discovery+ builds on success of dplay to aggregate Discovery UK’s premium pay-TV and free-to-air brands for the first time, creating the home of real-life entertainment. Fans of food, homes, motoring, adventure, weddings, true crime and more will be able to stream their favourite shows across an unrivalled range of categories. Sky announced as exclusive TV launch partner in unprecedented deal between Discovery UK and Sky. London, October 20, 2020 –…
After a game-changing year — complete with a landmark Olympic Games rights deal across Europe — Eurosport is ushering in the next era of fandom with its new ‘Fuel Your Passion’ brand identity. The Discovery-owned sports network also is connecting and inspiring fans worldwide through the #sharemypassion campaign, which encourages fans to share stories about the extraordinary lengths they go to in order to demonstrate their love for an athlete, team…
Cybersecurity is an issue of great importance – for individuals and organizations. In an effort to further support research, development and implementation of smart strategies and governance, Discovery Communications has made a donation to American University’s newly launched Kogod Cybersecurity Governance Center and will offer its partnership as it endeavors to promote “good governance” in the preparation for, prevention and detection of, and response to cybersecurity threats. Discovery’s support of the Center will further enhance…
Discovery Communications has a powerful portfolio of brands that not only are creating compelling video content for TV and digital audiences but also deeper content that extends across our websites, apps and partners online. Today we are excited to share that Discovery News, Seeker and TLCme now will have an additional home on Medium, a social platform that connects people with the thoughtful stories and ideas that matter most to…
Earlier today, Discovery Communications hosted its inaugural Investor Day in New York City, updating the investment community and media in attendance on the company’s global business. President & CEO David Zaslav was joined by Rich Ross, Henry Schleiff and Bob Scanlon for updates on Discovery Channel, Investigation Discovery and Velocity/Turbo, respectively. Following the U.S. network updates, Discovery Networks International President JB Perrette provided an update on the non-U.S. business, joined…
Earlier today, Facebook announced that users can now enjoy 360-degree videos on desktop and Android devices in their News Feed. Discovery Communications is delighted to be one of the first to share 360 video on Facebook, and you can check out our first spherical video on Facebook featuring the fan-favorite MythBusters and always jawsome sharks. Ever wanted to swim with a shiver of sharks? MythBuster Adam Savage takes you underwater…
For more than 30 years, Discovery Communications has been connecting with audiences with the world around them and, as technology has evolved, so has how we bring stories and experiences to audiences. Today, I’m excited to be able to point all of you to the latest merging of content and technology at Discovery — Discovery VR! Some of the most innovative and creative minds across our company have been working…
This week we said a reluctant goodbye to many of the friendly faces we’ve grown accustomed to seeing these past few months as the summer “semester” of Discovery’s INtern program winds down. It’s hard to reduce the passion and the enthusiasm our interns show down to a sentence or two, but suffice it to say that their talent and positive attitudes add something uniquely special to our company culture. Before our very own corporate communications intern, Monika, could leave us…
Happy Friday! It’s been a busy week here at Discovery, as we announced our second quarter earnings, which included the announcement of an exciting mobile content partnership with Verizon. We also ended the week with some big news, as we announced that Marjorie Kaplan would be heading up Discovery’s international content strategy. Here’s some other news from our world that you may have missed this week: Investigation Discovery Network Can Get You Hooked on…
There’s big news out of Switzerland today…the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that all TV and multiplatform broadcast rights in Europe for the 2018-2024 Olympic Games have been awarded to Discovery Communications! Through the new long-term partnership, Eurosport will deliver more coverage than ever before to more than 700 million people across Europe — on screens of all sizes. Discovery and Eurosport have an average of ten channels in…