August 4th – An Olympic Odyssey, a 60-minute documentary produced by the in-house team at Warner Bros Discovery, premieres on July 3rd on Max, discovery+ and Eurosport, utilising an extensive archive to highlight a day that holds huge importance and significance. Featuring exclusive interviews with Stuart Owen Rankin (grandson of Jesse Owens); Sky Brown (Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallist); Marie-José […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland has commissioned 50 hours of new and returning shows for its linear channels and discovery+. A new 8×60 series, James May & The Dull Men’s Club (w/t) will see the British television presenter and award-winning journalist solve essential conundrums. Teaming up with the ‘Dull Men’s Club’ Facebook phenomenon, […]
Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 19.5 million UK homes (67.9 per cent) had access to an SVoD service in Q1 2024, an increase from 18.8m UK homes (65.4 per cent) in Q4 2023. Discovery+ joins the tracker for the first time and Apple TV+ has reached a new high watermark […]
Research firm Parks Associates’ most recent churn data, from its quarterly consumer survey of 8,000 US Internet households, shows that Prime Video has the lowest churn rate at 8 per cent, while streaming service Discovery+ is nearly at 43 per cent. “Churn is part of the standard business model, but companies are working hard to […]
The 2024 men’s UEFA finals, exclusively live on TNT Sports, will be available for anyone to watch for free on discovery+. Kicking off with the UEFA Europa League final on May 22nd, Bayer Leverkusen will take on Atalanta at the Dublin Arena. Olympiacos will then play Fiorentina in the UEFA Europa Conference League Final on […]
Warner Bros Discovery UK & Ireland has commissioned the latest instalment of its ‘vs’ series with Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun: Bad Blood (w/t). The 2×60 docuseries, produced by Optomen, will explore the feud between global pop-superstar Swift and music industry mogul Braun, delving into the $300 million dispute after Braun bought the rights to […]
David Zaslav, chief executive of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), made $49.7 million (€46.6m) last year, 26 per cent up on the previous year, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Losses at WBD totalled $3 billion in 2023, an improvement from $7 billion in losses the year before. Revenue fell 4 per cent. […]
Technological innovations in education are revolutionizing how students study and engage with academic material. One such innovation is cutting-edge television technology’s introduction into classrooms – giving students immersive and dynamic learning opportunities they’ve never experienced before. Modern television makes teaching strategies more effective by encouraging student engagement, understanding, memory retention, and interactive displays using augmented […]
The 2024 Autumn Nations Series will see the best of northern hemisphere rugby hosting 21 fixtures against teams from across the world this November, with rugby fans in the UK and Ireland able to watch all the action live on TNT Sports and discovery+. This year’s Autumn Nations Series kicks off on November 2nd with […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that Steven Miron and Steven Newhouse, both independent directors, have resigned from WBD’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Miron and Newhouse resigned after the US Department of Justice informed them that it was investigating whether their service on the Board of Directors violated Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust […]