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Eurosport
Company typeDivision
IndustrySportscasting
Founded5 February 1989;35 years ago(1989-02-05)
Headquarters
Issy-les-Moulineaux
,
France
Brands
ParentTNT Sports International
Websiteeurosport.com

Eurosportis a group ofpay televisionnetworks in Europe and parts of Asia. Owned byWarner Bros. Discoverythrough itsTNT Sports Internationalunit, it operates two main channels—Eurosport 1andEurosport 2—across most of its territories, and streams onMaxandDiscovery+.

Originally a joint venture between theEuropean Broadcasting UnionandSkyestablished in 1989, it was briefly shut down in 1991 following complaints by competitorScreensport.It was subsequently acquired byTF1 Group,and later merged with Screensport. For a period, it was a joint venture between TF1,Canal+ Group,and Havas Images. TF1 Group later bought out the other owners' shares. In 2012,Discovery Communicationsbegan to take an ownership in Eurosport, eventually leading to a full buyout in 2015.

Eurosport is the main rights holder of theOlympic Gamesin most of Europe, as well as (with some exceptions) the tennisGrand Slam tournaments.

The network of channels is available in 54 countries, in 20 different languages, providing viewers with European and international sporting events. Eurosport had 157 million subscribers in 2019, while theEurosport 2channel had an audience of 87 million viewers.[1]For the most part, there is no on-screen presenter, only unseen commentators, allowing the same video feed to be used in multiple markets with different language audio.

History

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Logo used from 2000 to 2011[2]

Prior to the creation of Eurosport, theEuropean Broadcasting Unionhad acquired substantial amounts of sports rights, yet its members were only able to broadcast a fraction of them. This provided the impetus for setting up the Eurosport Consortium, made up of several EBU members, to establish an outlet where these rights could be exploited.Sky Televisionwas chosen as a commercial partner to the EBU project, and the channel launched at 6pm on 5 February 1989. It largely replaced the original Sky Channel (later rebrandedSky One) on European cable systems. Sky Channel refocused to serve only the United Kingdom and Ireland. For a period of time, some of Sky Channel's former pan-European programming was broadcast in the hours before Eurosport's startup, under the brandSky Europe.[3]

1991 closure

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Eurosport was closed down in May 1991 after rivalScreensportchannel filed a complaint to theEuropean Commissionover the corporate structure.[4]The channel was saved later that month when theTF1 Group(formed after the French government privatised the postORTF-split TF1 5 years prior to the acquisition) stepped in to replace BSkyB as joint owners. It was able to restart its broadcast after 10 days.[5]Broadcasting hours were restricted to 1pm to 11pm, later 8am until midnight before settling at 7.30am and 1am. Its overnight hours were occupied by shopping channel The Quantum Channel.

Eurosport Player & rebrand

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On 1 March 1993, the cable and satellite channelScreensportmerged with Eurosport. Five days later, that channel's transponder space was taken over byRTL II.Eurosport eventually came under a French consortium comprising theTF1 Group,Canal+ Groupand Havas Images. In January 2001, TF1 took full ownership of Eurosport.

In May 2007,Yahoo!Europe and Eurosport formed a co-branded website which Eurosport used as its web portal, including an online TV guide, in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy and Germany.[6]

In 2008, Eurosport launched an online subscription service, Eurosport Player, that allows internet users to watch both Eurosport and Eurosport 2 live, plus additional coverage not available via broadcast. During the 2009 Australian Open, the internet player offered coverage from five courts.

Logo used from 2011 to 2015, part of a rebrand undertaken by Les Télécréateurs.

On 5 April 2011, Eurosport rebranded its channel. The rebrand incorporated six new on-air idents along with a new logo and presentation style both on-air and off-air.[7][8]The new on-air identity has been designed byParis-based design company Les Télécréateurs.[2]All localised Eurosport channels and the Eurosport website embraced the new identity.[8]

Analogue closedown

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Having been one of the first channels to broadcast on the Astra 1 group of satellites, Eurosport was the last satellite channel in Europe to broadcast in an analogue format. On 30 April 2012, shortly after 03:00 CET, the rest of the remaining analogue channels at 19.2 East ceased transmission. Eurosport's analogue channel finally ceased transmission on 1 May 2012 at 01:30 CET, marking the end of an era in European satellite broadcasting.

