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 […]
Discovery has announced Anil Jhingan as its new President and Managing Director of Asia Pacific. Jhingan will commence in the role from November 1st, as current regional head Simon Robinson steps away from the APAC business to lead integration planning activities in connection with the proposed WarnerMedia transaction. Jhingan will be based in London and […]
Original and exclusive sports content continues to drive growth for SVoD services in the UK according to Kantar, the data and insights consultancy. While the number of households subscribing to at least one service remained stable, new programming has helped SVoD providers cement their place in consumers’ homes. Can Squid Game boost Netflix’s share of […]
Building on its growing slate of Asia Pacific Originals, Discovery has announced exclusive new special, The World’s Biggest Druglord – Tse Chi Lop, documenting the rise and capture of a criminal mastermind and one of the world’s most wanted fugitives for the very first time. The documentary premieres globally on November 14th on discovery+, as […]