GCN+ and its associated app will shut down on December 19, affecting the best way many individuals watch skilled racing in 2024, together with the Tour de France, the Classics and lots of different races.
GCN+, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, introduced the closure in an e mail to subscribers and on the GCN web site and app. The globalcyclingnetwork.com web site and the GCN YouTube channels will proceed.
Warner Bros. Discovery has been making a sequence of cuts and financial savings throughout its many corporations.
“It is the information we by no means wished to announce, however right now we’re asserting the closure of GCN+ and the GCN app,” a message stated. “Our big because of everybody who subscribed, commented and contributed to creating it such a terrific product.
“This determination comes from our mother or father firm Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and is pushed by its international technique to consolidate its streaming providers, and to supply content material in fewer locations, making it simpler for purchasers to entry and uncover extra content material,” a extra detailed message defined.
“Given the information, we actually wish to specific our thanks, to you, and the a whole bunch of hundreds of biking followers who’ve supported us and subscribed to GCN+.
“We additionally wish to say thanks to the gifted and hard-working individuals at GCN+ and on the GCN App who’ve poured their hearts and souls into creating such superb content material.
“The truth is that the media business panorama has modified, and because of this WBD’s streaming providers are being consolidated to supply content material in a single place.”
A message within the app confirms GCN+ will shut on December 19 “in all international locations and areas” whereas the corporate additionally confirmed that “GCN+ subscribers will obtain a refund for the time remaining on their subscriptions.”
GCN+ stated viewers ought to test their native sports activities channels and sports activities broadcasters to seek out out the place to look at biking occasions, giving totally different choices for various international locations.
“In Europe, GCN+ subscribers will now have the choice to subscribe to entry Discovery+, Eurosport or Eurosport Further, the place you may proceed to look at reside biking. In markets outdoors of Europe, WBD is reviewing how content material is delivered to its followers.
Data for viewers within the USA and different territories around the globe served by GCN+ was not but accessible.