Discovery+ (free access) doesn't show Biathlon which Eurosport.com is showing right now

[Tuula+E]

Discovery+ (free access) doesn't show Biathlon which Eurosport.com is showing right now. Does this mean that the free access via Sky for Discovery+ is a stripped down version of Discovery+?

[caesarome]

Taken from here:

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/discovery-plus?

Sports coverage isn't currently available on the discovery+ app via Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream

[Tuula+E]

Thanks for the information

[TimmyBGood]

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@Tuula+E wrote:

Does this mean that the free access via Sky for Discovery+ is a stripped down version of Discovery+?

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Discovery themselves offer two subscription levels, and perhaps not surprisingly are 'giving away' the lower cost one on Sky platforms.  It's worth noting that even if the version with Sport included is purchased directly from Discovery, it can't be accessed through their app on Sky hardware.

[CardiffMan1992]

@TimmyBGood 

Ah thanks for that information I didn't realise that the Discovery Plus app on Glass didn't allow you to view the full platform if you had a subscription. 

[TimmyBGood]

@CardiffMan1992 

That was certainly the case at launch, and I believe it still is now.

[CardiffMan1992]

@TimmyBGood 

I will look later if it's still the case I will just have use the app on Apple TV else. 

[robert+petal]

FYI Discovery won't be showing biathlon in the UK this winter, they don't have the rights. You can watch on eurovisionsports.tv instead.

[ozsat]

Discovery+ does carry Eurosport which is showing Biathlon over the next few weeks.

But the version you get free from Sky does not have the Sports section  and even if you subscribe to the full Sports version I beleive it is still blocked on Sky boxes.

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@Tuula+E wrote:

Discovery+ (free access) doesn't show Biathlon which Eurosport.com is showing right now. Does this mean that the free access via Sky for Discovery+ is a stripped down version of Discovery+?

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[Timelord2018]

I wonder if that's Discovery decision or Sky ?

[JBSKI]

Discovery and Eurosport have regained the rights to show Biathlon IBU in UK and Ireland with full events broadcasting from 12th January 2023, see their press release: https://www.eurosport.co.uk/biathlon/warner-bros.-discovery-to-continue-as-home-of-world-class-biath... 

[xenon81]

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@ozsat wrote:

Discovery+ does carry Eurosport which is showing Biathlon over the next few weeks.

But the version you get free from Sky does not have the Sports section  and even if you subscribe to the full Sports version I beleive it is still blocked on Sky boxes.

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@Tuula+E wrote:

Discovery+ (free access) doesn't show Biathlon which Eurosport.com is showing right now. Does this mean that the free access via Sky for Discovery+ is a stripped down version of Discovery+?

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Your post was correct at the time but just to bring this topic up to date, the Sky version of Discovery+ now includes sport.