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Discovery
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Discovery to drop SBS brand in Nordics
Discovery is to drop the SBS brand from its Nordic unit SBS Discovery and rebrand…
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Canal+ and Eurosport sign exclusive carriage deal
Canal+ and Eurosport have agreed a deal for the exclusive carriage of the Eurosport and…
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Premier League auction could top £5 billion
The cost of the current UK TV auction for live Premier League football from 2016/17…
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Eurosport secures Vuelta a España rights
Discovery-backed sports channel Eurosport has extended its partnership with the Vuelta a España cycling tour…
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Discovery could bid for Premier League rights
Discovery Communications will join the auction for lucrative English Premier League rights in the UK,…
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Netflix set to lose Discovery/Hasbro content
Content from Discovery and Hasbro US joint venture is set to disappear from Netflix’s US…
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Scripps appoints former Discovery exec Bellini
Scripps Networks Interactive has appointed former Discovery executive Barbara Bellini to head up the operational…
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Orion Express to carry Eurosport channels in HD
Russian pay TV operator Orion Express has signed an agreement with Discovery Networks CEEMEA to…
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Netia opens promotional window
Polish service provider Netia has made a number of channels available to its GigaOferta TV…
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Discovery names new Eurosport chief
Discovery has recruited Peter Hutton to run Eurosport and given the sports channel’s current CEO,…
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Scripps hires Discovery’s Luff to run EMEA
Lifestyle channels operator Scripps Networks Interactive has brought in Discovery executive Phillip Luff to run…
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Discovery signs Hulu deal, talking to Netflix
Hulu has picked up a raft of Discovery titles including exclusive SVOD rights to hit…
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Discovery/Foxtel bid among Ten offers
Network Ten in Australia has confirmed it has received “non-binding, conditional proposals” relating to a…
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Ravn exits in Discovery restructure
Discovery Communication’s Nordic president, Henrik Ravn, is exiting as part of a restructure in Europe….
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Discovery, Nat Geo, NBCU veterans launch Justice Network
A collection of veteran US TV execs have come together to launch a new true-crime…
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Cosmos TV Belarus adds four
Belarusian pay TV provider Cosmos TV has added four new channels to its Regional package….
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Discovery hires ABC exec as CCO
Discovery Communications has recruited Phil Craig as chief creative officer. Craig’s appointment comes after chief…
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Rich Ross exits Shine, lands at Discovery
Rich Ross has left Shine amid a restructure at the enlarged production and distribution group and joined…
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Deutsche Telekom to launch integrated search
Deutsche Telekom plans to launch a comprehensive integrated search and discovery system as part of…
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Discovery winds down 3net, rebrands The Hub
The Hub will be rebranded as Discovery Family Channel, with Tom Cosgrove taking over as…
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Discovery names western Europe affiliate sales chief
Mertijn De Nooijer will head up affiliate sales for Discovery across western Europe after being…
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All3Media CEO to exit as sale to Discovery and LG closes
All3Media’s CEO Farah Ramzan Golant is to exit the UK-based production giant after Discovery Communications…
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Volia adds Discovery’s ID Xtra
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added Discovery’s ID Xtra to its programming line-up, marking the…
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Discovery mulls SBS Netherlands move
Discovery is understood to be considering a move for the SBS free-to-air broadcast business in…
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ContentWise launches version five of its personalisation solution
ContentWise, a provider of TV personalisation, discovery and recommendation solutions, is due to launch its…
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Unitymedia Kabel BW expands channel offering
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia Kabel BW is adding Animal Planet in both HD…
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Discovery brings Eurosport sales team into fold
Pay TV giant Discovery Communications is merging some of regional distribution teams with those from…
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Turner hires SBS Discovery exec as Nordic programming boss
Turner has recruited Karin Lindström as program director of its entertainment channels in the Nordic…
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New services on Amazon Fire
Connected set-top box Amazon Fire TV has added services from the likes of Disney and…
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Eurosport sale boost for TF1, but ad market still uncertain
French broadcaster TF1 Group received a boost of €293.8 million from the sale of Eurosport…