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Discovery
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Lifestyle launches Scripps in Isreal
Scripps is launching three lifestyle channels on Cellcom’s pay TV offering in Israel. Scripps Networks…
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Starz brings in AMC veteran as sales chief
Starz has recruited Joe Glennon as its executive VP of affiliate sales, with the distribution…
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Discovery deals light up Flame Distribution
Australia-based Flame Distribution has shopped 4K film Ancient Angkor to Discovery in Canada, and Railroad…
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Eurosport launches VR app for French Open
Eurosport has launched a virtual reality (VR) app to coincide with this year’s French Open…
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Discovery streaming Queen birthday special
Discovery will stream Happy Birthday, Your Majesty, a birthday special for Queen Elizabeth II, ahead…
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Discovery buys FoodFood
Discovery has taken a majority stake in FoodFood, the Indian culinary net. Specifically, Discovery has…
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Buyers commit to true crime with Passion
Passion Distribution has notched a raft of post-MIPTV sales with a several deals for its…
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Discovery takes linear channel online
Discovery’s Quest channel has started live streaming, the first time the channel operator has taken…
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MIPCOM spotlight on Japan, MIPCancun moves
Japan will be the country of honour at MIPCOM while the MIPCancun event is moving…
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Discovery seeks millennials with Seeker platform
Discovery will launch Seeker, a new online platform that it will programme with 250 new…
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TLC moving into drama with Tyler Perry
Discovery’s female-skewed cable net TLC has ordered its first drama series, Too Close to Home….
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Discovery embarks on Great Shark Chase
Discovery Channel has ordered The Great Shark Chase, a new one-off shark doc fronted by…
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Discovery financial chief, south Asia boss exiting
Discovery Communications’ chief financial officer (CFO), Andrew Warren, will leave the company at the end…
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Discovery ‘will hit 1m, $100m OTT target’ by 2017
Discovery Communications says it will hit its one-million direct-to-consumer OTT subs by 2017, bringing it…
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Raft of MENA launches for Discovery
Discovery Communications has announced a raft of carriage deals for its channels in the MENA…
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Discovery, Imax strike programming deal
Large-screen cinema company Imax has cut its first TV distribution deal for its original programming,…
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Discovery, Lionsgate buy Million Dollar Duck doc
Discovery and Lionsgate Entertainment have jointly acquired feature doc Million Dollar Duck. The deal will…
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Discovery makes true crime move
The US Discovery Channel has ordered Killing Fields, its first true-crime series. The show will…
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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, BT linked to moves for Channel 4
Discovery Communications and BT are weighing moves for Channel 4 if the government decides to…
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Discovery taking Oprah’s Belief to the world
Discovery Communications will launch the Oprah Winfrey series Belief across its international footprint from the…
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Discovery Go launches in Canada
Discovery has launched a TV Everywhere service, Discovery Go, in Canada. The digital service will…
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Kaplan’s international vision: creator-led content
Days into her new job as Discovery’s international content supremo, Marjorie Kaplan tells Stewart Clarke…
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Discovery launching free-to-air TLC in Turkey
Discovery is launching is female-skewing TLC channel in Turkey as a free-to-air service. The channel…
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Phil Craig resigns from Discovery
Discovery Networks International’s chief creative officer Phil Craig has resigned from his post after just…
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Discovery orders 3D Wild West doc series
Discovery Networks UK & Ireland has ordered Tony Robinson’s Wild West in 3D, a 3x60mins…
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Eurosport races to Portuguese F1 deal
Discovery Communications-owned Eurosport has snagged rights to Formula One racing in Portugal. The two-year deal…
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Andreae forms new indie with FremantleMedia
Former Fox programming chief Simon Andreae has formed Naked Entertainment, a new indie prodco that…
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Content companies vie to be Best Distributor
Five content sales companies have been shortlisted for the Best Content Distributor category in the…
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Discovery’s Betty opening US office
Betty TV is opening a US division. The UK prodco is owned by Discovery and…