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Discovery
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Discovery eyes global OTT after closing Scripps deal
Discovery has completed its US$14.6 billion takeover of US cable rival Scripps Networks Interactive, and…
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Discovery ups stake in Oprah Winfrey Network
Discovery Communications has paid US$70 million to gain a majority stake in the Oprah Winfrey…
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BBC considers £500m UKTV/Scripps buyout
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, is considering a £500 million (US$660m) bid…
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France gets Naked and Afraid
Lagardère Studios’s 909 Productions has grabbed the rights of US format Naked and Afraid, which Renegade…
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ProSiebenSat.1 & Discovery launch OTT service
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications have launched a jointly-owned premium entertainment service in Germany. The streaming…
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MIPCOM slates – Discovery & A+E
Discovery Networks International Discovery Networks International will look to highlight four new documentaries at its…
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Hall: BBC must future-proof against US threats
BBC director general Tony Hall has said getting the “strategic relationship” between the UK pubcaster’s…
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Scripps expands HGTV to South Korea
Scripps Networks Interactive is further expanding its global home and lifestyle channel HGTV with a…
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Discovery and Hearst execs join Endemol Shine
Endemol Shine Group has appointed Hearst’s Kathryn Flood and Discovery’s Lawrence Pavely as creative strategists…
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Discovery grows international revenues, profit
Discovery has reported an uptick in revenues and profit at its international business but noted…
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Discovery, Chinese MCN target millennials
Discovery Communications and Chinese MCN VS Media have launched Tan Ba, a new digital service…
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Discovery lines up Body Cam Cops
Discovery Networks UK has greenlit Body Cam Cops, a six-part series following police units wearing…
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All3Media buys into drama indie
All3Media has bought into Story Films, the UK drama indie run by David Nath and Peter…
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All3Media co-founder joins BBC board
Steve Morrison has joined the board of UK pubcaster the BBC. Morrison is the co-founder…
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Discovery unveils mobile Olympics plans
Discovery Communications has revealed plans to make Olympic Games coverage to mobile operators. The US…
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All3Media launching OTT nets with TV4
All3Media International and TV4 Entertainment are joining forces for an OTT initiative that will see…
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Discovery buys German Evil Knows! science series
Discovery Networks has acquired Evil Knows! – In the Name of Science, a popular science…
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Discovery buys into Global Cycling Network
Discovery has bought into Play Sports Group, the digital media business that runs the popular…
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AMC poaches Dickie, rejigs international
Kevin Dickie is joining the international arm of AMC, and two other execs have been…
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Discovery and Snapchat seal social deal
Discovery is to provide premium short-form video content exclusively for US users of social media…
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Discovery sees Red with new UK free TV net
Discovery Communications is launching Quest Red in the UK, its second free-to-air channel in the…
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Discovery loses Nordic execs
Discovery’s Norway and Sweden boss Harald Stromme has left the company amid reports of a…
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Discovery, Lionsgate get closer, team for drama
Discovery is pushing further into drama with The Suck, a ten-part Vietnam war series being…
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Discovery, Sky both claim victory as dispute is resolved
Discovery Communications’ channels will remain on the Sky platform in the UK and Germany after…
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Discovery-Sky in crunch talks with hours to deadline
Discovery Communications and Sky remain locked in talks about a new carriage deal, with hours…
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Discovery travels to Dark Side of the Sun
Discovery Channel has ordered a science special about the sun. The Dark Side Of The…
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Discovery, Sky trade barbs as channel deadline looms
Discovery and Sky have both upped the ante in the bitter carriage dispute that will…
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Sky-Discovery battle extends to Germany
Sky and Discovery are locked in carriage talks over the latter’s channels in Germany, with…
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Netflix buys Oprah net drama Greenleaf
Netflix has acquired Greenleaf, the drama series that plays on Oprah Winfrey and Discovery cable…
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Discovery and Sky go to war over channels
Discovery risks seeing its channels go dark in the UK – its most important international…