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Discovery Networks International
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TBI Weekly: How one exec turned his Covid-19 crisis around
Former Discovery Networks International exec Adam Jacobs stepped down from his role at UK indie…
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Exclusive: Woodcut Media exec producer Adam Jacobs to depart
Former Discovery Networks International (DNI) exec Adam Jacobs is to leave UK-based indie Woodcut Media…
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Ed Sayer departs Discovery Networks Int’l
Discovery Networks International’s VP of production, development and factual, Ed Sayer, is to depart the…
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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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COBA: £1bn annual British TV investment under threat from Brexit
Losing access to EU markets through Brexit could cost the UK’s television market £1 billion…
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30 years of TBI: The TBI 20 (2003)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
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Discovery names global Animal Planet chief
Discovery Communications has named Susanna Dinnage as global president for pay TV channel Animal Planet,…
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Discovery Latin America president to retire
The president and managing director of Discovery Latin America / US Hispanic, Enrique Martínez, is…
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Premium video body launches in Europe
A premium video advocacy body is launching in Europe with the backing of numerous major…
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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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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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Discovery hires Euro Olympics chief
Discovery Communications has recruited Bernard Ross to join Eurosport and run its Olympics coverage across…
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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 teams with Major League Baseball’s BAMTech
Discovery has teamed up with Major League Baseball-backed media and technology unit BAMTech to create…
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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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Idris Elba brings the fight to Discovery
Actor and producer Idris Elba is producing and starring in a three-part series for Discovery…
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Welling gets new role at Discovery
Discovery Communications’ central and eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa channels boss, Paul Welling, has…
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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…
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Spike, Channel 5 win ‘bidding war’ for BattleBots
Viacom networks Spike UK and Channel 5 will broadcast the ABC mech combat format BattleBots…
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Ex-Discovery content chief finds Electric role
Former Discovery Networks International content chief Phil Craig has joined Australian producer Electric Pictures as…
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Discovery US hires ex-ITV exec O’Connell
Discovery Channel in the US has hired former ITV factual commissioner Andrew O’Connell for a…
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8, 9, 10, Telemundo
Luis Silberwasser took charge of Telemundo in late 2014 and has set about revolutionising its…
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Discovery preps Everest search and rescue
Discovery has ordered a series looking at the work of the search and rescue team…
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Discovery Sweden CEO resigns, interim installed
Discovery Networks Sweden CEO Jonas Sjogren has resigned from his post after a decade of…
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Sky, ex-DNI boss buy into Sugar Films
European paycaster Sky and former Discovery Networks International CEO and president Mark Hollinger have bought…
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Discovery hires former Miramax CEO
Discovery Networks International has drafted in Michael Lang, the former CEO of US studio Miramax….
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Discovery assembles its Olympics squad
Discovery Communications has made a series of appointments to support its delivery of coverage of…
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Discovery to dig for Nazi gold
Discovery has been granted permission to film efforts to find a buried Nazi train thought…
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Discovery prodco hires for features, male shows
Discovery Networks International’s UK-based prodco Betty has hired a pair of executives as part of…