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Discovery Communications
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Discovery hires Twitter TV chief
Discovery Communications has hired the global head of TV at social media service Twitter, Fred…
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Discovery, Scripps ‘in merger talks’ – again
Shares in Discovery Communications and Scripps Networks Interactive have spiked on a report claiming they…
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Betty joint MDs exiting
Matthew Littleford and Neil Smith are leaving their posts as joint managing directors of All3Media-owned…
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Raw targets US docs with Norman promotion
UK-based prodco Raw has promoted executive producer Louise Norman in a bid to secure more…
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Discovery poaches Viacom exec for data push
Discovery Communications has appointed Viacom executive Christopher McGrath as senior vice president of data and…
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Discovery invests in second screen app WinView
Discovery Communications has contributed to a US$12 million funding round raised by second-screen live sports…
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Discovery lines up Hindi ents network
Discovery Communications is to debut a Hindi-language general entertainment network in India. Discovery JEET will…
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Welling exits Discovery for Scripps
Discovery Communications veteran Paul Welling has joined Scripps Networks Interactive to lead content efforts in…
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Betty and Raw join All3Media stable
All3Media has acquired Betty and Raw in a double deal with one of its parent…
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Sony buys Italy FTA nets as Sky Italia drops AXN channels
Sony Pictures Television Networks is moving into the Italian free-to-air TV market for the first…
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Discovery preps channel, focuses on UK, German growth
Discovery Communications will launch a new free-to-air channel in the UK alongside other new services…
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A+E poaches BBCWW exec for VOD post
A+E Networks UK has poached BBC Worldwide’s Riccardo Donato. Donato will take on a new…
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Ex-ID exec creates Momentum with new prodco
Former Investigation Discovery exec Christina Douglas has launched a production company, with the indie of…
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All3Media buys into drama producer
All3Media is funding a London-based start-up drama prodco. Two Halves Pictures was co-founded in April…
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TLC taps former ABC exec
US cable channel TLC has hired former ABC development executive Jason Sarlanis. He will work…
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Discovery moves factual exec to Betty
Discovery Networks International’s VP of production and development for factual, Helen Hawken, has moved across…
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Discovery hands digital chief control of Nordics
Discovery Networks International has upped Michael Lang, its UK-based corporate development and digital chief and…
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Amazon ‘exploring’ live sports offering
Amazon is weighing up plans to break into the world of live sports streaming, according…
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China, Abu Dhabi launch $300m TV and film fund
The China Intercontinental Communication Center and Image Nation Abu Dhabi have created an international fund…
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Discovery’s international business suffers declines
Revenues and profit have taken a hit at Discovery Communications’ international business, with the US-listed…
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McCarthy replaces Atkins as MTV chief
Chris McCarthy has been installed as president of Viacom’s US cable network MTV, with incumbent…
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Kaplan exiting as Discovery rejigs int’l programming
Marjorie Kaplan is leaving Discovery Networks in a rejig that sees Susanna Dinnage take over…
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Discovery poaches finance chief from ProSieben
Discovery has hired Gunnar Wiedenfels as CFO, poaching the finance chief from German broadcast giant…
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7 Wonder poaches Betty programming chief
Seven Network-backed producer 7 Wonder has poached the director of programming at Discovery Communications-owned Betty….
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Brexit strategies
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union is one of the most seismic…
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BBC’s Ralph Rivera takes Eurosport digital role
Discovery Communications has appointed the director of BBC Digital, Ralph Rivera, to the newly created…
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Lionsgate can ‘dramatically scale’ drama with Starz
Lionsgate chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer has said the US$4.4 billion acquisition of premium cable…
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Discovery counts cost of Brexit
Discovery Communications has revealed that the Brexit vote has slowed down its international business, but…
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International revenues, profit slip at Discovery
International revenues and profit fell at Discovery Communications in the most recent quarter, with the…
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Discovery hires McDonald’s exec in Asia rejig
Discovery Networks Asia Pacific has hired a senior exec from fast food brand McDonald’s as…