«Eurosport-2» is a pan-European sports television channel that began broadcasting on January 10, 2005. The reasons for the emergence of this channel are due to the need to give viewers freedom of choice. The selection of Eurosport channel programs has become too wide for one channel, and the only way out was to launch an additional one.
«Eurosport-2» differs from the Eurosport channel, primarily, by broadcasting youth sports, such as squash, rugby, floorball, badminton, table tennis, extreme sports, etc. At the same time, classic sports remain (European football, tennis). The emergence of such a channel allowed to show more programs live. The most important competitions are covered in more detail, new sports are broadcast from all over the world.
The broadcasting rights of «Eurosport-2» are the same as those of Eurosport. «Eurosport-2» has a permanent broadcast schedule with thematic zones, which allows viewers to follow the main trends in the world. In addition, it has become a channel of team sports. In Eurosport 2 programs, you can see competitions in sports such as lacrosse, poker, rugby, table tennis, floorball, handball, mixed martial arts, bandy, baseball, extreme sports, etc. Rights to broadcast cups and world championships in the most important winter disciplines (alpine skiing and Nordic combined, ski jumping, luge, bobsleigh, skeleton), competitions from the International Ice Hockey Tournament (Lotto Cup), World Cups in freestyle and snowboarding have been acquired.
«Eurosport-2» is a channel that is created by professional journalists, commentators, correspondents, directors. The information support of broadcasts, as well as analytical programs and sports programs of «Eurosport-2» are characterized by a high level of skill.
