Discovery & TIM Pact for discovery+ in Italy

Discovery, Inc. and TIM have signed a deal that brings discovery+ to TIMvision’s subscribers in Italy.

Through the TIMvision Box, smartphones, tablets, smart TVs or the internet, TIM customers can now access discovery+. The launch slate boasts 8,000 hours of entertainment, 3,000 hours of series and 2,300 hours of premieres.

The discovery+ offer is part of a broader renewal, which also covers Nove, Real Time, DMAX, Giallo, Food, HGTV, Home&Garden, MOTORTREND, Frisbee and K2.

Alessandro Araimo, executive VP and general manager for Discovery Italy, said: “We are delighted to expand our strong and longstanding relationship with Italy’s largest distributor of video experiences through this innovative agreement. This renewed partnership will allow us to offer discovery+ to a broader audience of consumers in Italy, reinforcing our strategy of expanding content distribution across all platforms and devices.”

Antonella Dominici, head of TIMvision and entertainment products at TIM, said: “We are proud that discovery+ has chosen TIM as a partner in Italy. This partnership is part of the strategy of alliances with major international players that TIM is pursuing to consolidate TIMvision as the most complete platform in the content market in Italy and offers customers an increasingly broad, rich and exclusive range of entertainment and sports contents, and the opportunity to extend their audience base to partners. An integrated content experience will also allow customers to easily and quickly access discovery+ content.”