70-606: All3Media Limited is a British worldwide independent television, film, and digital production and distribution company based in London. The All3Media group comprises more than 50 production and distribution companies and labels from across the United Kingdom and all other parts of Europe (IDTV in the Netherlands and All3Media Deutschland in Germany), New Zealand ( South Pacific Pictures ) and
140-458: A TV Everywhere service offering access to live streaming and on-demand content from Discovery Communications' cable networks. In May 2016, Discovery initiated a restructuring plan aiming to save $ 40 to $ 60 million by the third quarter of 2016, including a shift in strategy to "maximize" its linear television business whilst plotting larger investments in content, digital media, sports, and international markets. In August 2016, Discovery purchased
210-457: A vertically integrated media conglomerate ) with Discovery Inc. to form a new company, subject to regulatory approval. The merger, scheduled to be completed in mid-2022, would be structured as a Reverse Morris Trust ; AT&T shareholders will hold a 71% interest in the new company's stock and appoint seven board members, and Discovery shareholders will hold 29% and appoint six board members. AT&T will receive $ 43 billion in cash and debt from
280-428: A "lifestyle focused media network" with Discovery named after their personal company Magnolia. It was reported that Discovery had considered rebranding either DIY Network or Great American Country as this new channel. In April 2019, Discovery confirmed its Magnolia joint venture, which is scheduled to launch in 2020 and replace DIY Network, with an over-the-top subscription component to launch later. Magnolia Network
350-532: A core part of their life." With Discovery choosing 230 Park Avenue South as its new New York City headquarters, Discovery sold its former Silver Spring headquarters to Foulger-Pratt and Cerberus Capital Management in September 2018, and leased a smaller space at nearby 8403 Colesville Road. In November 2018, Chip and Joanna Gaines of the former HGTV series Fixer Upper announced on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , that they were in early talks to form
420-536: A day care center inside were safely removed to a nearby McDonald's restaurant on Colesville Rd. Lee was shot and killed by an MCPD SWAT team at 4:48 p.m. ET after the hostages made a run to escape. The remaining hostages were immediately freed. The incident was described by the FBI as the first instance of a would-be suicide bomber taking hostages in the United States. Lee was an environmental protester who, in 2008,
490-439: A deal to acquire Sam Mendes' film, TV & theatre production company Neal Street Productions . In January 2016, All3Media announced that they had acquired Charlie Pattinson's British drama production company New Pictures to expand their drama development output and their British television production operations with co-founder and co-CEO of New Pictures and former co-founder of Company Pictures Charlie Patterson continuing to run
560-436: A joint venture with The New York Times . In June 2002, coinciding with Discovery's 17th anniversary, the company launched a 24/7 high definition channel known as Discovery HD Theater . In 2003, Discovery Communications moved its headquarters from Bethesda to Silver Spring . In 2003 and 2004, Discovery acquired academic film companies such as AGC, AIMS Multimedia, and Clearvue & SVE to form Discovery Education, which
630-620: A joint venture with Hasbro to relaunch Discovery Kids as a new youth- and family-oriented entertainment channel. The channel, ultimately named The Hub , launched on October 10, 2010. After multiple delays, OWN officially launched on January 1, 2011. On March 17, 2009, Discovery Communications sued Amazon.com for patent infringement by its Kindle e-reader line, regarding "secure distribution of electronic text and graphics to subscribers and secure storage". The patents were originally developed by Discovery founder John Hendricks , who had been developing technologies related to e-books and
700-501: A joint venture with Oprah Winfrey 's Harpo Productions to relaunch Discovery Health as a new service, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network , in 2009. In 2008, Discovery Times was relaunched as Investigation Discovery , a new brand that would be dedicated to true crime programs and documentaries. The company also formed its Emerging Networks Group, and named Clark Bunting as president and Clint Stinchcomb as executive vice president and general manager. On April 30, 2009, Discovery announced
