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Discovery
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Exclusive: Why now is “right time” for A+E alum Sabin’s new US/LatAm venture
With Covid-19 currently tightening global purse-strings, a new cost-cutting marriage between US creatives and Latin…
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News round-up: Sky Studios invests in Longboat Pictures; Travel Channel orders eerie doc series from Karga Seven; Love Nature lands on Xumo in US and more…
Sky Studios invests in UK prodco Longboat Pictures Comcast-owned Sky Studios has acquired a minority…
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News round-up: Série Series cancelled; Fred sells ER shows to UK; HBO & Rai renew ‘My Brilliant Friend’
Série Series 2020 cancelled, online replacement announced French scripted drama event Série Series has been…
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Endemol Shine lands multiple ‘MasterChef’ deals in Nordics
TV4 in Sweden has commissioned the country’s first local version of culinary competition series MasterChef…
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Food Network orders takeout from ‘Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives’
Discovery’s US cabler Food Network has ordered a three-part lockdown special version of Diners, Drive-Ins…
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Blue Ant hires Discovery exec Blanksma to SVP sales role
Global distributor Blue Ant International has appointed Gerbrig Blanksma as SVP of international sales and…
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Discovery’s ID taps into Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ with new show
US cablenet ID is moving into the big cat game with a new show delving…
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Pay TV in Russia, Turkey, Africa adapt to Covid-19 with free channel offers
Pay TV operators around the world have launched a range of free windows to audiences…
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Discovery’s Dplay to launch in MENA via Starzplay
Factual giant Discovery and streaming service Starzplay have signed a deal to bring the former’s…
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Nine Entertainment, Discovery explore new channel launch in Oz
Australian media giant Nine Entertainment is reportedly in talks to launch a new network in…