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Discovery
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Discovery claims best international quarter
Pay TV giant Discovery Communication’s international division has claimed the second quarter of this year…
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Leading UK digital channels’ content spend hits £2.6bn
A group of leading UK digital and pay TV channels spent a combined £2.6 billion…
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Report: Liberty and Discovery in talks to buy 49% F1 stake
Liberty Global and Discovery Communications are reportedly in talks with CVC Capital Partners and Lehman…
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Discovery completes US$1.2 billion Eurosport takeover
Discovery has completed its deal to acquire a majority stake in international sport broadcaster Eurosport…
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Samsung reportedly buys video discovery firm Shelby.tv
Samsung has reportedly bought New York-based social video discovery firm Shelby.tv. According to a GigaOM…
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Discovery drops out of Channel 5 bidding
Discovery has reportedly dropped out of the running for UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5. According…
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Channel 5 plays down Sky/Discovery link
Channel 5 is playing down a UK report claiming an agreement has been reached for…
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Discovery sees room for traditional pay TV growth in Europe
Discovery will continue to focus on traditional pay TV rather than new digital initiatives in…
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Discovery open to teaming up with pay TV operators, may take Velocity international
Discovery is open to partnering with European pay TV operators to acquire or develop new…
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Discovery looking to partnerships for premium sports rights
Discovery boss David Zaslav has told DTVE sister title TBI that it is weighing partnering…
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Zaslav outlines Eurosport strategy
Discovery may look to bid for top-tier European sports rights for Eurosport if it can…
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Discovery launching ID Xtra channel in CEE and MEA
Discovery is launching ID Xtra in Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. The…
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Doug Baker takes on wider Discovery role
Discovery has added the COO position to Doug Baker’s current CFO role at its international…
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Discovery promotes Honeycutt to new CTO role
Discovery Communications ahs promoted John Honeycutt to the role of chief technology officer. Honeycutt was…
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Discovery launching TLC in Middle East, North Africa
The international division of Discovery is launching its TLC HD channel in the MENA region,…
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BT adds new HD channels
BT has added HD channels Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, British Eurosport and British Eurosport…
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Discovery, BSkyB could make Channel 5 bid
US-based Discovery Communications and British satcaster BSkyB may table a joint bid for for-sale UK…
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Discovery’s Zaslav: Eurosport will be “ESPN of Europe”
Discovery plans to deepen Eurosport’s local presence in key markets, including the acquisition of local…
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Discovery promotes Dinnage to UK and Ireland chief
Discovery has promoted Susanna Dinnage to executive vice-president and managing director, Discovery Networks UK and…
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Discovery takes majority control of Eurosport
Discovery Communications has acquired a controlling stake in Eurosport a year ahead of the schedule…
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Amazon partners with studios, programmers in 4K push
Amazon has revealed that it is working with major Hollywood studios and TV programmers, including Warner Bros, Lionsgate,…
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Jinni and Ooyala partner on video discovery
Search and discovery software provider Jinni is partnering with video streaming and analytics firm Ooyala…
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Discovery to launch new mystery and suspense channel
Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) is set to launch…
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BSkyB adds 14 channels to Sky Go
BSkyB has added 14 entertainment channels to its Sky Go mobile TV service. New channels…
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Discovery makes international gains
Discovery Communications reported a 59% year-on-year increase in revenues from its international networks division in…
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SBS Discovery cuts NBCUniversal deal
The Finnish arm of SBS Discovery has agreed a programming deal with NBCUniversal. The agreement…
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Sky’s Now TV adds entertainment channels
Sky has bolstered its pay-monthly OTT service, Now TV, by adding ten TV channels –…
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European pay TV channel revenues to hit US$5.5bn by 2018
Revenues for Europe’s top pay TV channels is expected to grow by 31% to US$5.52…
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BBC and Discovery part ways, BBCWW to step up factual spend
The BBC and Discovery are ending their longstanding partnership, which produced shows like Blue Planet, Frozen…
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Facebook partners with European broadcasters
Facebook is now working with TV partners in Europe to provide them with data mined…