Discovery, the multichannel broadcaster, has reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30th. David Zaslav, President and CEO of Discovery, commented: “We made great strides in the quarter operationally, financially and creatively. The team drove solid momentum in our direct-to-consumer business, which we grew to 20 million paid subscribers at quarter end on the […]

While parent Comcast’s NBCUniversal was buoyed by The Tokyo Olympics, its Peacock streaming service delivered another $520 million (€446.8m) quarterly loss, up from $233 million year-on-year. Peacock revenue was $230 million, up from just $41 million a year ago. NBCUniversal’s media EBITA rose 1.2 per cent to $997 million. Revenue went up 47.9 per cent […]

Discovery Sports has agreed a new multi-year deal with Infront to bring a number of Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) events to viewers in more than 50 European markets. Starting from the 2021-22 season, men’s and women’s FIS World Cup Events including every Alpine Ski World Cup race; the Ski Jumping World Cup, Cross Country […]

Public interest in women’s sport has risen during the pandemic with 21 per cent of UK adults saying they follow it more than they did 18 months ago, according to a report published by Sky Sports and Leaders in Sport. Jonathan Licht, Managing Director, Sky Sports, said: “This report shows that women’s sport is again […]

Discovery Sports has further expanded its cycling offer for fans by adding the exclusive global Cyclo-cross Superprestige rights to its portfolio of live events. A new long-term deal will bring live and on-demand global coverage of the Cyclo-cross Superprestige series to viewers via Discovery Sports’ sport brands Eurosport, GCN+ and discovery+. The eight-race Superprestige season […]

A report from MoffettNathanson Research (MN) looks at the “pathetic” viewing numbers for the Tokyo Olympics and compares and contrasts them with previous Games. But the study says that all TV sports viewing in the US, including the NBA, MLB, Masters and the NHL, have suffered serious declines over the past year. The Olympics were […]

A Chinese broadcasting satellite was launched on September 9th and is ready for 4K and 8K transmissions. The satellite (Zhongxing-9B) was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on a Long March-3B rocket on its 388th mission. The craft is designed to operate for at least 15 years and will […]

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that the China Media Group (CMG) has been awarded the exclusive broadcast rights in the Chinese mainland and Macau (SAR) for the XXV Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina in 2026, the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad in Los Angeles in 2028, the XXVI Olympic Winter Games in 2030, […]

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 […]

From the FA Cup final in May to the inaugural men’s and women’s Hundred cricket finals in August, millions of viewers across the UK have tuned into the BBC to enjoy a busy summer of sport in 2021. The total television reach during this period was 50.8 million, meaning 84 per cent of the UK’s […]