770-511: A major overall deal with Fox Entertainment by launching a new production company called Studio Ramsay Global with All3Media selling their partnership of Ramsay's then-current company Studio Ramsay to Fox Entertainment. In February 2017, All3Media announced that they had acquired British television production company Two Brothers Pictures who previously produced two shows with All3Media's subsidiary New Pictures which they brought back in 2016 as All3Media expanded their drama production protfolio with
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#1732877153392840-876: A majority stake at a later date. On July 31, 2017, Discovery announced it would acquire Scripps Networks Interactive , owner of networks such as Food Network , HGTV , and DIY Network , for $ 14.6 billion, pending regulatory approval. On March 6, 2018, the acquisition was completed, with the company renamed as Discovery, Inc. afterwards. Following the purchase, SNI shareholders owned 20% of Discovery's stock. Discovery retained an operational hub in SNI's home city of Knoxville , but planned to move its corporate headquarters from Silver Spring, Maryland, where it had operated since 2003, to New York City in late-2019. Discovery's brands were reorganized into two groups under different chief brand officers : SNI's chief programmer Kathleen Finch became chief brand officer of Lifestyle, overseeing TLC,
910-660: A minority stake in the Hong Kong-based digital talent and content company VS Media; Discovery intended to have VS distribute Discovery Digital Networks content in China, and to offer their own resources to VS. In October 2016, Discovery purchased a minority stake in Group Nine Media , a digital media holding company consisting of Thrillist Media Group , NowThis , The Dodo and Discovery's digital network Seeker—for $ 100 million. The transaction gave Discovery an option to acquire
980-403: A potential sale in a memo to CW staffers, but added that "It's too early to speculate what might happen" and that the network "must continue to do what we do best." On January 26, 2022, it was reported that the merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery, Inc. was expected to close sometime during the second quarter of 2022. This was later narrowed down to mid-April 2022. On February 1, 2022, it
1050-454: A potential takeover bid for ITV plc and a possible break-up of core assets such as ITV Studios and ITVX . As on 17 January 2023, the following are a list of companies owned by All3Media: South Pacific Pictures South Pacific Pictures is a New Zealand television production company . The company produces drama series, mini-series, telemovies and feature films for the domestic market and international market. SPP's largest property
1120-483: A stake in the struggling CBS Eye on People channel; Discovery eventually acquired the remainder of CBS's stake, leading to its January 1999 relaunch as Discovery People . The network quietly folded in 2000, being replaced by other Discovery channels on providers. On September 1, 2001, Discovery Communications bought The Health Channel, and announced that it would be re-branded as FitTV . In 2002, Discovery relaunched Discovery Civilization as Discovery Times, as part of
1190-474: A television network made specifically for dogs. In May 2014, Discovery and its shareholder Liberty Media acquired British television studio All3Media for $ 930 million in a 50/50 joint venture. The new ownership stated that All3Media would be operated as an independent company. In October 2014, Discovery acquired controlling interest in Hub Network from Hasbro and re-branded it as Discovery Family . During
1260-410: A young adult-oriented network into one that featured more unscripted and even national news programming. However, reports also indicated that WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS could include a contractual commitment that would require any new owner to buy new programming from those companies, allowing them to reap some continual revenue through the network. Network president/CEO Mark Pedowitz confirmed talks of
1330-608: Is Shortland Street the half-hour soap opera for TVNZ 2 . In 2006, the company released Sione's Wedding and in 2002, the Oscar-nominated feature film Whale Rider . In 1998 the company produced the feature film , What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? , the sequel to Once Were Warriors . In May 2000, the company moved from Browns Bay (Auckland) to a new purpose-built studio complex in Henderson , West Auckland . SPP
1400-694: Is in a joint venture with Australian company SLR Productions to produce animated shows aimed at international markets and also has a 50% interest in Satellite Media and has also created a joint venture known as Kura Productions with Quinton Hita to produce programming for the Māori Television Service . South Pacific Pictures was founded by CEO John Barnett. SLR Productions Live Action 36°51′22″S 174°38′19″E / 36.85612°S 174.63870°E / -36.85612; 174.63870 Discovery Communications Discovery, Inc.
