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TNT Sports secures rights to HSBC SVNS

TNT Sports has announced a new addition to its rugby portfolio by securing live rights to screen the HSBC SVNS – rugby sevens’ annual global tournament – in the UK and Ireland on a two-year deal until the end of the 2025 season. With three rounds of the 2023-24 series completed, the first broadcast of […]

February 20, 2024

Sherlock & Daughter coming to discovery+

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced the new original crime thriller series Sherlock & Daughter. The new drama stars BAFTA Award-nominated actor David Thewlis (Fargo, Landscapers, The Artful Dodger) as the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and will air on streaming service discovery+ later this year.   In this new series (8×60) is an older Sherlock Holmes, […]

February 16, 2024

WBD UK & Ireland confirms Season 4 of 90 Day Fiancé UK

Love is in the air at Warner Bros Discovery UK & Ireland this Valentine’s Day, as a new season of the global franchise 90 Day Fiancé has been announced. Season 4 of 90 Day Fiancé UK, one of the top performing shows on discovery+, will drop on the streaming service in summer 2025.  Fans of […]

February 14, 2024

Football is for Everyone doc to premiere on TNT Sports 1

TNT Sports will premiere Football is for Everyone on January 30th on TNT Sports 1, a new documentary presented by Michael Owen which delves into the world of sight loss and football, providing an intimate and inspiring look at the England Partially Sighted Futsal Team as they geared up for the 2023 IBSA World Games. […]

January 16, 2024

Formula E, WBD extend Europe broadcast deal

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship have announced an extended partnership that will scale coverage of every race of the electric racing series across 50 markets in Europe. The multi-year agreement will extend WBD’s relationship with Formula E beyond 12 years since Eurosport first broadcast race coverage from the […]

January 9, 2024

Carullo named VP Max Local Production Italy & Iberia

Warner Bros Discovery has announced the appointment of Alberto Carullo as Vice President Max Local Original Production Italy & Iberia, reporting directly to Laura Carafoli, SVP Content Networks & Streaming Local Productions Italy & Iberia. Carullo, whose headquarters will be in Madrid, in his new role, effective from January 1st 2024, will be responsible for […]

December 21, 2023

Hexagon Cup lands broadcast deal with Eurosport, discovery+

The Hexagon Cup, the new padel tournament taking place in February 2024, has announced a partnership that will see matches broadcast on Eurosport with streaming on the Eurosport App and discovery+. This agreement will see the event reach 64 markets across Europe and Asia and a household audience of 160 million people, which will bring […]

December 15, 2023

Research: Top 6 US AVoDs collect $1bn+ in advertising

MediaRadar, advertising intelligence and sales enablement platform, analysed US ad spend from the top six OTT ad-supported streaming services:  Discovery+, Hulu, Max, Paramount+, Peacock and Pluto TV. Data was from January 1st 2022 through October 31st 2023. Key findings include: Top Six Streaming Platforms Collect Over $1 Billion in Advertising From January through October 2023, […]

December 14, 2023

Tiny Tree acquires Lively by Ben Levey

Tiny Tree has announced the signing of breakthrough author-illustrator, Ben Levey, and his picture book Lively Lila: A Dance of Happy Discovery. Worldwide rights to the book were acquired by Tiny Tree publisher James Shaw directly from the author, following a round of open submissions. Written and illustrated by Levey, Lively Lila: A Dance of […]

December 12, 2023

HBO, Max sign A24 output deal

The HBO and Max brands have announced a multiyear pay-1 US output deal with A24 that brings the entertainment company’s theatrical film slate exclusively to Warner Bros Discovery’s HBO, Max and Cinemax. Among the films to be available under the new deal are Sofia Coppola’s award-winning Priscilla starring Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny, Kristoffer Borgli’s […]

December 8, 2023