The amount of money Liberty Global spend on linear channel carriage will decline and shift to online rights, digital rights, On Demand rights, and SVOD rights.
Marjorie Kaplan president of content Discovery
Discovery veteran Marjorie Kaplan has been named as president of content for Discovery Networks International.
Discovery widens reach in Russia
Russia’s leading DTH platform Tricolor TV has added HD versions of three channels from the Discovery portfolio to its offer.
Discovery partners with Turkey’s Dogus
Discovery Communications has entered into a strategic partnership with Turkey’s Dogus Media Group.
Tivusat adds Discovery’s Giallo and Focus
Italy’s free-to-view DTH platform Tivùsat has added two more channels from Discovery, Giallo and Focus.
Discovery to take full control of Eurosport
Discovery Communications has agreed to acquire full ownership of Eurosport, paying TFI Group €491 million for a 49% stake in the sports broadcaster.
Discovery/Eurosport win Olympics rights
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded all TV and multiplatform broadcast rights in Europe to Discovery and Eurosport for the four Olympics in the 2018-2024 period.
Discovery committed to Russia
Aleksandr Zharov, the head of the Russian regulator Roskomnadzor, has met with the senior management of Discovery Communications.
Discovery acquires Setanta Sports Asia
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP), a division of Discovery Communications, has acquired Setanta Sports Asia Limited, a premium sports channel specialising in rugby.
Discovery goes OTT in Nordics and Italy, Europe next
Discovery’s OTT service DPlay has now launched as a beta product in Denmark, Italy, and Sweden, following last year’s start in Norway.