Warner Bros Discovery has unveiled a number of new features available to its streaming customers, launched days before live Olympic coverage launches on Discovery+
- Timeline markers, gold medal alerts, multi-language options among new features for Olympic viewers.
- Discovery+ only place in the UK and Ireland where viewers can access all 3,800 hours of coverage.
- Streaming app available at no extra cost to most Sky subscribers.
A raft of in-app product innovations have been developed to supercharge the viewing experience for subscribers, putting them in control of their own Olympics.
This includes access to an unmatched 3,800 hours of live content, covering every event – available from Wednesday 24th July, when Olympic football, archery and rugby sevens events get underway ahead of the Opening Ceremony on Friday. Coverage continues until Sunday 11th August and the Closing Ceremony.
Olympic coverage is available at no extra cost to Discovery+ subscribers with either standard or premium plans.
For Sky subscribers with a TV subscription and Sky Q, Sky Glass or Sky Stream, access to the Discovery+ standard plan is available at no extra cost. Find out how to activate free Discovery+ on Sky.
On EE TV, TNT Sports subscribers get access to the Discovery+ Premium tier, which also includes Olympic coverage at no extra cost.
What’s new on Discovery+ for the Olympics?
Timeline markers
Fans of some of the most popular Olympic sports can easily navigate back through an event timeline to key moments, ensuring Olympic history can be witnessed by the widest possible audience. This feature is available for web and mobile app users covering sports including Beach Volleyball, Volleyball, Handball, Tennis, Football, Rugby Sevens, Athletics, Swimming, Track Cycling, Road Cycling, Mountain Biking, Boxing, Basketball, Judo and Artistic Gymnastics.
Gold medal alerts
In-app pop-ups for mobile and web users on Max and all platforms for discovery+ will inform fans of when a gold medal is about to be won. Subscribers can toggle between events to ensure they witness sporting history being made, while easily navigating back to the previous stream.
In-player discovery rail
When watching an event, users can bring up a rail showing other live events taking place. This enables simple in-app navigation and seamless transition between events to create an immersive streaming experience.
Select language and follow favourite athletes
Subscribers will have access to multi-audio feeds with a choice of up to 20 languages for the majority of the 329 events taking place. More than 400 commentators will narrate Eurosport’s coverage of all 32 sports and tell the stories of the 10,500 athletes competing.
The app will recommend specially curated live, upcoming and on-demand videos featuring Olympic athletes competing from the users’ country to keep them engaged for even longer. Every sport will also receive a dedicated in-app page to help users easily locate their favourite events throughout the Games.
Discovery+ subscribers in the UK and Germany will also be able to view a page dedicated to Team GB and Germany respectively – showcasing all events featuring local athletes to easily connect viewers with the national heroes competing.
Comprehensive companion experience
For subscribers looking to enjoy curated coverage of the best moments from Paris 2024, they will benefit from accessing live feeds showing Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 alongside streams of every event.
These channels will showcase Eurosport’s locally produced analysis shows from its Parisian rooftop studios and around the city’s iconic competition venues, providing a multi-screen experience from stadium to street, via TV, mobile or tablet.
High quality streaming experience (HD, but not 4K)
Uninterrupted coverage of the historic Opening Ceremony taking place on the river Seine as well as the Closing Ceremony at the iconic Stade de France, available in all markets in HDR. In some countries, WBD will also offer coverage of selected sports and events in HDR.
Corporate comment
Scott Young, Group SVP Content, Production and Business Operations at WBD Sports Europe, said:
“We look forward to scaling our coverage of the Games to widest possible audience across Europe while telling the stories of the athletes by creating the most engaging content that delivers the best possible streaming experience.”
By: Marc Thornham | image: WBD | sources: WBD press | Updated 16:37 with corporate comment.