Stake and acquisition by Discovery Communications; Warner Bros. Discovery

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On 21 December 2012,Discovery Communicationspurchased a 20 per cent minority interest share in Eurosport from TF1 Group for €170m.[9]Discovery became the majority shareholder in the Eurosport venture withTF1in January 2014, taking a 51 per cent share of the company.[10]On 22 July 2015 Discovery agreed to acquire TF1's remaining 49 per cent stake in the venture.[11]

On 13 November 2015, Eurosport introduced its new brand identity and changed the name of its main channel toEurosport 1.[12]

In 2016, Eurosport expanded its deal with The All England Club to show all theWimbledonmatches live in 19 countries, up from three under a previous deal. It was a 3-year deal (2017–2019) that included exclusive TV and digital rights. This expanded their tennis portfolio to show all four Grand Slams.[13]Eurosport signed a new deal in 2019 to broadcast Wimbledon exclusively in 11 countries.[14]As of 2021,Eurosport broadcasts theAustralian Open,French Open(except in France),US Open(except in the UK and Ireland), and Wimbledon.[15][16][17][18]

In February 2017, Discovery launched the channel in India, branded asDSportwhich was later renamed to Eurosport in 2020. The channel was made available on various platforms in both SD and HD feeds.[19]

On 5 January 2021, Discovery began to phase out Eurosport Player in favour of its new streaming serviceDiscovery+.[20][21][22][23][24]

On 11 May 2022,Warner Bros. Discovery(new company formed after merger of Discovery withWarnerMedia) announced an agreement to contribute Eurosport's UK operations into a joint venture withBT GroupandBT Sport.WBD will serve as managing partner of the joint venture; the two networks will operate separately for an interim period, after which they will combine their operations under a new name. As part of the agreement, WBD also negotiated a deal for BT Group to distribute Discovery+ to its television and BT Sport subscribers.[25][26][27]

Channels

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Eurosport 1

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Main article:Eurosport 1
Eurosport 1 logo since November 2015

This is the main channel of Eurosport. Ahigh-definitionsimulcastversion of Eurosport launched on 25 May 2008. The first event covered in HD was the2008 French OpenatRoland Garros.On 13 November 2015 it changed its name toEurosport 1HD.

Eurosport 1 feeds

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In Europe, Eurosport 1 is generally available in basic cable and satellite television packages. Since 1999, Eurosport 1 provides various opt-out services providing more relevant sporting content specific to language, advertising and commentary needs. Eurosport offers a stand-alone channel which provides a standardised version of the channel (Eurosport International in English). Alongside this, there are also local Eurosport channels in France, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Poland,Nordic region,Benelux region,andAsia Pacific.These channels offer greater sporting content with local sporting events, while also utilising the existing pan-European feed. The German version of Eurosport is the only one availablefree-to-airon Europeandigitalsatellite television.

Eurosport 1 is currently broadcast in 23 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese,Dutch,Swedish,Norwegian,Danish, Finnish,Icelandic,Russian,Polish,Czech, Slovak,Hungarian,Romanian,Bulgarian,Serbian,Greek,Turkish,Cantonese,andCroatian.

In Asia-Pacific territories, Eurosport offers a specific channel to the region. Eurosport (Asia-Pacific) launched on 15 November 2009.[28]The service is available in Australia throughFoxtel,OptusandTransACT.On 3 November 2014, a HD simulcast launched on Foxtel.[29]

Eurosport 2

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Main article:Eurosport 2
Eurosport 2 logo since November 2015

A supplementary channel featuring more live sports events, programming and news updates.Eurosport 2launched on 10 January 2005 and is currently available in 35 countries, broadcasting in 22 different languages.[a]

Eurosport 2 describes itself as "the new generation sports channel", dedicated to team sports, alternative sports, discovery and entertainment includingbasketball(like the ItalianLBA),Twenty20 Cricket,Bundesliga,National Lacrosse League,Arena Football League,surfing,Volleyball Champions League,Australian Rules Footballmatches from theAustralian Football League,Bandy World Championshipsand more. Eurosport 2 was branded as Eurosport DK in Denmark. On 15 February 2016, this channel was replaced by Eurosport 2.[30]

Eurosport 2 HD, a high-definition version of the channel, is also available.

Eurosport 2 HD Xtra is a German pay-TV channel launched in 2017. Eurosport bought Germany-only rights for Bundesliga, Supermoto and other broadcasting rights. Eurosport 2 has no German-only signal and Eurosport 1 is free-to-air, so the new channel was needed.

