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Discovery
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Discovery buying Scripps for US$14.6bn
Discovery Communications is acquiring fellow US-based cable group Scripps Networks Interactive for US$14.6 billion (€12.4…
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Report: Viacom no longer in running as Scripps turns to Discovery
Viacom is no longer in the running to acquire Scripps Networks Interactive, paving the way…
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Eurosport extends grip on Tour de France
Discovery-owned Eurosport has extended its deal to cover the Tour de France cycling competition until…
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Altice to launch new premium series and movies channel next month
Cable and telecom group Altice is to launch its new French premium channel dedicated to…
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UPC Switzerland secures Sky Bundesliga matches to see off Swisscom
Liberty Global’s Swiss unit has secured a deal with Sky to offer the latter’s Bundesliga…
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Swisscom to distribute Eurosport Player
Swisscom will be exclusive distribution partner for the Eurosport Player in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as…
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Telecom Italia unveils details of Eurosport offering
Telecom Italia (TIM) has fleshed out how it will enhance its sports TV offering following…
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Discovery keeps Bundesliga games, obtains injunction against Sky ads
Discovery has secured a provisional injunction against Sky in Germany over the pay TV operator…
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Discovery signs TIM as first Olympics ‘official mobile broadcaster’
Discovery has teamed with Telecom Italia (TIM) in what the pair describe as a a…
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Teleclub secures Bundesliga rights in Discovery deal
Swiss pay TV service Teleclub is to become the exclusive distributor in Switzerland and Liechtenstein…
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Telia and Discovery agree new carriage deal
Telia and Discovery have agreed a new carriage deal, after the Swedish operator briefly dropped…
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Discovery backs Paris 2024 Olympics bid
Top executives from Discovery and Eurosport have met members of the Paris 2024 Olympic Bid…
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Discovery invests in second screen sports app WinView
Discovery has contributed to a US$12 million funding round raised by second-screen live sports prediction…
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Discovery grows international revenues and profit
Discovery has reported an uptick in revenues and profit at its international business but noted…
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Welling exits Discovery for Scripps
Discovery Communications veteran Paul Welling has joined Scripps Networks Interactive to lead content efforts in…
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ProSieben teams up with Discovery for OTT push
ProSiebenSat.1 (P7S1) and Discovery Communications have joined forces to push OTT in the German market…
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Roku targets content discovery in latest OS update
Roku has is rolling out updates to its operating system in the US in a…
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TVT appoints Discovery exec
Media services and post-production outfit TVT has appointed Discovery executive Yuko Suguro as head of…
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Eurosport to work with NowThis on social video
Eurosport has agreed to partner with millennial media brand NowThis to produce and co-distribute sports-related…
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Discovery widens Olympics reach with mobile partnerships
Discovery is launching an ‘Official Mobile Broadcaster’ scheme to enable mobile operators to offer co-branded…
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Discovery takes 20% stake in Play Sports Group
Discovery has led an investment round in cycling-focused digital sports media company, Play Sports Group,…
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Discovery names new Italy general manager
Discovery Networks Italy has a new general manager. Alessandro Araimo has been appointed to the…
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Discovery to provide exclusive content for Snapchat
Discovery is to provide premium short-form video content exclusively for US users of social media…
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Discovery puts name to new UK free-to-air channel
Discovery is launching Quest Red in the UK, its second free-to-air channel in the territory….
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Discovery to launch new free-to-air channel in UK
Discovery will launch a new free-to-air channel in the UK alongside other new services in…
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Discovery Nordic chief leaves company
Discovery’s Norway and Sweden boss Harald Stromme has left the company amid reports of a…
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Discovery and 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 strikes raft of Olympic deals
Discovery Communications has struck a series of deal for its Olympic Games coverage with Polish…
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Discovery and 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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Discovery facing loss of Sky carriage in UK and Germany
Sky and Discovery are locked in carriage talks over the Discovery channels in Germany and…