Nobody seems to know what is happening with those of us that are on Eurosport Player subscriptions that automatically renew.
Here is a story I read yesterday that might be relevant:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/b...kes-europe-warnermedia-merger-1235062959/amp/
In it, the boss of Discovery's streaming division talks about how they have made lots of mistakes with the Eurosport Player in the past 8 years (too right they have!). About half-way down he talks about how they are folding Eurosport into Discovery+, and how bringing the entertainment and sports content together is leading to more subscribers staying with them. And that they will "will continue, and complete, rolling out that approach next year".
There is no date mentioned, but the logical point to aim for in terms of the sporting calendar would be to complete it by the time of the Olympics. But, with the Olympics only 2 months away, that doesn't give them a lot of time to try to get everybody that is still on the Eurosport Player shifted over. The other logital option is to wait until the merger with Warner Media is completed in the middle of 2022, and then bring Eurosport Player, HBO Max and Discovery+ together in one go.
A thing I should add is that Discovery+ was given a new look a week or so ago, and it now has a dedicated sports section that looks identical to what we are used to on the Eurosport Player. So, maybe this is a sign that we are going to be shifted over sooner rather than later.
The thing that is ringing alarm bells is what he says about Eurosport's linear channels. He says that the goal is to "offer eight to 10 “peak events” over the course of the year". So, if they are thinking in terms of focussing on big events, what does that mean for the regular season in not just figure skating but other wintersports? Are they going to focus in on the Major Championships, such as the European and World Championships, on the linear channels? And just have things like the Senior Grand Prix Series in figure skating, or the normal World Cup rounds for the Alpine / Nordic skiing disciplines, available on the streaming service?
The other complication is BT Sport. BT want to exit TV broadcasting, and are trying to sell BT Sport before their content deal with ESPN runs out next month (when the deal ends, Disney plan to put the ESPN content onto Disney+. And no doubt the fans of these sports will cancel their BT Sport subscription. So, BT want out before that happens). DAZN have been in discussions about buying BT Sport for months, but the talks have got bogged down and have recently hit the rocks. And now Discovery has started discussions with BT.
Whilst it would be nice to have one subscription service that would show all the wintersports and motorbike racing that I follow, my concern is that BT Sport and Eurosport have different approaches to what they go for. BT Sport used to have a good mix, but has been shedding it's smaller sports in recent years to focus on paying silly money for mainstream sports. Eurosport has traditionally shunned mainstream sports and gone instead for smaller sports. If they were merged, I fear that a combined business would concentrate on the mainstream sports, as they are what brings in subscribers. And you know fine well that figure skating would be the first thing to go.
So, I hope DAZN and BT can sort out their differences and complete the deal. And then hopefully Discovery will let Eurosport carry on with the same approach they have always taken over the years, and not get tempted by the bright lights of mainstream sports.
CaroLiza_fan
when I spoke to an operator they were querying 2 payments, one for BISTV and one for Eurosport in successive days! 
Guilty of being a skating fan! I thanked them for being vigilant and checking, ... but what now? Will the Player carry on as before?
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