BBC Studios Titles Land on Discovery Plus in India

Discovery Plus, India’s first aggregated real-life entertainment streaming app, has added to its content portfolio with a collection of BBC Studios titles.

Consumers can now enjoy shows including Icons, which features the greatest figures of the 20th century like late the Mahatma Gandhi, Muhammed Ali, Nelson Mandela, Neil Armstrong, Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin; and Top Gear, the world’s biggest motoring show. Viewers also have access to such BBC landmark series as Planet Earth and Blue Planet, narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

Also on the slate is The Birth of Empire—The East India Company, The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler, The World’s War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire, The Ganges with Sue Perkins and Ancient Worlds, Pompeii—Secrets Of The Petrified Bodies.

As a part of its special October lineup, Discovery Plus is premiering content in new categories—War, Civilizations, Biopics, Nature & Medical Sciences—along with 34 new titles for its passionate communities.

Stanley Fernandes, VP of Distribution for South Asia at BBC Studios, said: “We’re very excited that our content has found a new home in India with Discovery Plus. From the very beginning, our content’s appeal has truly transcended borders, and viewers will relish the magnificence of shows like Planet Earth and Blue Planet while enjoying our new offerings such as Icons, as we develop newer and more exciting content.”

Issac John, business head for digital in South Asia at Discovery, said: “Our partnership with BBC reaches a new high with this sizable launch of premium BBC specials on Discovery Plus. We have always aimed at providing our passionate fans with content that both entertains and informs and this new collection drives that ambition even more strongly. The new genres of history and nature that users will be able to access from the home page of Discovery Plus this week onwards is guaranteed to delight our core target audience of lifelong learners.”