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Discovery
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Susanna Dinnage pulls out of Premier League job
Only two months after being appointed CEO of the Premier League, Susanna Dinnage has pulled out…
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Discovery strikes European Tour deal for GOLFTV
Discovery has struck a deal with European Tour, expanding the line-up of its forthcoming ‘digital…
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Premier League hires Discovery’s Susanna Dinnage as CEO
Susanna Dinnage, the global president at Discovery’s Animal Planet, has been named as the Premier…
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Discovery’s Zaslav: skinny bundles and D2C to fuel growth
Skinny bundles and direct-to-home distribution will fuel Discovery’s growth as traditional big pay TV bundles…
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Eurosport claims French ‘home of tennis’ status after new ATP deal
Discovery-owned Eurosport has struck a new five-year deal with the ATP World Tour and ATP…
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Eurosport secures exclusive darts coverage
Discovery-owned sports network Eurosport has struck a multi-market deal to exclusively screen major tournaments in…
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Discovery to launch GOLFTV streaming service in January
Discovery and the PGA TOUR are due to launch GOLFTV, a new live and on-demand video…
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Discovery forms Digital Studios Group
Discovery has created a newly expanded hub for digital and social video to support its…
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Discovery appoints digital products lead
Discovery has promoted Karen Leever to president of US digital products and marketing. In the…
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Singtel TV adds Discovery channels
Asian operator Singtel TV has added Discovery’s HGTV, Asian Food Channel (AFC), and Food Network…
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Sky Deutschland does deal with Discovery for sports bars
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has teamed up with Discovery to add the latter’s exclusive…
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ProSiebenSat.1 taps MPP Global for Discovery OTT JV
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has tapped subscription and billing software specialist MPP Global to provide…
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BBC and Discovery reportedly ‘close to agreeing break-up of UKTV’
The BBC and Discovery are close to agreeing a break up of UK channel provider…
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Eurosport strikes deal with United World Wrestling
Discovery-owned Eurosport has struck a partnership with United World Wrestling that will see World Championship…
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Discovery’s Sayer to quit
Discovery Networks International’s VP of production, development and factual, Ed Sayer, is to depart the…
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Discovery’s Quest launches on Freeview in HD
Discovery-owned factual channel Quest has launched in high definition on the UK’s Freeview free-to-view platform,…
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Discovery impacted by Scripps integration costs
Discovery’s profit was down year-on-year in Q2 as improved operating results were impacted by higher…
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Discovery appoints Amazon exec as first global direct-to-consumer CEO
Discovery has appointed Amazon executive, Peter Faricy, to the newly created role of chief executive…
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ProSiebenSat.1 seeking ‘total reach’ with new digital strategy
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is focusing on achieving “a total reach with one video currency”…
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Malone confirms succession plan
The CEOs of John Malone’s companies will have the first right to acquire his controlling…
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Discovery to launch new QuestOD on-demand service
Discovery is set to launch QuestOD, a catch-up and live streaming service for its free-to-air…
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German watchdog approves ProSiebenSat.1-Discovery JV
The German competition watchdog, the Bundeskartellamt, has approved the plan by commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and…
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Discovery extends Zaslav’s contract until 2023
Discovery has extended president and CEO David Zaslav’s employment contract through to the end of…
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Virgin Media teams with Eurosport for 4K UHD TV Wimbledon coverage
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media has teamed up with Eurosport to provide coverage of this week’s…
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BBC and Channel 4 reportedly planning £500m bid for UKTV
The BBC is in talks with Channel 4 (C4) to make a £500 million (€565…
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Eurosport unveils Wimbledon plans
Eurosport has unveiled plans for enhanced digital coverage of this year’s Wimbledon tennis championship, to…
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Discovery to invest US$2bn in new PGA OTT TV ‘home of golf’ service
Discovery has struck a 12-year deal with the PGA golf tour to create a new…
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ITV considering £1bn joint buyout plan for UKTV with BBC
ITV is considering entering a joint venture with the BBC for £1 billion (€1.1 billion)…
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Eurosport launching 4K UHD TV channel for Roland Garros
Eurosport is to launch a dedicated 4K UHD TV channel this Sunday, kicking off with…
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Eurosport launches e-commerce service
Eurosport has launched an e-commerce platform that enables sports fans to purchase clothing, footwear, equipment…