Discovery has promoted Lydia Fairfax to SVP, head of commercial partnerships, EMEA & commercial development UK & Nordics.
Amazon, Discovery, TELE System join HbbTV Association
Membership of the HbbTV Association has reached 77 following the announcement that Amazon, Discovery and TELE System Digital have become members of the industry body.
Sport1+ and eSports1 launch on Joyn Plus+
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery have added the first third-party channels to the pay-TV section of their joint German streaming platform Joyn.
Discovery and TIM launch discovery+ in Italy
Discovery’s new streaming service, discovery+, is to launch in the Italian market following an agreement between Discovery, Inc. and TIM.
VodafoneZiggo to offer discovery+
Discovery and VodafoneZiggo have signed a new long-term, multi-platform agreement that includes the streaming service discovery+.
Discovery invests in Turkish streamer BluTV
Discovery is to become a 35% investor in the Turkish streaming service BluTV.
Antik Telecom inks Discovery agreement
Slovakia’s Antik Telecom has signed a long-term agreement with Discovery that will allow its customers to continue watching the group’s 10 channels.
Discovery partners with Starzplay
Discovery has entered into an agreement with the SVOD service Starzplay to launch discovery+ in 18 countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Focus Sat drops Discovery channels
The Romanian DTH platform Focus Sat has withdrawn a number of channels from its offer after failing to reach an agreement with Discovery Group.
Discovery+ goes live in the US
Discovery+ is to be available on Amazon Fire TV, Apple, Google, Microsoft, the Roku Platform and Samsung Smart TVs as part of its US launch.