Spain: Vodafone España will broadcast Eurosport 1 and 2 from 28/04/2016

The Spanish telecommunications group Vodafone España has formed a partnership with the US media group Discovery Communications, owner of Eurosport, for the broadcasting of the channels Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 on its pay-TV bouquet Vodafone TV, the group announced on 20/04/2016.

Vodafone, which acquire the operator Ono in January 2015, is the second largest actor in the Spanish pay-TV market (with one million subscribers on 31/12/2015), behind Telefónica (5.01 million subscribers). Vodafone gained 216,000 subscribers in the 2015 year.

The Eurosport channels will be available from 28/04/2016 on Vodafone TV, which was, until now, the only major Spanish operator not to broadcast them. Both channels will be available on Vodafone TV via pay packages. With many multi-sport rights, Eurosport in Spain has a relatively small football portfolio which includes mainly the African Cup of Nations, MLS, and youth international competitions.

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