Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon company, has announced a new partnership with Discovery Sports Events, a portfolio of sports brands that reach more than 130 million viewers, to be their Official Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning Provider. AWS will also become the exclusive Cloud Infrastructure Partner of the new Union Cycliste […]
This September, Food Network is bringing Michel Roux’s French Country Cooking to its food-loving audiences on the channel and on streaming service discovery+. As the official sponsor of the show, Samsung has equipped Michel’s kitchen with the latest kitchen innovations – including products from its Infinite Line™ and Bespoke range. Michel Roux’s French Country Cooking […]
Discovery Sports has reached an agreement with Tennis Australia to broadcast the Australian Open live and exclusively on a pan-European basis through to 2031. The long-term agreement, commencing in 2022, includes all linear and digital rights and will extend Eurosport’s association with the first Grand Slam on the tennis calendar to more than 25 years […]
Deltatre, a global player in fan-first experiences, has hired Bhavisha Mistry as its new Senior Vice President of Product, Video Experiences. Mistry will be based in London and report to Gilles Mas, President of Video Experiences. She will be responsible for the development of Deltatre’s end-to-end OTT product offerings, working closely with third-party technology suppliers, […]
Andrew Neil is highly unlikely to return to GB News. Relations between the veteran broadcaster and GBN CEO Angelos Frangopoulos are said to have broken down and Neil was not expected to appear on the station again, according to sources cited by the FT. The rift comes as the station makes a series of changes […]
Discovery has announced Discovery Sports Events as the new corporate brand to represent its global promotion and events management arm, previously known as the Eurosport Events. The division is part of Discovery Sports – the group that operates the company’s portfolio of sports brands, channels and platforms – with the move to Discovery Sports Events […]
Discovery has announced the commission of a raft of new lifestyle and paranormal shows for Really. Paranormal offerings Spooked: Scotland and Trapped Underground and lifestyle stories from Dales for Sale, The Big Clean with Jo & Al (working title) and It’s Me or The Dog will sonn be coming to Really and discovery+. Produced by […]
Allente, the Nordic pay-TV broadcaster, has announced an agreement with Discovery Networks that will see the discovery+ streaming service integrated into its platform. Allente subscribers will have the opportunity to buy three different optional packages from discovery+, something that was previously only possible for Viasat customers. The deal will include 480 football matches from Sweden’s […]
National Geographic Content President Courteney Monroe has announced a first-look deal with Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios. The five-year deal encompasses the development of all unscripted projects in the areas of adventure, exploration, travel and science for all of National Geographic’s television platforms and National Geographic produced Disney+ Originals. The announcement was made during National Geographic’s […]
Videociety, a subsidiary of Germany media company Splendid Medien, has reached an agreement with Joyn, the ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery joint venture, to acquire its maxdome VoD store. With the takeover, effective from October 1st, the Splendid Group says it intends to further expand its VoD business. Financial terms were not disclosed. “We are seeing an […]