1470-508: Is now led by Jeremy Cowdrey, former CEO of Imagine Learning. In 2019, Discovery Communications moved its headquarters to New York City , keeping 300 employees in a smaller hub in Silver Spring. Former NBCUniversal executive David Zaslav was named president and CEO of Discovery Communications on November 16, 2006. In the years that followed, Zaslav placed a major focus on bolstering Discovery's core networks, programming, and expanding
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#17328771533921540-547: Is the foundation for an in development global cycling OTT service. On April 1, 2019, after a previous agreement with the broadcaster lapsed six years prior, Discovery announced a 10-year global content partnership with BBC Studios , under which it will become the exclusive subscription video-on-demand rightsholder of programming from the BBC Natural History Unit (which will become the basis of an international subscription service by 2020) outside of China, Ireland, and
1610-653: The Olympic Games throughout most of Europe), GolfTV (an international golf -focused streaming service, which is the international digital rightsholder of the PGA Tour ), Discovery Communications Nordic (which operates general-interest channels in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland), TVN Group in Poland, and a portfolio of various free-to-air channels in Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and
1680-402: The digitization of television programs. While Discovery had divested the television-related patents, it retained the e-book patents. Amazon subsequently accused Discovery of violating a patent for an "Internet-based customer referral system"; The two parties settled in 2011. On October 4, 2011, due to the wider implementation of high-definition feeds for mainstream cable channels, HD Theater
1750-724: The Atlantic. In June 2005, the company acquired Mersey Television the creator of the soap operas Brookside and Hollyoaks making the company's 10th acquisition after they bid for that company back in April 2005. It was later renamed as Lime Pictures in 2006. In February 2007, All3Media had announced that they've expanding their operations into Germany by making an agreement to acquire Cologne-based German independent television production company MME Moviement with All3Media's German division Pertus Zehnte being renamed to All3Media Deutschland. In June 2007, All3Media announced that they've acquired
1820-738: The BBC. In December 2020, Discovery announced that it would launch Discovery+ in the United States on January 4, 2021, which would feature new exclusive programming from across Discovery's brands, and previews of Magnolia Network (whose linear launch had since been delayed to 2022). In May 2021, Discovery formed a multi-platform content partnership with the Georgia Aquarium . On May 17, 2021, AT&T announced that it had reached an agreement to merge its content and broadcasting subsidiary, WarnerMedia (the former Time Warner, which AT&T had acquired in 2018 for just over $ 85 billion in an attempt to become
1890-769: The Birmingham-based independent production company behind 10 Years Longer Maverick Television for an undisclosed sum, expanding All3Media's British television production portfolio with Maverick Television continued operated independently within All3Media along with their name. Two months later in August of that same year, All3Media had announced that they've expanded their television production operations by acquiring Andrew O'Conner's production company Objective Productions . In June 2008, All3Media had announced that they've acquired American-based production company Zoo Productions making
1960-577: The Discovery Communications headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, prompting an evacuation of the building. Lee's motive was believed to have been grounded in environmental activism . Lee had previously been arrested in 2008 while protesting in front of the same site. The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at the University of Maryland has since labeled
2030-452: The TLC and Food Network programs Cake Boss and Ace of Cakes ), and a revival of TLC's While You Were Out incorporating HGTV personalities. On August 3, 2017, Discovery announced that it would contribute Velocity into a joint venture with the digital, live events, and direct-to-consumer businesses of automotive publisher TEN: The Enthusiast Network. Discovery will hold a majority stake in
2100-514: The UK. In addition, Discovery and the BBC reached an agreement to break up their UKTV joint venture (which was inherited from Scripps), with Discovery acquiring the BBC's shares in the Good Food , Home , and Really channels, and BBC Studios acquiring Discovery's shares in the seven remaining channels, and its streaming platform UKTV Play . Home was later rebranded as a local version of HGTV, and Good Food
