Discovery brings unparalleled scale and new cinematic vision to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics coverage

As the Home of the Olympics in Europe, Discovery has announced plan that will push the physical and virtual boundaries of sports production to new extremes and mark a new frontier in the coverage of the Olympic Games. With over a week to go until the Opening Ceremony of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, Discovery has revealed how the unprecedented scale of its operation, most ambitious innovations and in-depth storytelling will help deliver its objective to unlock the power of the Olympics for audiences across Europe*.

Viewers can watch all of the Olympics only on discovery+ (selected markets**) and Eurosport’s digital services from 2 February. Ad/> Discovery’s Beijing 2022 operation in numbers Beijing 2022Speed skater Smeding a late pick as Team GB confirm 50 athletes for Winter OlympicsAN HOUR AGO Broadcast to 50 countries and territories in 19 languages 1,200 live hours produced for viewers across Discovery’s linear and digital platforms, including discovery+, Eurosport and the Eurosport app 107 winter sports experts and presenters with a combined tally of 95 Olympic medals.

13,701 commentator sessions 3,254 km of fibre optic cable used in its broadcast operations, enough for a round trip between Beijing and Tokyo. Andrew Georgiou, President of Sport, Discovery said: “For the second time in six months Discovery viewers will be treated to a stunning Olympic menu of incredible action, top on-screen talent, analysis, innovation and entertainment, on the only place to watch all of the Olympics — discovery+ and Eurosport.

We showed in Tokyo that we could deliver exceptional and unique Olympic Games coverage, even in the middle of a pandemic. For Beijing 2022, our unrivalled line-up of experts, industry-leading technology