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Discovery
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Disney hires Google, BBC Studios alum to head finance, strategy & ops at streaming division
Discovery has hired Google and former BBC Worldwide exec Neil Chugani as chief financial officer…
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Discovery “continuously monitoring” Coronavirus in Japan amid Olympics fears
Discovery has told TBI sister title Digital TV Europe that it is “continuously monitoring” the…
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Discovery appoints Hulu’s Lisa Holme to oversee content, eyes single streamer potential
Discovery has appointed Hulu exec Lisa Holme to a newly created role overseeing content for…
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Woodcut, Discovery, TVF team for VE Day special
Discovery has greenlit and commissioned Woodcut Media to produce Tony Robinson’s VE Day: Minute by Minute, an immersive commemorative one-hour documentary…
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ProSieben and Discovery’s streamer Joyn moves into reality with Constantin
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery’s streamer Joyn has ordered its first reality TV format, with Germany’s Constantin…
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More than 300 channels could leave UK following Brexit, analysts suggest
More than 300 channels operated by international broadcasters from the UK could move to Europe…
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News round-up: TCB finances Woodcut show; Sky returns to ‘Britannia’; DCD deals ahead of Natpe
Woodcut, TCB set sail with Smithsonian Smithsonian Channel has greenlit the second season of Combat…
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ATF round-up: Blue Ant secures Asia sales; Indian streamer adds Turkish drama; GRB preps drama, true crime
KBS, Discovery claim Blue Ant shows South Korea’s KBS, Discovery and A&E Network India are…
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Asian streamer Viu strikes output deal with Discovery Networks Asia Pacific
Hong Kong-headquartered streamer Viu has struck an output deal with Discovery Networks Asia Pacific that…
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Animal rights group PETA hits out against Discovery’s ‘Man vs. Bear’ competition
Animal rights group PETA is hitting out against Discovery’s forthcoming Man vs. Bear in the…