Discovery has announced it will sublicense the free-to-air audio-visual rights and digital rights for Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 and Olympic Games Paris 2024 to DR and TV 2.
Discovery promotes Kenechi Belusevic
Kenechi Belusevic has been appointed senior director distribution and development at Discovery Inc.
Mixed picture for Discovery
Discovery’s International Networks had revenues of $902 million in the third quarter, down 5% on the same period last year.
Discovery rebrands dplay in the UK
Sky is to be the exclusive broadcast partner of Discovery UK’s streaming service as it rebrands dplay as discovery+.
Holdup over new Polish VOD platform
Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has yet to receive an application from Cyfrowy Polsat and Discovery to launch a new joint on demand platform.
HGTV to launch in Lithuania
Cgates and Discovery have entered into a strategic partnership that will bring the home and gardening channel HGTV to Lithuania.
Discovery streamlines EMEA operations
Discovery has announced a reorganisation of its European operations, merging a number of territories into a single unit.
Tough times for Discovery
Discovery has posted total revenues of $2,541 million for the second quarter, a 12% reduction on the corresponding period last year.
Spanish first for Discovery and Vodafone
Discovery and Vodafone have announced a strategic agreement to incorporate Eurosport Player to Vodafone TV in Spain.
Discovery expands in Africa
Discovery will launch Investigation Discovery (ID) and Discovery Science in French with the pay-TV provider StarTimes in sub-Saharan Africa.