Blackbird, the developer and seller of the cloud video editing platform Blackbird,  has announced that John Honeycutt will join the Board of the Company on June 24th as a Non-Executive Director. Honeycutt is a global Information and Media Technology leader who is an expert in cloud services, supply chain logistics and cyber security. He has […]

Sky and Discovery have agreed a new long-term, multi-faceted partnership across the UK and Ireland, Germany and Austria. Discovery’s portfolio of real-life entertainment channels, including Discovery Channel, will continue to be showcased across the Sky platforms in the UK, and on the Sky Deutschland platforms in Germany and Austria. The Discovery Channel will continue to be […]

Peter Faricy, who left Amazon to head up Discovery’s direct-to-consumer business, has resigned from the company. Discovery has launched a small D2C businesses in the US, but has struggled to come up with a streaming strategy as others flocked to OTT services. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said Faricy won’t be replaced and that Avi Saxena, […]

Discovery UK has reported that its share of adult audiences has grown by 16 per cent this year, from 4.2 per cent to 4.8 per cent, with its SOCI (share of commercial impacts) up by 15 per cent this year, from 7.1 per cent to 8.1 per cent. Growth was driven by strong performances across […]