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Beijing 2022, here is the offer for an edition to be experienced with a thousand possibilities for fans. Let's find out all the details.
Monday 31 January 2022 6 minutes reading time
Waiting for Milan-Cortina and to be able to experience the Italian Olympic Games of 2026 on the "field", with fans who hopefully will be able to really enjoy the atmosphere of the five-circle event, that of Beijing will be a review that, even if with not very convenient times, especially for alpine skiing competitions, it will live on TV coverage and on a truly optimal streaming level.
The Discovery group, which holds the rights to the Games up to Paris 2024, from Wednesday 2 February with the first games of ice hockey, curling and freestyle, will propose each of the 109 medal events (but not only those, just think of the tests of the descents) and, unlike PyeongChang 2018, the novelty is represented by the agreement reached with Sky to be able to broadcast 300 hours of live broadcast also on the linear channels of Eurosport (210 and 211).
In total, 1200 hours of programming can be used with the discovery + streaming offers: up to 6 channels will be reached simultaneously to cover the 15 disciplines of this edition and every single minute of live competition, but also with the very useful online service. demand (especially for night events) and many extra contributions. Not to be missed, in particular, the double daily appointment on the Eurosport Facebook page with the talent and journalists of Team Discovery and many guests. In the morning, Rachele Sangiuliano will conduct “Good Morning Beijing”, while in the afternoon the microphone will pass to Zoran Filicic for “Beijing 360”.
The Games will also be visible via smart TV, tablet, smartphone or PC, told by the commentators that the Discovery / Eurosport group has been offering with great quality for years through all the World Cup events, for a total of over 40 experts and talents including stand out Giorgio Rocca, Camilla Alfieri, Daniela Merighetti and Silvano Varettoni for alpine skiing, Fulvio Valbusa for cross-country skiing and the "gem" concerning ice hockey, with the presence of Vitali Kutuzov, former professional footballer with various experiences also in Italy.
On the other hand, Valentina Marchei, former skater, and Irene Curtoni, until last season, slalom rider for the Italian team, will tell what will happen from the competition facilities in China.
Finally, a news regarding Dorothea Wierer: the biathlon champion has been named Olympic Ambassador at an international level for discovery +. “Doro” will therefore be the face of an articulated on-air, digital and social campaign, in which all fans will be invited to subscribe to discovery + so as not to miss even a moment of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
GAMES IN RAI
At the end of December, Rai acquired the rights to broadcast the next Olympic Games in free-to-air from the Discovery group.
One hundred hours of broadcasting with the difference, compared to the Tokyo summer edition, of being able to also use digital for the web service and with the possibility of using two TV channels, Rai 2 and Rai Sport, where from Friday 4 February with the opening ceremony (scheduled on Rai 2, from 12.55) the five-ring adventure will also begin for State TV, which will also have reporters for post-race interviews, with studios from Milan to launch and comment on the event.
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