2170-810: The United Kingdom. In May 2021, AT&T announced its proposal to merge its media subsidiary WarnerMedia with Discovery, Inc. The transaction was approved by the European Commission in December 2021 and was completed on April 8, 2022, forming Warner Bros. Discovery . The company was established in 1982 in Landover, Maryland as the Cable Educational Network. Its namesake and flagship brand, Discovery Channel , first launched on June 17, 1985. In 1991, Discovery Channel's owners acquired The Learning Channel . Three years later, Cable Educational Network
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2240-457: The United States. All3Media Limited was formed in 2003 after the Chrysalis 's television arm was acquired by a consortium led by ex-Granada chief Steve Morrison, former ITV Head of Programming, David Liddiment, and former Operations MD at Granada, Jules Burns. On 3 June 2004, they announced that they acquired independent factual producer Lion TV which was founded in 1997 to expand the group across
2310-413: The aforementioned Motor Trend -branded network were described as being examples of this strategy. Food Network Kitchen would also launch in 2019, with a focus on live and on-demand cooking classes. In June 2018, Discovery announced a 12-year agreement to acquire the international media rights to the PGA Tour , with plans to develop an international streaming service to house these rights. The service
2380-450: The company within All3Media. On 26 April 2016, British chef and producer Gordon Ramsay formed a partnership with the All3Media group and they launched a joint venture called Studio Ramsay. The company will be fully owned by Gordon Ramsay but had support from the All3Media company to develop and produce unscripted shows with All3Media handling distribution rights to the shows. However five years later on 4 August 2021, Gordon Ramsay announced
2450-500: The company's American arm launched production company Woodland Park Productions which will produce unscripted content and will sit under All3Media's American division. In December 2018, All3Media announced that they've entered the sports production genre by acquiring British international sports production company Aurora Media Worldwide. In May 2019, All3Media had announced that they've launched scripted production label named West Road Pictures with Blood producer Jonathan Fisher leading
2520-584: The company's Series C common stock on or about August 6, 2014. In November 2014, Curiosity was spun out as a venture-funded startup , receiving $ 6 million in funding. In November 2015, Discovery Communications and Liberty Global paid approximately $ 195 million for a 3.4% stake in Lionsgate Entertainment with Discovery CEO David Zaslav joining the Lionsgate board of directors as part of the acquisition. In December 2015, Discovery launched Discovery Go,
2590-494: The company's first American acquisition outside the United Kingdom and expanding their operations into the United States. In August 2010, All3Media announced that it had acquired independent production company Optomen Television along with its American television production division Optomen Productions US and its joint venture production subsidiary with TV chef Gordon Ramsay, One Potato Two Potato for £40m expanding All3Media's television production operations and their expansion into
2660-485: The company's founders Harry and Jack Williams continuing to lead the acquired company with All3Media International the international division of All3Media taking distribution rights to the shows that Two Brothers produced. Also on 3 May of that same year, All3Media had acquired two production companies Raw and Betty TV from its former owner Discovery Communications (which would later become Discovery, Inc. in 2018 and later Warner Bros. Discovery in 2022). On 11 January 2018,
2730-553: The company's reach into digital media . He described these goals as reflecting an expansion into becoming a "content company" rather than just a "cable company". In March 2007, Discovery sold its stake in Travel Channel back to Cox Communications , in exchange for the stake in Discovery that Cox owned. Cox would later sell the controlling interest in the channel to Scripps Networks Interactive in 2009. In June 2008, Discovery Home
2800-485: The cooking portfolio. In 2012, All3Media announced that they had launched US production arm in Los Angeles, California named All3Media America. In 2013, it was named the top UK independent producer, with a turnover of £473m. On 8 May 2014, it was announced that Discovery, Inc. and Liberty Global would acquire All3Media, in a joint venture valued at US$ 930 million. In March 2015, All3Media announced that they had made
