As usual, France Televisions provides broadcasting of the Olympic Games in France, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are no exception. However, when the broadcasting rights were negotiated, the public audiovisual group had contracted an agreement to sublicense the Japanese edition to Canal +, a right recovered by the Eurosport channel, which already held the various Olympiads for the rest of Europe. until 2024.
Eurosport 4K on Canal + Événement 4K, canal 62
This is an opportunity for French viewers, subscribers to Canal +, to enjoy the Eurosport 4K ephemeral channel (Ultra HD 4K only or UHD 4K and HDR HLG) available on the canal 62 to follow about 200 hours of the major events of the competition: athletics, swimming, volleyball, tennis or cycling.
Who does what ?
To use it, you need an Orange fiber subscription and the UHD livebox. Or have a Canal + subscription (with Canal Event 4K on channel 62) and one of the following equipment:
• Canal + 4K Ultra HD decoder (satellite or internet): UHD 4K HDR HLG
• Apple TV 4K: UHD 4K HDR HLG on Apple TV 2021
• Amazon Fire TV 4K: UHD 4K HDR HLG
• Box nVidia Shield TV: UHD 4K SDR
• Smart TV LG: UHD 4K HDR HLG
• Smart Samsung: UHD 4K HDR HLG
• Sony Smart TV: UHD 4K HDR HLG
• Bouygues Télécom Bbox with a fiber subscription: UHD 4K HDR HLG
• Orange UHD TV decoder with fiber subscription: UHD 4K HDR HLG