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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

Eurosport’s end of an era in Britain casts doubts on future free-to-air coverage

Tadej Pogacar competing at the 2024 Tour de France
The Tour de France will be broadcast exclusively on TNT in 2026, with ITV no longer producing a free-to-air offering. Photograph: Daniel Cole/AP

Eurosport is to disappear from British screens, with the longtime home of events such as the Tour de France rebranding after 35 years.

On 28 February, Eurosport 1 and 2 will be merged into TNT Sports, as the group owned by Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) reorganises its offering in the UK. It’s a move executives say will both boost and simplify choices for sports fans, but leaves unanswered questions as to what free-to-air offerings will still be available to viewers.

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