2870-449: The crime a terrorist attack . The incident began at 1:00 p.m. ET , when the 43-year-old Lee entered the building with two starter pistols and fired a single round at the ceiling of the lobby. The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) confirmed that Lee had an explosive device and was holding three people hostage in the lobby. The building was placed on lockdown and most of the 1,500 employees were evacuated. Children from
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2940-674: The end of 2020. In December 2020, All3Media announced that they had acquired leading natural history film and television production company Silverback Films, the producer of the Netflix series Our Planet . On 17 May 2021, it was announced that Discovery, which co-owned All3Media, would be acquiring AT&T subsidiary WarnerMedia and merging with it to form Warner Bros. Discovery . On 11 June 2021, All3Media had acquired NENT Studios UK from Nordic Entertainment Group now known as Viaplay Group . They later merged its operations with All3Media's international division. The Warner Bros. Discovery merger
3010-506: The end of the year. It was also reported that Banijay had dropped out of contention the previous week, with the North Road Company and Goldman Sachs also exiting. On February 16, 2024, RedBird IMI confirmed that they would be acquiring All3Media from Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Global for £1.15 billion, with the deal expected to close sometime in the second or third quarter of the year, pending regulatory approval. On May 16, 2024,
3080-558: The false heroics behind those actions ". His manifesto also railed against "immigration pollution and anchor baby filth", leading commentators such as Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center to decry Lee as an " eco-fascist ". Lee's opinions were dominated by Malthusian analysis, though he also cited works ranging from Daniel Quinn 's novel My Ishmael to former U.S. Vice President Al Gore 's documentary An Inconvenient Truth . The Washington Post credited
3150-423: The final stages of auction the next month: Goldman Sachs , Peter Chernin 's The North Road Company and Banijay, with Sony and Fremantle dropping out of contention. On 12 December 2023, RedBird IMI was reported to be the frontrunner, with the company in advanced talks with Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Global to acquire the company for around £1 billion ($ 1.26 billion) in a deal that could be completed before
3220-647: The merger was approved by the Brazilian antitrust regulator Cade . It was approved by the United States Department of Justice two days later. The transaction was approved by Discovery shareholders on March 11, and formally completed on April 8, 2022. On September 1, 2010, the Discovery headquarters were the site of a hostage taking; a lone gunman identified as James J. Lee ( c. 1967 – September 1, 2010), armed with two starter pistols and an explosive device , took three people hostage inside of
3290-537: The mobile gaming studio Playdemic from WBIE for US$ 1.4 billion in the same month. In September 2021, Fox Corporation acquired TMZ from WarnerMedia in a deal worth about $ 50 million with TMZ being operated under the Fox Entertainment division. In November 2021, Discovery and WarnerMedia discussed a plan to combine the two streaming services, HBO Max and Discovery+ , into one streaming service in two phases: an initial phase that allows for quick bundling of
3360-465: The most amazing stories to life, with Discovery's global brand that has always stood brightly for integrity, innovation and inspiration". On June 7, 2021, Discovery announced that it would divest Great American Country to GAC Media , a new Fort Worth-based investment group led by Tom Hicks and former Crown Media Holdings CEO Bill Abbott . Electronic Arts , who were a bidder in the proposed sale of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment , purchased
3430-584: The network and Discovery through 2025. Harpo Productions retains a "significant minority stake" in the venture. In February 2018, Discovery sold a majority stake in Discovery Education to the private equity firm Francisco Partners. During its 2018 upfronts, Zaslav stated that the company was now strongly focused on serving "passionate fans and passionate audiences", and was preparing to increase its focus on direct-to-consumer offerings targeting such audiences. The SNI purchase, Eurosport's Olympics rights, and
