Discovery


Discovery, Sky both claim victory as dispute is resolved

Discovery Communications’ channels will remain on the Sky platform in the UK and Germany after the pair reached a last-gasp deal in their carriage dispute. Both sides claimed victory as a new deal was reached, with Discovery saying it secured improved terms for its 13-strong bouquet, and Sky saying that Discovery accepted the terms previously […]

Discovery-Sky in crunch talks with hours to deadline

Discovery Communications and Sky remain locked in talks about a new carriage deal, with hours to go before a deadline expires that will see the former’s channels pulled from the pay TV platform. The pair have been involved in an acrimonious dispute over a new carriage deal for a bouquet of twelve Discovery pay TV […]

Discovery travels to Dark Side of the Sun

Discovery Channel has ordered a science special about the sun. The Dark Side Of The Sun will go out on the Discovery Channel and the Science Channel in the US on consecutive days. FremantleMedia-backed US prodco Radical Media is making the doc for Discovery. It will examine what we know about the star, the latest […]

Discovery, Sky trade barbs as channel deadline looms

Discovery and Sky have both upped the ante in the bitter carriage dispute that will see twelve Discovery nets pulled from the pay TV platform this week unless a last-minute deal can be reached. Sky said over the weekend that Discovery has demanded almost £1 billion (US$1.25 billion) for its portfolio of channels. Discovery, meanwhile, […]

Sky-Discovery battle extends to Germany

Sky and Discovery are locked in carriage talks over the latter’s channels in Germany, with its local nets going dark early next week unless the pair can reach a last-minute deal. The situation is running in tandem to that in the UK, where a war of words broke out between the channels giant and pay TV […]

Netflix buys Oprah net drama Greenleaf

Netflix has acquired Greenleaf, the drama series that plays on Oprah Winfrey and Discovery cable net OWN in the US. The streaming service has snagged international rights, and will put the series out everywhere except North America, making eps available a day after their debut in the US. The first season of Greenleaf, which is […]

Discovery and Sky go to war over channels

Discovery risks seeing its channels go dark in the UK – its most important international market – amid a dispute over fees with Sky. The channels will come off the Sky platform at the end of the month if a new carriage fee deal isn’t agreed, and the current situation is described as an impasse”. […]

Deal round-up: Discovery buys Lebron James series

Discovery Networks has bought Latin American distribution rights for the new LeBron James series Cleveland Hustles. The show follows NBA superstar LeBron James and his business partner and friend Maverick Carter as they give local entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch business ideas and rejuvenate Cleveland neighbourhoods. In its latest deal with international producer and distributor […]

Green invests in UK-based Indie Prodco

Richard Green has signed an investment deal with UK-based factual indie prodco Midnight Oil Pictures. The investment follows Midnight Oil’s pitch to investors at Indielab, a business growth programme, last year. Victoria Powell, founder of Indielab said: “We are delighted to see Midnight Oil land an investment deal with Richard. With his unrivalled expertise and support, […]

TBI Factual: Year in Review

If scripted TV dominates the headlines at the moment, 2016 served up a few factual blockbusters. Genre-bending National Geographic series Mars married golden age scripted TV with documentary, Making a Murderer became watercooler (internet) TV and reinvigorated the true crime genre, and Leonardo DiCaprio brought some A-list movie star power to feature docs.   Planet […]

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