Tag: Discovery
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WarnerMedia and Discovery Will Name New Company Warner Bros. Discovery
Discovery, Inc. announced today that the new company being formed through the WarnerMedia and Discovery merger will be called Warner Bros. Discovery. Along with a new name, the company shared a potential slogan – “the stuff that dreams are made of,” from the Warner Bros. movie The Maltese Falcon. “Warner Bros. Discovery will aspire to…
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Discovery Announces a New Slate of Programming For 2021-2022
Discovery announced a new slate for streaming and linear programming slates for the rest of 2021-2022 at its Virtual Upfront Presentation on Tuesday. The new announcements include programming that will appear on the company’s newly launched streaming service Discovery+, as well as the company’s portfolio of brands including Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation…
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AT&T Confirms Deal with Discovery That Would Form Standalone Entertainment Company
AT&T announced Monday morning a “definitive agreement” with Discovery to combine media assets and “create a premier, standalone global entertainment company” if approved by regulators. The new company would combine assets, including HBO Max and Discovery+, to better compete in the direct to consumer business. Along with combining current content, the new company would have…
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AT&T and Discovery Reportedly Nearing a Deal to Merge Media Assets
AT&T is negotiating to combine its media assets with Discovery which would include AT&T-owned networks (HBO, CNN, TNT, TBS, and more), Warner Bro. studio, and Discovery’s channels (HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Discovery, etc.) Bloomberg reported Sunday that sources say the deal could be announced as early as this morning. Combined, the two companies would be a stronger…
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Hulu Reaches Agreement with Discovery to Keep Channels on Hulu with Live
Discovery and Hulu have come to an agreement on terms for keeping Discovery owned channels on Hulu’s live TV lineup after reports last week that the channels would be removed from the streaming service. While the deal will keep the live channels on Hulu with Live, on demand content will be leaving the service, Bloomberg…
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Discovery Has Reached 15 Million Subscribers Across Its Streaming Portfolio
Discovery now has 15 million subscribers across its streaming services, including Discovery+, the company reported Wednesday. Discovery+ has surpassed 13 million paid subscribers as of the end of March. Discovery had 11 million streaming subscribers as of February when the company reported Q4 numbers. At that time, Discovery CEO David Zaslav shared that most of…
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Here’s What’s Coming to Discovery+ in April 2021
There’s Food, Nature, Love and Romance, Paranormal Activity, and so much more coming to the Discovery+ streaming platform in April. Check out a special episode of Chopped on 4/20 featuring up-and-coming cannabis chefs as they compete to create CBD-infused dishes. There’s a brand new season of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After headed your way,…
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Discovery Passes 11 Million Streaming Subscribers
Discovery reported its Q4 earnings Monday, sharing that it had passed 11 million streaming subscribers and is on track to reach 12 million subscribers by the end of February. Discovery CEO David Zaslav shared that most of the 7 million streaming subscribers added since the end of Q3 were Discovery+ subscribers. He also noted that…
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Discovery Officially Announces Discovery+ With January Launch Date
While details about Discovery’s upcoming streaming service were shared by a source for CNBC earlier today, Discovery has now made the official announcement that Discovery+ will launch on January 4, 2021. In a virtual event today, the company also announced that the service will cost $4.99 per month with ads and $6.99 per month without…
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Discovery’s Streaming Service Will Launch in January at $4.99 Per Month
Discovery will soon be announcing details of its long-awaited streaming service, but sources for CNBC have shared ahead of the announcement that Discovery+ will launch in January 2021 and will include a $4.99/month ad-supported tier. The sources also said that there will be a $6.99/month ad-free tier. Discovery+ and Verizon will be partnering to give…