Discovery: Jean-Thierry Augustin, president "Sports & Olympics Development", leaves the brand

"Jean-Thierry Augustin, President, Sports & Olympics Development, Discovery Networks International, will leave the company this Spring, having served in his current position for over two years," stated the US audiovisual conglomerate Discovery Communications on 16/03/2017.

Jean-Thierry Augustin spent fifteen years at the group's pay-TV subsidiary Eurosport, eventually becoming the CEO from 2013-2015. "Augustin also was an instrumental player in the game-changing deal with the International Olympic Committee for Discovery and Eurosport to become the exclusive multimedia rights holder for 50 countries and territories in Europe for the 2018 through the 2024 Olympic Games," added Discovery Communications.

"I am proud to have played a central role in Discovery’s acquisition and integration of Eurosport, the development of the Eurosport Player and in the monetization of the Olympics. With the side of the business focused on the Olympics on track and proving profitable, I feel that my mission is accomplished, and that it is time to move onto new ventures," said Jean-Thierry Augustin on…