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Discovery
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MIPCOM Factual round-up: China’s Youku takes Karga’s Ottoman series; Discovery goes antiques hunting; UKTV’s W extends ‘The Shift’
Youku snags Karga Seven’s Ottoman series Chinese streamer Youku is among those to have acquired…
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MIPCOM Factual round-up: NENT adds Joe Biden doc; ZDF, Arte explore crime; Discovery takes eOne duo
NENT Studios UK jumps on Joe Biden doc NENT Studios UK has acquired a new…
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Nine Network, Movistar+ strike pre-sale deals for BBCS’s ‘Perfect Planet’
Nine Network in Australia, Movistar+ in Spain and public broadcasters across the Nordics have all…
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Walter Presents takes trio of Polish dramas from Discovery’s TVN
Global drama streamer Walter Presents has struck a three-year deal for almost 30 hours of…
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Discovery buys Mediaworks FTA channels in NZ, including Three & Bravo
Discovery is expanding its channels business in New Zealand by acquiring a raft of free-to-air…
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Discovery rejigs EMEA business as streaming takes centre-stage
Discovery is streamlining its business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with expanded…
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CuriosityStream reveals plans to float, valued at $330m
Factual streamer CuriosityStream – launched by Discovery founder John Hendricks in 2015 – is to…
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TBI Weekly: Are we in the midst of a watershed moment for streaming?
Streaming has become the prevalent force among content-hungry consumers over the past few years, but…
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News round-up: Discovery goes Wild with Talos; Edinburgh TV Festival names Alternative MacTaggart; Painless, D4E deal
Discovery goes Wild with Talos Discovery has commissioned a new reality series, 100 Days Wild,…
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Discovery’s David Zaslav outlines plans for ‘SUV of streamers’
Discovery is close to unveiling details of plans for a US streaming service that CEO…
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Discovery Germany to buy Leonine’s Tele 5
Discovery Germany has agreed to acquire Leonine’s entertainment channel Tele 5. The deal also is…
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Discovery veteran joins John Hendricks’ Curiosity Stream as global strategy chief
John Hendricks’ factual streamer CuriosityStream has appointed Discovery’s former president of global distribution Bill Goodwyn…
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Discovery’s streaming chief Peter Faricy resigns with trio taking up remit
Discovery’s CEO of direct-to-consumer business Peter Faricy has resigned, with the factual giant appointing three…
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Sky and Discovery ink new multi-year carriage deal
Comcast-owned broadcaster Sky has signed a new carriage deal with Discovery across the UK, Ireland,…
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Discovery to take Oprah’s two-night racism special around the world
Oprah Winfrey is to host a two-night special in response to the continuing civil unrest…
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News round-up: Salto gets ‘Happily Married’; TVG seeks another ‘Wife Swap’; NHK 8K picks up ‘Wife Of A Spy’ and more…
Salto gets ‘Happily Married’ New French streaming platform Salto has picked up dark comedy drama…
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Exclusive: Why now is “right time” for A+E alum Sabin’s new US/LatAm venture
With Covid-19 currently tightening global purse-strings, a new cost-cutting marriage between US creatives and Latin…
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News round-up: Sky Studios invests in Longboat Pictures; Travel Channel orders eerie doc series from Karga Seven; Love Nature lands on Xumo in US and more…
Sky Studios invests in UK prodco Longboat Pictures Comcast-owned Sky Studios has acquired a minority…
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News round-up: Série Series cancelled; Fred sells ER shows to UK; HBO & Rai renew ‘My Brilliant Friend’
Série Series 2020 cancelled, online replacement announced French scripted drama event Série Series has been…
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Endemol Shine lands multiple ‘MasterChef’ deals in Nordics
TV4 in Sweden has commissioned the country’s first local version of culinary competition series MasterChef…
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Food Network orders takeout from ‘Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives’
Discovery’s US cabler Food Network has ordered a three-part lockdown special version of Diners, Drive-Ins…
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Blue Ant hires Discovery exec Blanksma to SVP sales role
Global distributor Blue Ant International has appointed Gerbrig Blanksma as SVP of international sales and…
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Discovery’s ID taps into Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ with new show
US cablenet ID is moving into the big cat game with a new show delving…
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Pay TV in Russia, Turkey, Africa adapt to Covid-19 with free channel offers
Pay TV operators around the world have launched a range of free windows to audiences…
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Discovery’s Dplay to launch in MENA via Starzplay
Factual giant Discovery and streaming service Starzplay have signed a deal to bring the former’s…
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Nine Entertainment, Discovery explore new channel launch in Oz
Australian media giant Nine Entertainment is reportedly in talks to launch a new network in…
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Disney hires Google, BBC Studios alum to head finance, strategy & ops at streaming division
Discovery has hired Google and former BBC Worldwide exec Neil Chugani as chief financial officer…
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Discovery “continuously monitoring” Coronavirus in Japan amid Olympics fears
Discovery has told TBI sister title Digital TV Europe that it is “continuously monitoring” the…
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Discovery appoints Hulu’s Lisa Holme to oversee content, eyes single streamer potential
Discovery has appointed Hulu exec Lisa Holme to a newly created role overseeing content for…
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Woodcut, Discovery, TVF team for VE Day special
Discovery has greenlit and commissioned Woodcut Media to produce Tony Robinson’s VE Day: Minute by Minute, an immersive commemorative one-hour documentary…