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Discovery
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Nenda signs up Discovery Sweden to B2B streaming line-up
Swedish business-to-business streaming specialist Nenda has signed a new distribution rights agreement with Discovery Networks…
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Eurosport back to square one in Germany as DFL overturns attempt to ditch Bundesliga rights
The next season of domestic Bundesliga broadcasting is up in the air with news that…
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Discovery aims for streaming ‘SUV’ against Netflix and Amazon ‘sports cars’
Discovery is close to unveiling details of plans for a US streaming service that CEO…
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Discovery sees ad revenues drop as COVID-19 takes its toll
Discovery saw its revenues drop by 12% overall in Q2 to US$2.541 billion as the…
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Discovery picks up broadcast and streaming rights to Extreme E in more than 50 markets
Discovery has acquired the rights to Extreme E, the all-electric SUV off-road racing series across…
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Vodafone first to offer Eurosport Player in Spain
Vodafone España has become the first Spanish service provider to integrate the Eurosport Player app…
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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 does deal with WWE in Italy
Discovery has announced a new partnership with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in Italy. From July…
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Sky and Discovery announce carriage deal
Comcast-owned broadcaster Sky has signed a new carriage deal with Discovery across the UK, Ireland,…
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Peter Faricy calls time as Discovery D2C chief
Peter Faricy, the CEO of Discovery’s direct-to-consumer business, has resigned. Faricy will leave the company…
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Vodafone Deutschland teams up with Discovery for UHD TV
Vodafone Deutschland has expanded its partnership with Discovery to include UHD on-demand content ahead of…
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Discovery to broadcast Norweigian Eliteserien across Europe
Eurosport will broadcast Norway’s top football competition, the Eliteserien, across Europe, the broadcaster has said….
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DAZN to continue broadcasting Bundesliga for rest of season with new DFL deal
DAZN has signed a distribution deal with the German Bundesliga to broadcast nine games from…
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Nova extends Discovery deal, adds Food Network
Greek telco Discovery has renewed its exclusive satellite distribution agreement with Discovery, extending the relationship…
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DAZN in limbo as Eurosport looks to pull plug on Bundesliga rights deal
DAZN wants to continue broadcasting the Bundesliga in Germany despite sub-licenser Eurosport wanting an out…
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Discovery aligns UK FTA brands with dplay
Discovery UK has today rolled out a major brand refresh across its free-to-air portfolio, including…
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Champions League Nordic rights tender to go ahead
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Uefa has confirmed that the tender process for the Champions…
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Tour de France could go ahead without a crowd
Despite sporting events all around the world being cancelled, the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) could…
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Coronavirus: Olympics officially delayed; Champions League postponed
After weeks of speculation, the 2020 Olympics have officially been postponed. The decision was reached…
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Discovery’s Dplay to launch in MENA via Starzplay
Discovery MEA and Starzplay have signed a deal to bring the former’s OTT service Dplay…
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Nine Entertainment and Discovery in talks over new channel
Australian media giant Nine Entertainment is reportedly in talks to launch a new network in…
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Chugani in at Discovery as DTC CFO and head of strategy and ops
Discovery has hired Google’s Neil Chugani as the chief financial officer and head of strategy…
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Safety first for Discovery amid fears of delays to Tokyo Olympics; NBCUniversal sells record US$1.25 billion in ads
Eurosport owner Discovery has told Digital TV Europe that the safety of its employees is its…
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Telia loses Eurosport channels in Nordics amid Discovery standoff
Telia has dropped Eurosport’s channels after the Nordic operator failed to reach a new carriage…
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Discovery hires Hulu’s Holme for DTC strategy
Discovery has hired Lisa Holme to lead its direct-to-consumer strategy. Holme joins from Hulu, where…
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Discovery to ‘supercharge’ Dplay, mulls aggregated OTT offering as streaming offensive gets underway
Discovery CEO David Zaslav has said his company is looking seriously at the possibility of…
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Sports roundup: Eleven Sports launches F1 pass; FISU signs Eurosport deal; ERT agrees to EBU acquisitions; Sport1 holds on to Rallycross in IMG
Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports will offer Portuguese viewers an annual pass to Formula 1 events….
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Discovery renews ASO deal, announces cycling OTT for 2021
Discovery has extended its rights deal with the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). The deal will…
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Broadcasters migrating licences to EU as Brexit takes its toll
International broadcasters are abandoning the UK as the impact of Brexit makes itself felt, according…
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Canal+ Polska investors working on possible IPO
ITI Neovision, the holding company for Polish pay TV operator Canal+ Polska, is “working with…