Discovery Launches dplay in U.K. & Ireland

Discovery, Inc. is delivering its ad-supported streaming service dplay in the U.K. and Ireland.

dplay includes content from Discovery’s flagship free-to-air channels, with dozens of series available in box sets. Titles include Quest’s EFL Highlights and Salvage Hunters, Quest Red’s Katie Price: My Crazy Life and The Bad Skin Clinic, Really’s Ghost Adventures and Helicopter ER and Food Network’s Tom Kerridge: American Feast and Rachel Khoo: My Swedish Kitchen.

With the U.K. and Ireland, the rollout of dplay has now reached ten global markets, with more markets coming online in the near future.

James Gibbons, executive VP, general manager of the U.K., Ireland and ANZ at Discovery UK, said: “We have nearly doubled the size of our U.K. audience in the last two years—and increased our free-to-air scale from two to six channels. The launch of dplay is the next step in our strategy to deliver to British audiences the best real-life entertainment, whenever and wherever they want it. The free streaming service will also increase opportunities for advertisers to engage with audiences across multiple platforms.”