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Discovery Communications
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International overtakes US at Discovery
Revenues from Discovery’s international services are now greater than those from the channel operator’s domestic…
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All3Media America poaches Shed’s Hariton, promotes six
The US arm of All3Media has poached Leah Hariton from Shed Media US and made…
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Discovery claims best international quarter
Pay TV giant Discovery Communication’s international division has claimed the second quarter of this year…
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BBC quotas to be scrapped after TV mega-mergers
The BBC will scrap the mechanism by which it divides up in-house and independent production…
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Margaret Loesch to exit Discovery kids network The Hub
Margaret Loesch is exiting her role as president and CEO of US children’s TV network…
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TLC to pilot Dutch format Find My Family
Absolutely Independent’s reunion-themed format Find My Family is being pilot for US cable channel TLC….
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Andrew Jackson exits Discovery
Discovery Communications’ specials and landmark series chief Andrew Jackson is exiting the global pay TV…
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All3Media posts profit ahead of takeover
All3Media Holdings, the parent company that houses All3Media and its production companies, posted turnover of…
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Discovery, Liberty set for $933m All3Media takeover
Discovery Communications and Liberty Global have reportedly paired up to acquire UK production powerhouse All3Media…
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Tubi TV enlarges US VOD offerings
A new US video-on-demand service, Tubi TV, has launched on platforms including the Amazon Fire…
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Channel 5 says Sky/Discovery deal not done
Channel 5 is playing down a UK report claiming an agreement has been reached for…
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Discovery replaces Science Channel’s Myers
Discovery Communications has upped veteran programmer Rita Mullin to replace Debbie Adler Myers at US…
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Intn’l to overtake US at Discovery as Eurosport deal cleared
The European Commission has cleared Discovery Communications’ acquisition of sports broadcaster Eurosport in a deal…
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Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Discovery form digital studio
Discovery Communications, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard have launched a next-generation prodco, New Form. The…
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Discovery founder John Hendricks retiring
Pay TV pioneer John Hendricks is to retire from Discovery Communications almost three decades years…
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Discovery signs China deal with WASU
Discovery Communications has signed a content partnership deal with WASU Digital TV Media Group for…
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Discovery promotes DNI COO Honeycutt
Discovery Communications has promoted Discovery Networks International executive VP and COO John Honeycutt to chief…
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News brief: JimJam goes wild with Big Media series
Multi-regional children’s channel JimJam has acquired My Animal Friends, a 26x13mins from US-headquartered producer-distributor Big…
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Discovery, BSkyB could make joint Channel 5 bid
US-based Discovery Communications and British satcaster BSkyB may table a joint bid for for-sale UK…
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NCIS: LA for Channel 5 as Desmond steps down
UK terrestrial Channel 5 has acquired season one of CBS procedural NCIS: Los Angeles as…
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Malone outlines share plan for Discovery’s Zaslav, Liberty’s Fries
Media mogul John Malone (right) has given right of first refusal to his holdings in…
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Time Warner Cable shareholder sue over Comcast deal
A Time Warner Cable shareholder is suing to block Comcast Communications’ US$45.2 billion cable TV…
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Zaslav: Eurosport will be ‘ESPN of Europe’
Discovery Communications’ president and CEO David Zaslav says Eurosport will be “the ESPN of Europe”…
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OTT leads the way on 4K
As if the OTT players weren’t bumping heads with traditional broadcasters enough already, they’ve now…
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Discovery takes majority stake in Eurosport
Discovery Communications has acquired a controlling stake in Eurosport, a year ahead of the schedule…
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Investment firms confirm ProSiebenSat.1 exit
Private equity firms KKR and Permira are offloading their remaining shares in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1….
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MTG and Discovery execs make Swedish music move
Former Modern Times Group (MTG) and Discovery communications executives, Felix Mannheimer and Peter McKelvy have…
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Discovery, Scripps end takeover talks
Discovery Communications and Scripps have reportedly abandoned merger talks without getting beyond an “early, exploratory…
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Discovery extends Zaslav contract
Discovery Communications has extended the contract of president and CEO David Zaslav to the end…
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Discovery ‘interested in Prima TV takeover’
A report in the Romanian press claims Discovery Communications’s spending spree could be set to…