[alexander-edge]

We all know that ideas often come when you discover a need for something that makes your life easier. I developed European Sports for tvOS so that I can watch squash coverage on my Apple TV. Eurosport doesn't have a tvOS app, so until now I've had to AirPlay from my iPad which is inconvenient, drains the battery and prevents me from using it for anything else.

I wrote a proof of concept back in May for my own use and sent it to Eurosport but didn't hear back. It looks like their apps may be developed under a new Discovery / MLB contract, so until then subscribers can use this app.

Apple rejected the initial version as a "copycat" that "leveraged Eurosport”. I have since changed the colours and the name and it is now available for free from the UK App Store.

The application itself is fairly basic, written in Swift 3 and uses Core Data. The model and API are more complex and I used Charles proxy to intercept traffic from the official iOS apps to generate them.

Please note that you require a subscription to Eurosport Player to use this app.

Thoughts appreciated!