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Discovery unveils Cube studio technology for Tokyo 2020

With the Opening Ceremony from the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo just over a week away, Discovery – the Home of the Olympics in Europe* – has unveiled its plans that will connect fans to the action and their favourite athletes like never before. Discovery’s ambition to unlock the power of the Olympics will be underpinned […]

July 14, 2021

discovery+ commissions Salisbury poisonings doc

Discovery has announced the commission of The Poisonings (working title), a 90-minute feature documentary that delves into the attack on Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, and the long-lasting impact the poisoning has had on the quintessentially English city of Salisbury. Produced by DSP, a Banijay UK company, the story will be available to watch […]

July 12, 2021

discovery+ orders 90 Day Fiancé UK

Six Brits have found “the one” abroad and are ready to put it all on the line for what they hope is true love in brand-new series 90 Day Fiancé UK. From BAFTA award winning producers CPL Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company, the 12×60 series follows the couples’ victories, trials and tribulations as they […]

July 12, 2021

Free discovery+ for Vodafone subs

Vodafone has announced that all pay-monthly customers can now watch discovery+ Entertainment for six months at no extra cost. This offer gives customers access to a number of discovery+ Originals as well as coverage of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. In addition, Vodafone customers can access a wide variety of content, including; 90 Day Fiancé, […]

July 6, 2021

Record digital growth for Eurosport ahead of Olympics

With just over two weeks to go until its coverage of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Eurosport has announced record digital growth for the first half of 2021. Eurosport.com attracted more than 50 million unique visitors in June 2021, serving fans around the world with the latest sports news, scores and features. Representing a peak in […]

July 5, 2021

Channel 4, Sky expand partnership

Channel 4 and Sky have renewed and expanded their long-term commercial partnership. The broadcasters say that their new multi-year agreement will “extend the strategic relationship, giving both parties more opportunities to collaborate, support commercial growth, and innovate as broadcasting evolves in the future”. The partnership will make even more Channel 4 content available to Sky […]

July 2, 2021

Tour de France digital growth for Eurosport

Eurosport has recorded strong year-on-year audience growth during the first three days of the Tour de France, with a steep rise in traffic via its digital platforms across its major markets in Europe. Eurosport.com has seen a +177 per cent rise in unique users overall. Bringing users the biggest stories, the best digital content and […]

July 1, 2021

marblemedia goes big with best in Miniature

International production company marblemedia is excited to announce the start of production on its latest competition series, Best in Miniature (10 x 60) a new original series for CBC, premiering later this year, and discovery+ in the UK and Ireland, airing in 2022. Trailblazing producers of global unscripted hits like Blown Away and Restaurants on […]

June 29, 2021

Report: Streaming content spend topped $220bn in 2020

Data from Purely Streamonomics, a new research and analytical service from Purely, shows that amidst a year of uncertainty and production hiatuses due to the global pandemic, streaming platforms have set the global film and TV industry on a trajectory of accelerated growth with no imminent ceiling in sight. The gross cash amount spent

June 28, 2021

Discovery Sports branding unveiled

Aiming to showcase the scale and opportunity presented by its combined sports offering, multichannel programmer Discovery has unveiled Discovery Sports as a new corporate brand to represent the dedicated group that operates its portfolio of sports brands, channels and platforms. Already collaborating across all aspects of content production, distribution and commercial activity, Discovery’s combined sports […]

June 25, 2021