Eurosport Channel Closure

[Ray_YC]

At 11.59pm on 7 December, 2020, Eurosport (CH 156) will be removed from Fetch. Subscribers will no longer have access to Eurosport after this date. 

The channel is being removed as it will exit the Australian market on 8 December, 2020.  

As the channel is leaving the Australian market, there is no option to retain the channel on Fetch. 
We will miss it, but unfortunately this change is beyond our control.  

What does this mean?  

• Eurosport will cease transmission on CH 156 at 11.59pm on 7 December, 2020. 
• You will need to watch your recordings before then as they won't be playable after this date. 
• On 5 November, all Eurosport subscribers will be unsubscribed from the Eurosport pack so that they are not billed for the pack after the channel is removed on 7 December. Subscribers will cease being charged for Eurosport at the end of their subscription month. However, no matter when they stop being billed for Eurosport, they will maintain access to the channel until 7 December, 2020. 

FAQs:

Q. How do I cancel my channel subscription before the channel leaves?

Fetch and Optus will automatically cancel your subscription for you on 5 November so that you are not charged after 7 December. For queries about your subscription, you can contact Optus.  

Q: Will I get another channel in its place?

No, your Eurosport pack subscription will be cancelled from the cease transmission date. Fetch has alternative channel packs, for more information visit the Fetch on Optus page.

Q: I only have Fetch for the Eurosport channel, can I cancel my service?

Fetch provides access to other sport packs such as Optus Sport and beIN SPORTS (subscriptions required). Sport is also available in the Fetch Vibe Pack (available for $6/month subscription). For more information regarding Fetch channel packs click here.
If you no longer wish to keep your Fetch service you will need to contact Optus. Please remember that all equipment is leased from Optus (i.e. Set-top-box etc) and will need to be returned within 30 days. Fees apply to all equipment not returned. If you do contact us to cancel your service, we’ll let you know how to return your equipment.

[frankrome]

I have subscribed to Eurosport. I am having difficulty find sports.

The issue is that the programs have titles like:

World Cup

Pro Series

World championship

There is no mention of the sport. 

I found the Title Le Mans 24 with a picture of a race car and the series being shown was motor cycling

We really need some basic information on the sport being shown and the name of the event.

[Dibbo]

This is bloody annoying and frustrating as Fetch has only had this channel for a year and it was the only reason I moved to Fetch. I'll now have to cancel my Fetch subscription and look to access Eurosport someother way. Thanks Fetch & Optus, you suck!

[Webmst007]

The only possible explanation I can come up with is Eurosport intend to launch their Eurosport Player platform in Australia. So perhaps to do that they have to sever ties with all other broadcasting first. The existing Australian Eurosport 1 channel service on first Foxtel and more recently Fetch has been terrible for years. Poor Timetabling; cut off of events ; no event information ; no support; lack of communication; etc etc Have all plagued the service. In contrast, the Eurosport service in Europe and the UK is high profile with numerous channels And many major events covered very well. Let’s hope we get the same here finally - we deserve it after putting up with this crap 1 channel half-baked effort we’ve had for years from them.

[gel7]

This is very disappointing, as I also was prompted to move from Foxtel to continue watching Eurosport. I understand this is not in Optus's hands, and do it take it that it was also not Fetch's choice? Is there anyway we can provide feedback to Eurosport (or Fetch if they have any say)? Thanks.

[gel7]

re Eurosport player: makes sense. frustrating though... and you still need to use another device and cast to your screen if you want to watch on something other than a tablet or phone sized screen...

[dthompson]

Terribly disappointing

i personally love Cycling and Snooker and this channel gives me both in abundance.

Even if Eurosport do release their player platform in Australia, it just seems ridiculous to me that these Streaming channels do not realise or think about how many providers sports nuts can actually pay for.

I have FETCH

I have Kayo to get the Fox Sport channels Optus doesn’t have & I get Be In Sports there

I have WWE Network to get the pay previews for the cost of the account fee instead of needing to pay $50 each PPV

I had Eurosport here with Fetch Optus to get Cycling, Cycling and more Cycling

A person can only have so many accounts before it because too much.

it’s not the fault of Optus or Fetch as the first responder alluded too, it’s not the fault of FOXTEL either.

Eurosport want their piece of the Subscription pie, I just don’t understand how they were not better off just taking their annual payments from all the Cable providers around the world. 

[Ridgy]

I subscribed to Fetch so i could get Eurosport when Foxtel lost the service. I emailed Eurosport in the UK to find out how to subscribe to Eurosport Player and all i got back was what amounted to an unhelpful, sarcastic reply. I explained to them i wanted to subscribe so i could continue to watch the World Snooker and Motorsport and and they said they have no intention of making it available to Australian customers, which in this day and age of internet streaming seems quite crazy. I don't hold out much hope because the way the email was worded sounded like they enjoyed the fact that we cant get it. They don't need the money i guess. Go figure?

[dthompson]

Not good at all Ridgy and I pretty much have got death ears on my response to Eurosport also. 

All I can do is ENCOURAGE Optus to make use of their 10 Optus Sport Channels and consider bidding for Australian rights to 
Cycling World Tour events 

Snooker World tour

and

vsrious motorsport events Eurosport has European rights too. 

[Webmst007]

Eurosport support in Australia was abysmal when it was with Foxtel and worse or non-existent when it moved to Fetch. They didn't care then and don't seem all that fused about Australia now. Which is all a bit strange considering they recently appointed an Australian to run Eurosport globally. Maybe someone should give him a bell and find out what's going on 🙂🤣🙂🤣🤣🤣