Eurosport India

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Main article:Eurosport (Indian TV channel)

Eurosport India is the Indian version of the channel launched in February 2017 as DSport.[31]It was made available on majorDTHplatforms and cable networks across India during the launch. The channel's primary focus would not becricket,as per the press meet at the launch.[32]The current offering from the channel includes less popular football leagues, cricket premier leagues, wrestling, fighting, golf, motor sports, horse racing, cycling and rugby. The channel is only available in high-definition format. However, few DTH operators downscale the feed to be presented with the standard-definition bouquet. As of 2018, Eurosport India was available to over 110 million households in India.

Former channels

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British Eurosport (1999–2015)

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In the UK,British Eurosportlaunched in 1999, replacing Eurosport International on most platforms, with some schedule variations and local commentary. The launch of British Eurosport and creation of programming specifically for the UK was initially funded byPremium TV,which did not have a stake in the sports channel, but received a share of the revenue.[33]British Eurosport had live studio presentations of major sporting events and tournaments.

On British Eurosport,James Richardsonpreviously hosted the coverage of Serie A football on the Channel from 2002 to 2005 and2004 UEFA European Football Championshipwith regular guests, includingAlan Curbishley,DJ Spoony,formerChelseaplayersPaul Elliott,Ed de Goey,Ray Wilkins,Roberto Di MatteoandCarlo Cudicini,former England internationalLuther Blissettand European football journalistsGabriele Marcottiand Xavier Rivoire.

Will Vanderswas known for his coverage ofK-1events, and greeted the viewers in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Thai to introduce the martial arts show,Fight Club,on Monday nights.

For tennis, studio presentation for theAustralian Open,French Open,U.S. OpenandWTA Tour Championshipson British Eurosport was hosted byAnnabel Croftwith the segmentHawk-Eyepresented by former British number 2Jason Goodall.(Goodall was briefly ranked ahead ofChris Bailey,Nick Brown,Andrew Castle,Nick Fulwood,Mark Petchey,andJames Turner,in May 1989).

British Eurosport covered thesnookerseason, including ranking events not broadcast byBBC Televisionsuch as theShanghai MastersandChina Open.Neal Fouldsand former world championJoe Johnsonwere among the commentators.

Tour de Francecoverage in 2014 was commentated on by Carlton Kirby (following the departure of David Harmon) with veteran cyclistSean Kellyas the "technical expert". The duo continued to commentate in 2015 and an additional pre- and post-programme was broadcast, "Lemond on Tour". This was presented by Ashley House with comment and analysis from Eurosport Cycling AmbassadorGreg LeMond.Additional interviews were provided by Spanish cycling journalist Laura Meseguer and former pro racing cyclistJuan Antonio Flecha.

David Goldstrom commentated onski jumpingandski flyingcoverage from 1999.[34]

On 10 February 2009, British Eurosport started to broadcast most of its programming in the16:9'widescreen' ratio. After the collapse ofSetanta Sports,rights for the 2009 season in the USPGA Golf tour reverted to British Eurosport.[citation needed]

On 25 July 2012, British Eurosport HD launched on the Sky, UPC Ireland and Virgin Media platforms, this replaced the pan-European Eurosport HD in the UK and Ireland.[35]British Eurosport 2 HD launched on 3 September 2012 on the Sky platform. Virgin Media has also carried Eurosport 3D to broadcast the 2011 and 2012French Openand2012 Summer Olympics.UPC Ireland also broadcast Eurosport 3D for the2011 French Open.Throughout the duration of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Eurosport 3D also broadcast on theSky 3Dchannel.[36]

On 13 November 2015 British Eurosport was replaced by localised versions ofEurosport 1and Eurosport 1 HD.

