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Discovery, through a deal with Channel 4, has acquired an array of Jamie Oliver titles and lifestyle programming for Food Network.
Among the 13 new titles joining Food Network’s programming slate are Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food, Jamie’s Money Saving Meals, Jamie’s Super Food, Jamie Cooks Summer and Christmas specials Jamie’s Festive Feast, Jamie’s Ultimate Christmas, Nigella Christmas Special, River Cottage Christmas Special, Jamie’s Christmas Eve, Jamie’s Family Christmas and Jamie’s Italian Christmas.
Discovery’s deal with Channel 4 also features the relicense of eight titles that were previously picked up to air on Food Network, including Jamie Does, Jamie’s American Road Trip, Jamie’s Comfort Food, Jamie’s Great Escape, Jamie’s Ministry of Food, Jamie & Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast and Jamie’s Cracking Christmas.
Jamie Watkins, content sourcing and acquisitions manager at Discovery, said: “Jamie Oliver is a much-loved talent and we’re delighted to complete the deal with Channel 4, bringing Food Network fans more of his most popular cooking shows.”
Karla Berry, senior manager of 4 Distribution at Channel 4, added: “We’re really pleased to build upon our long-standing distribution relationship with Discovery with a great package of high-quality food programming, and delighted to be extending the audiences of these popular shows even further via their Food Network channel.”
