The largest European television sports network available in 59 countries and in 20 different languages is coming to Croatia.

Victoria Davies (VP, Country Manager, Discovery Networks CEE) and Saša Kojic (VP of Sports, Discovery Networks CEEMEA), Croatian commentators and prominent athletes have officially announced the start of the Eurosport broadcast in Croatian.

This project will enable all sports lovers to enjoy in the Bundesliga football matches, the Olympic Games, four Grand Slam tournaments, broadcasts from athletics and all other relevant sport events.

Croatian athletes welcomed the arrival of the largest television sports channel in Europe adding that it would be a synergy of professional sports, sports journalism and the Eurosport media platform.

One of the greatest female athletes, the discus thrower Sandra Perkovic has also welcomed the arrival of Eurosport in Croatia, as she said, ‘’after so many major sports achievements of Croatian athletes’’.

Eurosport is to start broadcasting in Croatian on the 19th of November on Vipnet, H1, Evo TV, Hrvatski Telekom and B-net. MAX TV platform hasn’t been negotiated yet, however, the director of Discovery Network for Central and Southeast Europe, Victoria Davies said that they were open for such possibility.

‘’We came to Croatia and we will continue to invest. We want to get closer to this market having in mind the passion of our sports fans, spectators and sports lovers’’, said Davies adding that as far as the interest of sport journalists and professionals was concerned, the atmosphere was very optimistic.