Eurosport 3D

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In April 2010, Eurosport 3D launched but was only broadcast during a select number of events, such as theFrench Openand2012 Summer Olympics.[37][38]

Eurosport DK (2015–2016)

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Eurosport DK was a Danish television channel owned byDiscovery Networks Northern Europe.The channel replacedCanal 8 SportandEurosport 2in Denmark on 1 July 2015.[39]

On 28 May 2015,Discovery Networks Northern Europeannounced that they would mergeCanal 8 SportandEurosport 2into Eurosport DK in Denmark, broadcasting football fromDanish Superliga,theBundesliga,Major League Soccer,Capital One Cup,UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying,tennis fromATP Tour,WTA Tourand 3Grand Slams,cycling fromUCI World Tour,Winter sport,Motorsports.[40]

On 15 February 2016, the channel was replaced byEurosport 2.[30]

2018 Winter Olympics

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Eurosport 3,Eurosport 4andEurosport 5(and their HD equivalents) were additional channels created for the2018 Winter OlympicsbroadcastingOlympic Broadcasting Serviceslive and highlights streams for the duration of the Olympic Winter Games.[41]

Eurosport News

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Eurosport News logo since November 2015
Eurosport Events logo since November 2015
Main article:Eurosport News

A sports news channel was on air from 1 September 2000 to 4 January 2018, featuringlive scores,highlights, breaking news and commentary. The service combined video, text and graphics with the screen divided into 4 parts: a video section displaying highlights and news bulletins, a breaking news ticker at the bottom and a scoring section for in-depth analysis of results and game stats.

Eurosport 2 Xtra (Portugal)

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Main article:Eurosport 2 Xtra (Portuguese TV channel)

In 2016, Eurosport bought the rights forFormula Onefor Portugal and created apay-TV channelfor the occasion. It ended on the next year, after one season and the F1 went back toSportTV.The channel had more Motorsport competitions, such asFormula E,WTCC,andDakar Rally.[42]

Eurosport Australia

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Eurosport Australia was a short-lived sports television channel available until 7 December 2020. It was available onFetch TVuntil the contract between Eurosport and Fetch TV ended.[43]

Eurosport EPL Romania (2013-2022)

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Eurosport EPL Romaniawas a channel owned by Eurosport, which broadcast the English Premier League in Romania. It acquired the rights from the Premier League to broadcast the 2013–14Premier Leagueseason.[44]It was closed in 2022.

Programming

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Eurosport Gold (2017-2022)

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Eurosport Gold Russiawas a channel owned by Eurosport which broadcast the National Hockey League in Russia. It acquired the rights from the NHL to broadcast the 2017–18NHLseason.

On 9 March 2022, Discovery Inc. closed Eurosport Gold due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[45]

Viewing share Eurosport 1

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As an international channel, Eurosport's performance differs significantly between countries. The figures below showEurosport 1's share of overall viewing in some countries.

Country 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Bulgaria 0.5% 0.6%[46]
Finland(10+) 0.6%[47] 0.7%[48] 0.7%[49] 1.0%[50]
France 1.9%[51] 1.4%[52] 1.6%[52] 1.4%[53] 0.6%
Italy 0.0%[54]
Germany(3+) 0.9% 1.0% 0.9%[55] 0.9% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6%[56]
Netherlands(6+) 0.8%[57] 0.8%[58] 0.9%[59] 0.9%[60] 0.9%[61] 0.9%[62] 0.8%[63] 0.8%[64] 0.9%[65] 0.9%[66] 0.7%[67] 0.6%[68] 0.7%[69] 0.6%[70]
Poland(4+) 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.8%
Romania(4+) 0.7%[71] 0.4%[72] 0.4%[72] 0.3%[73] 0.4%[73] 0.3%[74] 0.3%[74]
Sweden(3-99) 1.6% 1.4% 0.9% 0.6%[75]
United Kingdom 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%

Sporting events

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Eurosport staff conducting an interview at the2015 Winter Universiade'sAlpine skiingevent.

Eurosport provides viewers with European and international sporting events. It broadcasts different sporting events in each region. This includes several football competitions:

Other sports events include theParis Dakar Rally,theMonte Carlo Rally,athletics events such asWorld Athletics Championshipsand theEuropean Athletics Championships,cycling events such as theTour de France,Giro d'Italia(except France) and theVuelta a España,tennis events including theFrench Open,Australian Open,Wimbledon(31 European territories) and theUS Open,theWorld Championship Snooker,National Hockey League(only for Russia),World Boxing Super Series(only for Spain), and action sports like skating and surfing.

In its early years Eurosport screened Europeanprofessional wrestling,billed asNew Catch,filmed mostlyin France(with some GermanCWAand regional American matches). In the UK, the commentator wasOrig Williams.Some preview editions were transmitted on France'sTF1in 1988. From the mid-1990s until 2007, Eurosport broadcast dubbed Japanese professional wrestling (puroresu) episodes ofNJPWWorld Pro-Wrestling series and other major shows for various continental markets. They also used to broadcastUWFiin 2006, 2007 with English commentary or with various other languages where the channel was broadcast. They also used to broadcastTNA wrestlingfrom 2006 until 2008, they broadcast episodes and edited pay per views without interviews. In Italy, Paolo Lanati was the commentator for NJPW, TNA and UWFi.