3500-558: The new production label as their managing director. On 15 October 2019, the company launched a new Factual production company Angelica Films with former BBC and Field Day executive Sally Angel. But three years later on 31 October 2022, Angelica Films had left All3Media in order to become an independent company On 24 September 2020, BBC Studios announced their intention to sell their stake in their German joint venture with All3Media, Tower Productions, and launch their own German division, BBC Studios Germany Productions. The sale took effect at
3570-414: The purchase, Discovery described itself as serving members of "passionate" audiences, and also placed a focus on streaming services built around its properties. Discovery owned or had interests in local versions of its channel brands in international markets, in addition to its other major regional operations such as Eurosport (a pan-European group of sports channels, most prominently the rightsholder of
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#17328771533923640-472: The sale was announced to have been completed, making it the single largest acquisition made by RedBird. RedBird IMI's CEO Jeff Zucker was made chairman of All3Media, while Jane Turton and Sara Geater remain CEO and COO of the company respectively. On 23 November 2024, Sky News reported that CVC Capital Partners , TF1 , RedBird Capital Partners , All3Media, Mediawan and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts had been linked to
3710-470: The same month of that year, Discovery Communications announced a special dividend of shares of the company's Series C common stock payable to holders of record of the company's Series A common stock, Series B common stock and Series C common stock as of the close of business on July 28, 2014. As a result of the dividend, each holder of a share of the company's Series A common stock, Series B common stock or Series C common stock will receive one additional share of
3780-575: The services and a second phase that allows for a common service on one tech platform. In the same month, it was announced that Discovery will rename itself Warner Bros. Discovery and reclassify and convert its stock into stock of WBD. On December 22, 2021, it was announced that the transaction was approved by the European Commission and it is expected to be completed in mid-2022, subject to approval by Discovery shareholders and additional closing conditions. On January 5, 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported that WarnerMedia and Paramount Global (at
3850-571: The six former Scripps channels, and Discovery's other lifestyle networks. Rich Ross , who formerly served as group president of Discovery and Science, stepped down, and would be replaced by TLC president Nancy Daniels as chief brand officer of Discovery & Factual. An on-air result of the acquisition were multiple programs featuring crossovers between TLC and Scripps talent, such as the Food Network series Buddy vs. Duff (a cake design competition series starring Buddy Valastro and Duff Goldman of
3920-461: The spin-off. Zaslav will lead the new company. He stated that the new company's goal would be to "[tell] the most amazing stories and have a ton of fun doing it", and emphasized that the two companies spend over $ 20 billion annually on content (outpacing Disney , Netflix and even Amazon ). The company will aim to expand their streaming services (which includes WarnerMedia's HBO Max ) to reach 400 million global subscribers. On June 1, 2021, it
3990-431: The time known as ViacomCBS) were exploring a possible sale of either a majority stake or all of The CW , and that Nexstar Media Group (which became The CW's largest affiliate group when it acquired former WB co-owner Tribune Broadcasting in 2019) was considered a leading bidder. The news led to speculation that, should a sale take place, new ownership could steer the network in a new direction, transforming The CW from
4060-555: The venture; it will not include TEN's print brands, but there will be opportunities for cross-promotion. In April 2018, it was announced that TEN had been renamed Motor Trend Group , and that Velocity would be re-branded as an extension of its namesake magazine Motor Trend . In December 2017, Discovery announced that it would acquire an additional 24.5% stake in OWN that it did not already own, for $ 70 million. Oprah Winfrey will remain as CEO of OWN, and extended her exclusivity agreement with
4130-499: Was an American multinational mass media factual television conglomerate based in New York City . Established in 1982, the company operated a group of factual and lifestyle television brands, such as the namesake Discovery Channel , Animal Planet , Science Channel , and TLC . In 2018, the company acquired Scripps Networks Interactive , adding networks such as Food Network , HGTV , and Travel Channel to its portfolio. Since
