Discovery Unveils Family Favorites Content Offering

Discovery has launched the Family Favorites initiative, which offers additional content across its portfolio of 13 TV-everywhere streaming GO apps and sites to entertain families as they spend more time together at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Family Favorites provides access to full seasons of fan-favorite series and specials from Discovery’s networks, including Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Cooking Channel and DIY. The offering is currently available commercial-free across all of Discovery’s GO apps and requires no MVPD sign-in. Family Favorites is also available commercial-free via the on-demand platforms from Discovery’s cable, satellite and multi-channel streaming partners, which include their set-top box VOD services, apps and websites.

The Family Favorites collection features TLC’s Little People, Big World and Babies, Babies, Babies; Food Network’s Kids Baking Championship and Chopped Junior; Cooking Channel’s Carnival Eats; Animal Planet’s Too Cute! and Crikey! It’s the Irwins; HGTV’s Extreme Homes and Beach Hunters; Science Channel’s MythBusters Jr. and How the Universe Works; DIY’s Pool Kings and The Treehouse Guys; and American Heroes Channel’s Incredible Inventions. Discovery will continue to make additional programming available as the initiative continues to progress.

Peter Faricy, CEO of direct-to-consumer at Discovery, Inc., said: “Now more than ever, Discovery and our partners are committed to nourishing our superfans with the brands, shows and talent they love. As families are spending more time at home, we know parents are looking for premium content they can watch with their children, content that will bring them together. We are excited to team up with our affiliate and distribution partners to offer them the best of our family-friendly programming, free and uninterrupted through our GO apps and sites and our partners’ consumer experiences.”