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WBD launching TLC in France

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced it will launch the TLC channel in France on February 26th. The brand will replace Discovery Science and offer a selection of medical programmes, paranormal investigations, dating shows and family content. “We are happy to launch TLC in France, a channel that celebrates diversity and inclusion. We are thus […]

February 15, 2024

Discovery, AT&T close WarnerMedia deal

Discovery and AT&T have closed their transaction to combine the WarnerMedia business with Discovery. The new entity, Warner Bros Discovery, will begin trading on the Nasdaq with the start of trading on April 11th, under the new ticker symbol ‘WBD’. Warner Bros Discovery will create and distribute the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of […]

April 11, 2022By Colin Mann

Discovery TVE apps on XClass, Xfinity

Discovery has announced that a selection of its streaming TV everywhere (TVE) GO apps are now available on Comcast’s XClass TV and Xfinity Flex in the US, providing more customers with direct and easy access to HGTV GO, TLC GO, Food Network GO, Discovery GO and ID GO. To access Discovery’s TVE GO apps on […]

April 7, 2022

Discovery launches Say Yes To The Dress: Dubai in EMEA

Discovery celebrates its 10th Say Yes To The Dress spin-off in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with Say Yes To The Dress: Dubai. The much-loved TLC show is travelling to the Middle East for the first time and is presented by Khalil Zein, a renowned Lebanese celebrity stylist. The show has a diverse roster […]

February 22, 2022

Foxtel, Discovery renew content deal

The Foxtel Group (Australia) and Discovery have announced a new multi-year partnership to supply the Foxtel Group with factual, documentary and reality content from the flagship Discovery Channel, as well as the TLC, Investigation Discovery, Discovery Turbo and Animal Planet channels. The agreement includes thousands of hours of local and international content live and on […]

February 9, 2022

OWN joins Hulu + Live TV

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, a member of the Discovery family of brands, has announced that OWN is now available to Hulu + Live TV subscribers in the US. Hulu + Live TV subscribers have access to live broadcasts of OWN’s award-winning programming line-up, including the new series Ladies Who List: Atlanta and The Kings of […]

January 10, 2022

EarthxTV bolsters leadership team

EarthX, the international environmental organisation dedicated to a more sustainable future, announced the appointment of key leadership roles to accelerate the growth and success in the areas of Content, Global Distribution, Marketing, Production, Finance, Ad Sales and Impact. The announcement expands the executive leadership team under Michael Fletcher, Co-Ceo of EarthX, the non-profit impact organisation […]

November 23, 2021

discovery+ on LG Smart TVs in US

Discovery and LG Electronics USA have announced that discovery+, the definitive non-fiction subscription streaming service, is now available on LG Smart TVs in the US including LG’s line-up of LG OLED TVs and LG QNED MiniLED TVs*. LG Smart TV owners can access discovery+ on the TV’s webOS platform by opening the discovery+ app using their […]

October 15, 2021

‘Warner Bros. Discovery’ name for merged company

Multichannel programmer Discovery has revealed the new name of the proposed standalone global entertainment company that will emerge from the combination of WarnerMedia and Discovery assets as ‘Warner Bros. Discovery’. It suggests the Warner Bros. Discovery name will honour, celebrate and elevate the world’s most-storied creative studio in the world with the high quality, global […]

June 2, 2021

South Korea: WWE & IB Sports expand content deal

WWE and IB Sports have announced a new multi-year deal to continue delivering WWE’s weekly flagship programming live and in Korean. In addition to airing Raw and SmackDown, IB Sports will now offer NXT as part of the expanded partnership, marking the first time it will be available in South Korea on broadcast television. IB Sports will […]

December 11, 2020By Nik Roseveare