Media Consumption
Kantar: discovery+ and Apple TV+ fastest-growing paid VoD services globally in first half of 2024
Almost half (49%) of households are now willing to accept ads for a cheaper service, found Kantar
Discovery Plus
Media Consumption
Warner Bros Discovery’s Olympics coverage hits one billion streaming minutes after two days
Eurosport's average linear audiences have also increased compared to Tokyo 2020, up 98 per cent so far
Media Delivery
‘Localisation is our superpower’: How WBD Sports is delivering the Olympics to Europe
TVBEurope catches up with WBD Sport's Scott Young to hear how the broadcaster is using its streaming services to bring the Olympics to more...
Media Consumption
WBD surges to UK’s third-most popular SVoD in latest Kantar EoD study
Sport content has been a key driver for 1 in 4 new subscribers, helping Warner Bros Discovery (TNT/EuroSport/discovery+) increase market share, said Kantar
Media Delivery
Medal alerts, multi-audio feeds, 3,800 hours of live coverage: WBD reveals streaming plans for Paris 2024
The broadcaster will deliver 3,800 hours of live content, covering every event – peaking at 54 simultaneous live streams - across Max and discovery+
Live Production
Warner Bros Discovery puts fans in the director’s chair with UCI Track Champions League coverage
The broadcaster will be employing 20 cameras including Spidercams, five on-board rider cameras, two behind-the-scenes and trackside cameras to take viewers to places they...
Media Consumption
TNT Sports added to Amazon Prime Channels
Prime Video UK customers can now access discovery+’s live and on-demand sports and entertainment content, including TNT Sports, as part of discovery+ Premium
Business
TNT Sports goes live in UK and Ireland
TNT Sports replaces BT Sport today to mark "a new era in sports broadcasting in the UK and Republic of Ireland across television, streaming...
Media Delivery
Warner Bros Discovery reveals new streaming service
The new enhanced streaming service will launch in the United States on 23rd May
Media Delivery
Discovery to reveal details of discovery plus/HBO Max streamer in April
WBD CEO and president David Zaslav made the announcement during the company's Q4 2022 earnings call
Live Production
‘The cameras will go where TV doesn’t usually have access’: Discovery Sports prepares for metaverse debut
Warner Bros Discovery's Francois Ribiero and Scott Young talk to TVBEurope about the broadcaster's coverage of cycling's UCI Track Champions League, and why the...
Media Delivery
Combined HBO Max/Discovery Plus streamer to launch in the spring
The two services jointly added 2.8 million customers in during Q3 20222, said the company, which means the number of paid subscribers to WBD's...
Media Consumption
Warner Bros Discovery Sports smashes US Open coverage
Compared to 2021's tournament, WBDS said this year's event saw streaming audiences on discovery plus more than double
Media Delivery
Warner Bros Discovery confirms plans to merge HBO Max and discovery Plus
New unnamed streaming service will launch in the United States next summer, with other markets to follow
Media Consumption
WBD’s Tour de France coverage breaks records across 50 European markets
Broadcaster reported its best overall pan-Europe Tour de France television performance on its linear channels for five years
Media Consumption
WBD: Linear sport channels see 10 per cent growth during first half of 2022
discovery+ has also seen sport video views more than double (149 per cent) and streaming minutes more than triple (213 per cent) compared to...
Media Delivery
How FAST channels are reaching new audiences
Ariff Sidi, GM/chief product officer, Edgecast, takes a look at how FAST channels are helping broadcasters engage with audiences in new ways, as well...
Live Production
Discovery to produce over 600 individual broadcasts during 2022 cycling season
Broadcaster will employ remote production for much of its coverage, Scott Young, SVP content and production at Discovery Sports, tells TVBEurope
Media Consumption
Discovery: 8x more viewers streaming Beijing 2022 than last Winter Olympics
Almost three-quarters of a billion streaming minutes have been consumed on Discovery’s subscription services so far
Production & Post
Take 1 to provide access services for Discovery Plus in the UK
Ofcom recently set out recommended targets for streaming services with regards to subtitles, audio description and sign language
Business
Discovery confirms exclusive talks with BT Sport on Joint Venture
BT Group said it is aiming to conclude the exclusive discussions with Discovery, in the early part of Q1, with a view to the...
Production & Post
‘We’ve completely modernised every piece of infrastructure’: Discovery’s CTO talks plans for Beijing 2022
Simon Farnsworth, SVP, Technology and Operations at Discovery Europe talks to TVBEurope about the work that's gone on behind the scenes ahead of the...
Media Management
AWS, Discovery extend strategic partnership
Extension enables Discovery Plus to deploy AWS so that it can offer greater personalisation capabilities to help viewers find the content they want to...
Media Delivery
Edgecast’s technology helps Discovery Plus reach a bigger audience
Yesterday, Discovery reported that its direct-to-consumer (DTC) efforts hit the 20 million sub milestone at the end of Q3 2021
Media Delivery
discovery plus launches on Amazon Channels UK
Viewers can opt to sign up for just entertainment or add on sport to their package
Media Consumption
Discovery: More than 372 million viewers across Europe watched Tokyo 2020
Discovery presented Tokyo 2020 in 50 markets in Europe featuring 11 national productions and coverage in 19 languages
Media Consumption
Discovery reports three-quarters of a billion streaming minutes during first week of Tokyo 2020
The broadcaster has also reported increases in linear viewing, particularly in the Nordic markets
Media Delivery
Tokyo Olympics gets underway as Sky adds 4K HDR
Sky is today rolling out 4K HDR options for its coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which it will continue to deploy for...
Business
Discovery launches new corporate sports brand, Andrew Georgiou appointed president
Discovery Sports includes Eurosport, Global Cycling Network (GCN), Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN), Golf Digest and GOLFTV, as well sport on Discovery Plus and...
Business
Discovery nets French Open for another five years
In 2021, Eurosport has reported significant year-on-year growth in its audience watching via digital platforms during the first eight days of the Grand Slam...
Business
Discovery, AT&T merge to create new ‘super streamer’
Discovery CEO David Zaslav will lead the new company
Media Delivery
Discovery adds another four million DTC customers in Q1
International advertising revenue increased 16 per cent during the first three months of 2021, driven by improved overall performance in all regions
Production & Post
Moonraker takes drone photography to the next level for new Discovery Plus documentary
VFX studio used photogrammetry to create continuous shots of the West and main Valleys
Business
Discovery ‘aims to net the Ashes’
Broadcaster is reportedly in a three horse race to win the rights for the next four years
Business
Discovery reaches 11 million DTC subs globally
Details of discovery plus sign-ups were not included in latest financial results
Media Delivery
Discovery Plus added to Samsung smart TVs, Amazon Fire devices
Streamer expected to launch in Roku and to Vodafone mobile customers this year
Media Delivery
Discovery, Vodafone partner on Europe roll-out of new streamer
New streamer officially launches worldwide today following its roll-out in the UK at the end of 2020.
Media Delivery
Analyst: Discovery Plus ‘Once in a lifetime opportunity to leverage Olympics to drive subscriptions’
TVBEurope talks to analyst Paolo Pescatore about Discovery's entrance into the crowded global streaming market.
Media Delivery
Discovery’s new streaming service to launch globally on January 4th
Discovery Plus will debut in 25 key markets in 2021, including the Nordics, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.
Media Delivery
Discovery Plus streamer to launch in the UK and Ireland
New streamer replaces the existing dplay.
Media Delivery
Discovery Plus ‘to launch in early 2021’
Discovery Plus will reportedly offer both ad-supported and ad-free tier