Netflix is attempting to make up lost ground in India by snagging rights to programming from a new local Discovery-operated network. Netflix has beaten off the likes of Amazon Prime Video to land programming from Jeet, a new channel launching in India next month on DTH and cable platforms. The deal means Netflix has exclusive […]
Discovery Communications is to debut a Hindi-language general entertainment network in India. Discovery JEET will be “the flagship for the network’s ambitious investment into original local productions in India”. It will debut late this year, offering programming on true crime, ‘small-town heroes’ and ‘gritty survival’. More than 200 hours of original, local content will premiere […]
More changes are afoot at Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific after the channels TV group named a new general manager for its south Asia business. Brand management specialist Karan Bajaj has been named senior VP and GM for the region, a role that focuses on the fast-growing Indian market. Rahul Johri vacated the post in February. He […]
