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Discovery names Licht CNN Global CEO

Discovery has announced its plans to appoint Chris Licht as the new chairman and chief executive officer of CNN Global. The appointment will be effective following the completion of Discovery’s acquisition of WarnerMedia, expected in early Q2. Licht has spent more than 20 years in broadcast news and currently serves as executive vice president of […]

March 1, 2022

MotorTrend Premium on The Roku Channel

MotorTrend Group, a Discovery company, has announced that MotorTrend’s complete collection of series, specials and documentaries dedicated entirely to the automotive world are now available to US consumers through Premium Subscriptions on The Roku Channel. Streamers can now access MotorTrend’s catalogue of automotive series including: Top Gear America, Kevin Hart’s Muscle Car Crew, Motor MythBusters, […]

February 28, 2022

Discovery reports “exceptional year”

Discovery has reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31st 2021. David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery, said: “2021 was by all measures an exceptional year for our company, in which we achieved significant operational, financial, and strategic objectives. We grew our global DTC paying subscribers to 22 million, […]

February 24, 2022

Roku launches Advertising Watermark

Roku has announced Roku’s Advertising Watermark – free technology to help advertisers and publishers validate the authenticity of video ads originating on the Roku platform. As an authentication solution built for TV streaming, Roku says its Advertising Watermark gives marketers the confidence that their advertising spend is reaching real Roku users.  Today, device spoofing occurs […]

February 24, 2022

AMC, Discovery, TelevisaUnivision, WarnerMedia partner with Canoe

Four of the leading national programmers in the US – AMC Networks, Discovery, TelevisaUnivision and WarnerMedia – have teamed up with Canoe Ventures to further enable national addressable television advertising. As a result of these separate, multi-year agreements, Canoe will be providing enablement and ongoing campaign service assurance across its national addressable TV advertising footprint, […]

February 24, 2022

Discovery sees record Winter Olympics engagement

Discovery has reported record Olympic Winter Games viewership and engagement on its digital platforms, as the household appeal of discovery+ drove significantly higher consumption and numbers of new paid subscribers compared to PyeongChang 2018. Concluding on February 20th, Beijing 2022 produced strong results across Discovery’s European television network and streaming products. discovery+ drove an increased […]

February 23, 2022

Discovery launches Say Yes To The Dress: Dubai in EMEA

Discovery celebrates its 10th Say Yes To The Dress spin-off in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with Say Yes To The Dress: Dubai. The much-loved TLC show is travelling to the Middle East for the first time and is presented by Khalil Zein, a renowned Lebanese celebrity stylist. The show has a diverse roster […]

February 22, 2022

Discovery extends SES deal for TELE 5

Discovery Deutschland has extended its existing partnership with SES, securing long-term satellite capacity for the distribution of its movie channel TELE 5 HD on the SES’s prime TV neighbourhood at ASTRA 19.2 degrees East. The channel continues to be available free-to-air in standard definition and in high definition on HD+, SES’s German media platform. As […]

February 21, 2022By Chris Forrester

Paramount+ commences filming on At Midnight

Paramount+, the global streaming service from Paramount, formerly known as ViacomCBS, has announced the start of filming for its original movie At Midnight. Produced by VIS, a division of Paramount, in partnership with Donde Quema el Sol and Three Amigos, the film is filming in Mexico, and is directed by Jonah Feingold, starring renowned Mexican […]

February 18, 2022

Discovery offers insider view into Winter Games opening

As Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 draws to a close, Discovery has announced a new documentary series Behind the Opening Ceremony: The Director’s Cut. Giving viewers the opportunity to step into all the performance and planning in the lead up the Games’ stunning opening spectacle, the documentary offers unprecedented access to key individuals involved in […]

February 18, 2022