The space will be home to Warner Bros. Coming up here gives us landmarks, storytelling opportunities and a home, says Young.
The roof top of the Hotel Raphael will be the beating heart of this push.
UK sports presenter Reshmin Chowdhury pops by for a recce.
Warner Bros Discovery Olympic studios on rooftop of Hotel RaphaelChris Graythen/Getty Images for IOC
Thats a real superpower.
This is the first Olympics for us where as a company, were one, she says.
Teams around Paris
Only part of the WBD Sports Europes Olympics operation is based at the Hotel Raphael.
Behind-the-scenes shots of Warner Brothers Discovery studios; Laura Woods, Boris Becker, Reshmin Chowdhury and Amanda DaviesGetty Images, Chris Graythen/Getty Images for IOC
Young reveals the concept for the WBD House was already being thought about during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Our role is to tell the story of the athletes and the games, he explains.
Of course, thats an outrageous statement.
There have countless meetings and visits.
The hotel has been phenomenal to work with.
Their staff has allowed us to crawl over every inch of it.
On the ground floor there is the technical operation that sends all the signals back.
This [the rooftop] is only just one part of it.
Theres a whole other level below where all camera operations are on done.
On the ground floor are five conference rooms of technology.
The media landscape is quite cluttered.
Young is clearly relishing the opportunity of covering the games from Eurosports home turf of Europe.
Ive talked to my team for years now saying these are our Olympics, says Young.
They are in Eurosports cultural backyard.
Paris is absolutely unique, in so many ways.
Well take lots of learnings out of here, he says.
We certainly wont replicate what were doing here in Los Angeles.
Well lean back into the time zone and the relevant sports.
Well take a lot of decisions off the back of that.
