Tag: Discovery Communications

LONDON: Discovery Communications has purchased a 20-percent stake in Play Sports Group, the digital sports media company behind the brands Global Cycling Network (GCN) and Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN).

LONDON: Discovery Communications has signed seven new partnerships regarding the Olympic Games in Europe, including one with Polish national broadcaster Telewizja Polska.

LONDON: Discovery and Sky have managed to agree on terms of a new carriage pact, preventing a potential channel blackout.

LONDON: Discovery Communications has sealed new distribution deals with TDC that bring a range of content from both Discovery and Eurosport to audiences in Denmark and Norway.

LONDON: Discovery Communications has appointed Bernard Ross, who joins from The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), to the newly created role of Eurosport’s chief operating officer and general manager of the Olympic Games.

AMSTERDAM: Altice Group has landed agreements with NBCUniversal International and Discovery Communications for SFR in France and has revealed plans to launch a new premium channel dedicated to series and movies.

LONDON: Discovery Communications has named former BBC executive Ralph Rivera as Eurosport Digital's managing director, a newly created position that is effective September 26.

LONDON: Liberty Global and Discovery Communications have renewed their long-term distribution partnership, inking a new multiplatform deal that spans 12 markets across Europe.

LONDON: Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) has sub-licensed from Discovery Communications the exclusive free-to-air audiovisual rights for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games and 2020 Olympic Games.

MUNICH/VIENNA: Discovery Communications has inked a long-term pact with the public broadcaster ORF, making the events of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games available for Austrian audiences across multiple screens.