Steffen FreundandHorst Hrubeschin discussion on Eurosport at the under-21 football international betweenEnglandandGermanyin 2017.

In June 2015, it was announced that Eurosport had secured the pan-European rights (except Russia) to the winter and summerOlympic Gamesbetween 2018 and 2024.[76]

In July 2017, Eurosport had secured the domestic and international rights from 2017 to 2020 of the ItalianLega Basket Serie A(LBA). Eurosport is the new owner of thepay TV,international andinternetrights.[77]Eurosport has TV rights also forItalian Basketball SupercupandItalian Basketball Cup.[78]

In October 2018, Eurosport has reached an agreement with the World Boxing Super Series for the exclusive acquisition of the Competition's broadcast rights in Spain[79]

In October 2018, Eurosport sealed a 3-year deal to showBritish Darts Organisationmajor eventsBDO World Darts Championship,World Masters (darts)&World Trophy

In January 2019, it was announced that Eurosport will screen 39 ATP tennis tournaments including the tour finals in Russia for 3 years.[80]

Motorsport

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Discovery Sports Events (formerly known as Eurosport Events and before that 'KSO Kigema Sports Organisation Ltd.') is the Eurosport group's sporting events management / promotion / production division, which promotes the FIAEuropean Rally Championshipand previously theFIAWorld Touring Car Cup(WTCR).

Eurosport Events was also the promoter of theIntercontinental Rally Challenge,a rival rallying series to theWorld Rally Championship,and of the FIAEuropean Touring Car Cup.The IRC ceased at the end of the 2012 season, with Eurosport taking over series promotion of the ERC from 2013. The European Touring Car Cup was active until 2017.[citation needed]

Since 2008, the Eurosport Group has also been broadcasting the annual24 Hours of Le Mansin full.

Eurosport airsMotoGPin India, previously it had broadcasting rights in various territories including the Netherlands, Belgium, Romania, France and Germany. The network also airsSuperbike World Championshipin multiple European countries.

On 29 September 2015, Eurosport acquired the Portuguese broadcasting rights forFormula Onebetween 2016 and 2018.[81]

On 30 September, Eurosport andFIMannounced that they had signed a contract regarding partnership forFIM's international speedway championshipswhere Eurosport will be the promotor for 10 years. They also announced a deal to showSGB Premiershipmatches live throughout the season.[citation needed]

Eurosport airsFormula Eacross Western and Central Europe, except in Germany and Italy.

Football

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Competition[82] Region Broadcast Details
FA Cup Denmark Live until 2024
FA Community Shield Sweden
Primeira Liga Spain2 Two matches per week, starting from matchweek 27 in 2019-20[83]
Frauen-Bundesliga Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland Live until 2022
Danish Superliga Denmark Two matches (second and fifth picks) per week live until 2024
Coupe de France France Live until 2022.
French women's football league France
Eliteserien Pan-European All matches live through 2022
Allsvenskan Bulgaria, Finland, France, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden All matches live through 2026
I-league Belgium, Netherlands, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Moldova, Armenia, Russia, Ukraine, Iceland, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan All matches live through 2022
Major League Soccer India Selected matches live through 2022

Tennis

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Competition Region Broadcast Details
Australian Open Pan-European All matches live through 2031
Roland Garros Pan-European exc. France All matches live through 2026
Wimbledon Belgium, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland All matches live through 2027
US Open Pan-European exc. Ireland, United Kingdom All matches live through 2027
ATP Tour Masters 1000 France All matches live through 2026
ATP 500 France All matches live through 2026

^3- from 2020 qualifiers

Basketball

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Competition Region Broadcast Details
EuroLeague Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom
EuroCup Ireland, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom
Basketball Champions League Ireland, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom
Lega Basket Serie A Worldwide
Italian Basketball Cup Worldwide
Italian Basketball Supercup Worldwide

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^English,Swedish,Norwegian, Icelandic, Finnish, French, Italian, German, Greek,Hungarian,Russian,Bulgarian,Polish,Portuguese,Romanian,Serbian,Turkish,Czech, Slovak, Danish,Dutch,Spanish andCroatian.

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