volition proceed to beryllium successful different European markets.
It's not been confirmed precisely which sports volition determination to TNT but it's believed favourites similar tennis volition shift.
To entree TNT Sports channels you'll either request to wage £30 other connected apical of a Sky oregon Virgin subscription, oregon subscribe to Discovery+ Premium which costs £31.
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Elsewhere, reports suggest TNT whitethorn get the rights to the Six Nations from the BBC.
Highlight packages would stay connected terrestrial TV arsenic the contention is classed arsenic a listed event.
WBD Sports Europe main Scott Young confirmed they are "looking" astatine Six Nations but said a woody volition beryllium "very challenging".
Quest tin beryllium recovered connected Freeview transmission 12, Sky transmission 144 and Virgin transmission 169.
You tin besides motion up for a escaped mentation of Discovery+ which allows you to watercourse Quest live.
Even much changes expected soon
Analysis by Jamie Harris, Assistant Technology and Science Editor astatine The Sun
Broadcasting is going done an almighty displacement astatine the infinitesimal with the propulsion toward streaming astatine a cardinal point.
Despite this latest move, Discovery+'s days are apt numbered.
The streaming work has closed successful respective countries already to marque mode for a replacement, Max, bringing HBO and Discovery contented nether 1 roof.
The UK is 1 of the fewer large markets wherever Max hasn't launched yet due to the fact that of existing agreements with Sky, allowing Sky Atlantic to aerial large HBO-made hits similar Game of Thrones and The White Lotus.
But the brace precocious announced a caller woody that volition pave the mode for Max's motorboat successful the UK aboriginal 2026 arsenic a standalone app, portion Sky customers volition get entree astatine nary other cost.
So expect adjacent bigger changes successful the TV and streaming satellite adjacent year.
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