Italy: Discovery acquires broadcasting rights to the 2021 AFCON for Discovery+ and Eurosport

Discovery has acquired the broadcasting rights, in Italy, for the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON, organised in Cameroon and postponed due to the Covid-19 until 09/01 to 06/02/2022), announced the American audiovisual group on 01/12/2021.

"In the agreement, brokered by the AGON agency, matches will be shown on discovery+ (OTT platform), with key fixtures, including the final, also shown live on Eurosport (pay-TV channel), bringing the biggest game in African football to the widest possible audience in Italy," said Discovery.

"It kicks off a huge year of sport on discovery+ Italia with some of the biggest events including the Australian Open tennis and the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 following soon after, offering fans unrivalled streaming access to the widest range of world-class competitions," said Alessandro Araimo, CEO of Discovery Italia.

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