Warner-Bros DiscoveryPlus, which offers live coverage of all Alpine ski races and many other winters ports and other sports, having taken over multiple smaller operators in recent years, has contacted its subscribers on a 1p under £7 monthly plan and told them that they now need to switch to a 1p under £31 monthly plan to continue watching, a nearly 4.5 times increase.
"On 28 February 2025, the Eurosport and TNT Sports brands will be brought together, with all sports content available in one single destination via TNT Sports. This in turn means the discovery+ Standard plan & Eurosport linear channels are closing," the statement to subscribers explains.
The £31 plan includes a vast swathe of sports including coverage of sports like boxing and football that traditionally customers pay a lot more for.
"This is a travesty and very sad. Eurosport is an excellent brand in existence since the early 90s. You can't just close it," one viewer wrote on the DigitalSpy forum.
It's unclear if there will be any way to watch ski racing at a more affordable price for those not interested in all the other sports. The International Ski & Snowboarding Federation launched its own FIS TV service last year highlighting its completely free, however it currently appears only to show short race highlight clips for the World Cup, with more detailed coverage of Europa Cup races.
It's unclear if Eurosport will only be shut down just for the UK and Ireland, as per the official announcement, or across the EU as well. Some tech-savvy viewers say they watch German Eurosport free on the astra 19.2e satellite.