4200-403: Was announced that the merged company would be known as Warner Bros. Discovery , and an interim wordmark was unveiled with the tagline "The stuff dreams are made from"—a line from the 1941 Warner Bros. film The Maltese Falcon . Zaslav stated that the name would reflect "the combination of Warner Bros.' fabled hundred-year legacy of creative, authentic storytelling and taking bold risks to bring
4270-463: Was closed in favor of the local version of Food Network. On May 13, 2019, Discovery announced that it would acquire Golf Digest from Condé Nast to integrate into its Discovery Golf division. In March 2020, Discovery began to deploy a new direct-to-consumer brand known as Discovery+ , initially in India, which would focus on content from across its factual and lifestyle television brands, as well as
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#17328771533924340-572: Was completed by 8 April 2022. In August 2022, All3Media announced that they've merged two of their subsidiaries which were Birmingham-based production company Maverick Television and the Glasgow-based division of Objective Media Group named Objective Media Group Scotland to form a factual and factual entertainment production company within Objective Media Group named 141 Productions. On 31 May 2023, co-owner Warner Bros. Discovery announced it
4410-405: Was given six months of supervised probation and fined $ 500 after he was arrested during a protest outside the Discovery Communications headquarters. Lee had published criticisms of the network in an online manifesto at Savetheplanetprotest.com, among which was a demand for the company to cease the broadcasting of television series displaying or encouraging the birth of " parasitic human infants and
4480-535: Was officially announced in October 2018 as GolfTV , with Eurosport executive vice president Alex Kaplan named the president and general manager of Discovery Golf. Former Amazon executive Peter Faricy, who was named Discovery's chief executive of global direct-to-consumer operations in August 2018, considered GolfTV consistent with the aforementioned strategy, as golf was one of several sports "where people's passions and their interest in participating and learning more becomes
4550-521: Was originally scheduled to launch on October 4, 2020, but it was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States . It was also announced that Fixer Upper would be revived for the new channel. In January 2019, Discovery increased its ownership of Play Sports Group, operator of the YouTube channel Global Cycling Network , to 71%. Discovery previously acquired a 20% share in 2017. The group
4620-444: Was relaunched as Velocity , a new "upscale male" network focusing on automotive programming. On May 26, 2012, Planet Green (which had begun to abandon its original concept in 2010 due to poor viewership) was relaunched as Destination America . In January 2014, Discovery launched Curiosity , a website that aggregates online education content. In April 2014, Discovery made an investment and strategic partnership with Dog TV ,
4690-533: Was renamed Discovery Communications. In October 1996, Discovery launched several new spin-off networks, including Animal Planet , and the digital cable channels Discovery Kids , Discovery Travel & Living , Discovery Civilization , and Science Channel . This was followed by the 1997 purchase of a 70% stake in Travel Channel , and the 1998 launches of Discovery en Español , Discovery Wings , and Discovery Health Channel . Also in 1998, Discovery acquired
4760-431: Was replaced by Planet Green , a network devoted primarily to environmentalism and sustainable living . In 2007, according to Crunchbase , TreeHugger was acquired by Discovery Communications on August 1, 2007, for $ 10 million. In 2012, Mother Nature Network , founded by Joel Babbit and Chuck Leavell (now Narrative Content Group) acquired TreeHugger. On January 15, 2008, Discovery announced that it had entered into
4830-423: Was reported that AT&T had elected to structure the merger as a spin-off of WarnerMedia, followed by a merger with Discovery Inc. to form the new company. The company had been contemplating structuring the transaction as a split-off (under which AT&T shareholders would be given the option as to whether to exchange their shares for those of the new company, rather than receive them pro rata ). On February 7,
4900-454: Was selling its stake to ITV plc . While the deal didn't reach an agreement in July 2023, with Mediawan , Banijay , and Sony remaining as potential buyers, ITV later told investors that they were "no longer actively exploring a deal but still continuing to monitor the situation". Banjiay was reported as of August. After the auction for All3Media began in September 2023, three frontrunners emerged in
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