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AT&T up… on HBO numbers as it spins-off

AT&T ended the third quarter with 69.4 million global subscribers to HBO Max and HBO, up 12.5 million from a year ago and 1.9 million from the previous quarter. Total direct-to-consumer subscription revenue rose 25 per cent. AT&T is backing out of D2C, spinning off DirecTV this year, and has made a deal to sell […]

October 21, 2021

Discovery expands true crime portfolio

Discovery has announced the commission of two new true crime series. Deadliest Mums & Dads (w/t) and The Real Death in Paradise will be available to watch on Quest Red and discovery+ later this year. Crime is one of the key genres for Discovery UK’s linear and SVoD portfolio, accounting for 49% of total Quest […]

October 21, 2021

TVN contracts additional Eutelsat capacity

Eutelsat Communications has signed a multi-year agreement enabling Poland’s leading media company to secure incremental in-orbit resources at Eutelsat’s flagship HOTBIRD video neighbourhood at 13° East. The agreement is another step in the long-standing partnership between TVN, one of HOTBIRD’s anchor customers, and Eutelsat, which has accompanied TVN’s growth since the 1990s. It will support […]

October 20, 2021

discovery+ on LG Smart TVs in US

Discovery and LG Electronics USA have announced that discovery+, the definitive non-fiction subscription streaming service, is now available on LG Smart TVs in the US including LG’s line-up of LG OLED TVs and LG QNED MiniLED TVs*. LG Smart TV owners can access discovery+ on the TV’s webOS platform by opening the discovery+ app using their […]

October 15, 2021

Analysis: OTT driving slow growth in operators’ revenue

Analysis from research firm Dataxis suggests the pay-TV market in Europe is expected to recover slowly from the blow it suffered during the pandemic, with the growing availability of cheaper and more flexible OTT pay-TV plans pushing historic operators into adopting new strategies. According to Ophélie Boucaud, Analyst, despite an unchallenged domination in terms of […]

October 14, 2021

discovery+ launching in Canada

Discovery has announced that streaming service discovery+ will launch in Canada on October 19th. discovery+ brings viewers more than 200 exclusive, original series across real life genres, including ​​True Crime, Home, Relationships, Food, Paranormal and Nature. Viewers will also have access to 60,000 episodes of current and classic shows from Discovery’s iconic portfolio of networks, […]

October 13, 2021

North One amps up Fifth Gear Recharged for Discovery

The long-running car franchise Fifth Gear is to be transformed into the world’s first electric car magazine show.  The popular show, produced by all3media indie North One, was launched in 2002, has run for 28 series and is sold all over the world. However, given the revolution in the car manufacturing world it was decided […]

October 13, 2021

Discovery acquires FIS rights

Discovery Sports has agreed a new multi-year deal with Infront to bring a number of Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) events to viewers in more than 50 European markets. Starting from the 2021-22 season, men’s and women’s FIS World Cup Events including every Alpine Ski World Cup race; the Ski Jumping World Cup, Cross Country […]

October 11, 2021

​discovery+ adds The Curse of the Highgate Vampire to paranormal line-up

Discovery has announced the commission of The Curse of the Highgate Vampire. The new documentary will join the blood-chilling stories from the Streaming Home of Paranormal, dropping on discovery+ globally just in time for Halloween. The Curse of the Highgate Vampire, produced by Big Little Fish Television, is a 1×60 paranormal shock doc that explores […]

October 6, 2021

Discovery Sports Events unveils Speedway vision

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and Discovery Sports Events have revealed their vision for the future of Speedway over the next decade. Marking the start of Discovery Sports Events’ new role as global promoter for the sport, the organisations have unveiled a new SGP brand identity to run through the Speedway pyramid and details […]

October 4, 2021