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Discovery Communications
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Exclusive: Discovery to launch Indian streamer ‘D Plus’ in 2020
Discovery is launching an Indian streaming service next year, building on its success with a…
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Discovery’s Susanna Dinnage to lead Premier League
Susanna Dinnage, the global president at Discovery’s Animal Planet, has been named as the Premier…
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Rich Ross exiting post-Scripps deal Discovery
Discovery Communications has named the new management team that will lead the enlarged company after…
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Discovery gets US approval for Scripps deal
Discovery Communications’ US$14.6 billion acquisition of fellow US-based cable group Scripps Networks Interactive has been…
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PBS programming chief Hoppe switches to ABC
PBS’s chief programming executive, Beth Hoppe, has joined ABC’s news team in New York. Hoppe’s…
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Discovery-Scripps deal okay with European Commission
The European Commission has cleared Discovery Communications’ proposed US$14.6 billion buyout of Scripps Networks Interactive….
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ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery hire Google exec to lead 7TV
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications have named Google executive Alexandar Vassilev as CEO of their recently…
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Netflix bolsters Indian offer with new Discovery net fare
Netflix is attempting to make up lost ground in India by snagging rights to programming…
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Discovery leaving Maryland HQ after three decades for New York
Discovery Communications is planning to relocate from its home in Maryland to New York City…
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Discovery carriage deal ends Finnish carriage clash
Finnish telco, cable and digital-terrestrial pay TV operator DNA has struck a deal with Discovery…
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Discovery launches SVOD motorcar service
Discovery Communications’ focus on ‘super fans’ continues with the launch of a motorcar-themed SVOD service…
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Discovery threatened with another carrriage blackout in Europe
Finnish cable and digital-terrestrial pay TV operator DNA has said it could drop Discovery’s channels…
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Discovery restructures EMEA team
Discovery Communications is changing the structure of its EMEA business, after naming Susanna Dinnage as…
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AwesomenessTV’s Day to lead new Viacom unit
AwesomenessTV’s business chief, Kelly Day, will lead a new digital-focused production unit for US media…
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Discovery recognised Scripps’ IP strength – Zaslav
Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav has said the ability to mine Scripps Networks Interactive’s fully…
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Corus forms kids venture with Discovery
Canada’s Corus Entertainment has formed a production joint venture with Discovery Communications. The JV, which…
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TRX signs BBCWW catalogue for official launch
TRX, the online platform for buying and selling TV rights, has signed BBC Worldwide to…
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A+E content chief joins Nat Geo
A+E Networks’ Christian Drobnyk has joined National Geographic Global Networks as executive VP of programming…
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‘US giants to offer channels through new SVOD net’
Channels from US cable TV giants like Discovery, AMC Networks and Viacom are set to…
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Discovery hires ex-Spotify exec in major digital play
Discovery Communications has appointed former Spotify executive Francis Keeling to lead its digital strategy. Keeling…
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Discovery to create slate of Facebook originals
Discovery Communications has entered into a deal with Facebook to create a slate of original…
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Amazon Channels adds Eurosport VOD service
Eurosport Player is joining the Amazon Channels line-up in Germany and Austria, in a move…
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Nat Geo hires Discovery hire for UK post
National Geographic’s UK base is adding Discovery Communications exec Bernadette McDaid to its ranks. McDaid…
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ProSiebenSat.1 could launch JV channels with Scripps
ProSiebenSat.1 could launch one or more new thematic channels in partnership with Scripps Networks Interactive,…
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TBI Weekly: Discovery realises Scripps dream
Discovery Communications’ US$14.6 billion takeover of US rival Scripps was the big TV news of…
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Discovery ‘still has bullets’ for deals post-Scripps
Discovery Communications is “not out of bullets” to use for company acquisitions despite its US$14.6…
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Discovery buying Scripps for $14.6bn
Discovery Communications is acquiring fellow US-based cable group Scripps Networks Interactive for US$14.6 billion. The…
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Viacom out of running for Scripps
Viacom’s plan to buy US cable channels group Scripps Networks Interactive appears to be over….
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Viacom eyes all-cash Scripps takeover
Viacom is reportedly eyeing one of the biggest all-cash takeovers in recent US media history…
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Discovery backing Will Packer prodco
Discovery Communications and Universal Pictures are backing the production entity of prolific exec producer Will…