- Starting January 15, all the Discovery Group channels available in the UPC grid will be included in Vodafone TV
- Starting January 17, Eurosport 4K channel will be launched in UPC digital grid, as a first in Romania
Bucharest, January 15, 2020 – Starting from 2020, Vodafone Romania is the sponsor of the Grand Slam tours and ATP Circuit broadcastings by Eurosport TV channels. With Australian Open as the first competition to kick off on January 20 and running until February 2, Vodafone and UPC customers will be able to watch all the mentioned tennis matches on Eurosport 1 and 2 channels, available in Vodafone TV and UPC grids.
Moreover, starting January 15, all Discovery Group channels from UPC network (Discovery Channel, TLC, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, Animal Planet, Discovery Showcase, Discovery Science, DTX and Investigation Discovery) will be available in Vodafone TV grid.
Vodafone subscribers will be able to watch all the tennis matches, anywhere, on their smartphone or tablet, through Vodafone TV service, from the famous Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, US Open and ATP Circuit. In addition, sports lovers can watch the main world’s sports competitions, from football matches of Premier League and FA Cup, to ski, handball and snooker, through UPC TV packages.
Starting January 17, as a first in Romania, Eurosport 4K channel will be launched in UPC digital grid, thus offering users an enhanced experience, due to the Ultra HD resolution. For the moment, the new channel will be available for users in Bucharest, Brăila, Constanța, Cluj-Napoca, Iași, Timișoara, Tulcea and it will gradually be included in the digital grids of UPC subscribers nationwide.
More details are available here.
Vodafone Romania is a subsidiary of Vodafone Group, one of the world’s leading telecoms and technology service providers.
Vodafone Group has mobile operations in 24 countries, partners with mobile networks in 41 more, and fixed broadband operations in 19 markets. As of 31 September 2019, Vodafone Group had 625 million mobile customers, 27 million fixed broadband customers and 22 million TV customers, including all of the customers in Vodafone’s joint ventures and associates. For more information, please visit: www.vodafone.com.
Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. Discovery delivers over 8,000 hours of original programming each year and has category leadership across deeply loved content genres around the world. Available in 220 countries and territories and nearly 50 languages, Discovery is a platform innovator, reaching viewers on all screens, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio of apps; direct-to-consumer streaming services such as Eurosport Player, Food Network Kitchen and MotorTrend OnDemand; digital-first and social content from Group Nine Media; a landmark natural history and factual content partnership with the BBC; and a strategic alliance with PGA TOUR to create the international home of golf. Discovery’s portfolio of premium brands includes Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and the forthcoming multi-platform JV with Chip and Joanna Gaines, Magnolia, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. For more information, please visit corporate.discovery.com and follow @DiscoveryIncTV across social platforms.