As sport enthusiasts, we received distressing news: After 35 engrossing years, our treasured Eurosport channels are set to vanish from UK screens, folded into TNT Sports. This change means the free access we have enjoyed to World Endurance Championship (WEC), World Superbike Championship (WorldSBK), British Superbike Championship (BSB), global cycling competitions, and partial Snooker viewing is now a pleasure of the past.

This transition isn't simply an alteration of channel names but a severe blow to our ability to follow numerous sports that we are passionate about. The stellar coverage of both summer and winter Olympics, which Eurosport has delivered with excellence, will also be affected.

Eurosport has been in operation since February 1989, and it's not merely a sports channel, but a community of remote spectators tuned into a shared passion. It nods to understanding the importance of offering a variety of sports catered for everyone's taste, and we believe its disappearance will drastically diminish the diversity of sports entertainment in the UK.

For the variety of sports they offer and their commitment to quality coverage, we cannot stand by and allow the Eurosport channels to be assimilated with TNT Sports, which might not provide the same breadth and depth in its broadcasting.

Hereby, we call for a halt to this transition, to preserve the Eurosport channels as they are, and to reconsider this desperate merger. Your signature today can make a difference tomorrow. Please, sign the petition.