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Discovery invests in Play Sports Group
Discovery has invested in cycling-focused digital sports media company, Play Sports Group. As part of the deal, Discovery has taken a 20 per cent...
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Discovery’s Quest Red to launch in March
Channel is described as 'female skewing' and will feature true life stories.
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Discovery to launch second free-to-air UK channel
Company's CEO announces plans for 2017 launch
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Harald Stromme steps down from Discovery
Decision appears to have been lead by a disagreement over the future of the broadcaster
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Sky seals last-gasp Discovery deal
Sky has concluded a last-minute agreement to maintain the rights to Discovery's 12-channel portfolio. Discovery, which has spent £1 billion to acquire pan-European rights...
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Eurosport becomes the new home of the Olympics
Eurosport’s Olympic Games logo will "define a new era" for Europe’s number one sports destination. The logo reveal took place on-air and across all...
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Honeycutt joins Piksel board
Discovery CTO John Honeycutt has been elected to Piksel’s board of directors. Honeycutt joined Discovery in 2003 and has held several senior executive positions...
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Discovery invests $100 million in Group Nine Media
Discovery Communications has partnered with Group Nine Media, investing $100 million the new holding company. The deal sees Discovery take a minority stake Group...
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Mainstream VR – virtually a reality?
Virtual reality is still in its infancy but is already attracting significant investment from major tech players including Google, Facebook and Samsung. This big...
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Kaplan to leave Discovery amid restructure
Marjorie Kaplan is to leave Discovery following a restructure of its London-based creative teams. The president of international content will leave her role at...
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Discovery, Sky agree commercial partnership
Discovery Networks has appointed Sky Media as the exclusive sales partner for its TV channels throughout the UK & Ireland. The new long-term deal...
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Driving engagement
George Jarrett talks to Fabrice Hamaide, CFO and president of Piksel, about the huge advantages that come with a micro services architecture. Netflix and...
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Discovery and ORF pen Olympic deal
Discovery Communications has agreed a long-term partnership with Austrian public broadcaster ORF that will see every event of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games...
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Discovery invests in FoodFood
Discovery has acquired a majority stake in Indian culinary net FoodFood. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will see Discovery sell adverts...
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Discovery signs Česká Olympic deal
Discovery Communications has penned a deal with Czech broadcaster Ceska Televize to deliver the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games to its sports channel.The coverage...
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Eurosport remains home of World Snooker
Eurosport, World Snooker and IMG have announced a ten-year extension of the TV and digital rights to show 18 tournaments of the World Snooker...
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Discovery invests in OTT sports
RugbyPass was launched in February by Coliseum Sports Media, providing coverage of the Aviva Premiership in the UK and European Champions Cup, among other...
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Fancy a cuppa?
Folks at Voicebox know how stressful it can be to get everything in place to meet and greet colleagues from the broadcast and production...
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Australian Open coverage breaks ratings record
Coverage of the Australian Open 2016 tournament has received record viewers across Europe
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BBC retains Olympics coverage
The BBC has secured the rights for the summer and winter Olympics up to and including 2024
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Ericsson partners with Image Nation Abu Dhabi for TV channel
Ericsson has signed a multi-year broadcast and media services contract with content creator Image Nation Abu Dhabi, which includes playout, media preparation, media management...
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Eurosport acquires Rugby League package for Setanta Sports Asia
Eurosport has secured the exclusive TV and digital rights from Sky for a selection of Rugby League properties to be broadcast on Discovery’s recently...
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Discovery Networks Denmark expands with EVS
The Danish broadcaster has added new XT3 and Xedio CleanEdit to boost its live production
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Vision247 opens data centre as part of London move
Vision247, a playout, media technology and content distribution company, is to move to Chiswick Media Park in west London
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Discovery and Eurosport win broadcast rights for 2018-2024 Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded all TV and multiplatform broadcast rights for the 2018-2024 Olympic Games to broadcasters Discovery and Eurosport.
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