Discovery is reported to be in talks about BT’s sale of its sports unit, despite earlier confirmation in September that sports streaming service DAZN was in “advanced” discussions. Discovery, which owns Eurosport and certain rights to the Olympic Games, is understood to be discussing a joint venture with BT that would combine their sports broadcasting […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon company, and Discovery have announced their extended strategic relationship to support Discovery’s ongoing transformation in the cloud. As Discovery’s preferred cloud provider, AWS powers the vast majority of the company’s infrastructure needs to deliver its discovery+ on-demand streaming video service, its digital services, and more than 450 linear TV […]
EarthX, the international environmental organisation dedicated to a more sustainable future, announced the appointment of key leadership roles to accelerate the growth and success in the areas of Content, Global Distribution, Marketing, Production, Finance, Ad Sales and Impact. The announcement expands the executive leadership team under Michael Fletcher, Co-Ceo of EarthX, the non-profit impact organisation […]
Discovery has announced the commission of Johnny vs Amber, a two-episode documentary that tells the story of the breakdown of their relationship and how it became the celebrity court case of the decade. This double bill produced by Optomen tells this international cover story from two polarised perspectives. Depp’s film will portray that he found […]
An upcoming event goes deeper into the cloud, beyond the simple heavy-lifting of video workloads, to examine the new solutions that push boundaries of what is now possible. Using real-world examples ‘Working backwards from Audience Engagement’ will feature: 1. Executive Fireside discussion with David Travis of Sky – the significant strategy shift into cloud and […]
Final Pixel, the global creative studio specializing in end-to-end virtual production for film, TV and advertising, is launching a training academy designed to upskill and train the next generation of virtual production artists, technicians, producers and directors. The Final Pixel Academy will run courses at all levels across the virtual production workflow, including creating Unreal […]
The US SVoD market continues to expand and transform, according to research from Kantar. Entertainment on Demand, the solution measuring streaming service subscription levels, reveals the following subscriber behaviours in the US for the third quarter of 2021: The proportion of US households that have a video subscription has dropped to 85 per cent (down […]
Earlier this year, Discovery announced discovery+ Channels, which give fans a curated experience for programmes like 90 Day Fiancé, Fixer Upper, and more. discovery+ Channels feature curated and scheduled streaming episodes for lean-back viewing, and each title has its dedicated channel, such as the Property Brothers Channel. Since its launch in January 2021, discovery+ has emerged as one […]
Discovery has announced the commission of The Baby Killer Conspiracy to add to its box set true crime portfolio. The 2×60 documentary delves into the story of women in Britain and Australia convicted of killing more than one of their infants. Produced by Caravan, the series will air on discovery+ internationally later this year. The […]
Discovery, the multichannel broadcaster, has reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30th. David Zaslav, President and CEO of Discovery, commented: “We made great strides in the quarter operationally, financially and creatively. The team drove solid momentum in our direct-to-consumer business, which we grew to 20 million paid subscribers at quarter end on the […]