All Discovery articles – Page 25
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NewsAnimal Planet catches Big Fish Man with Tern
A hunt for the world’s largest freshwater fish is to begin on Discovery’s Animal Planet after it greenlit a six-part series from Scottish indie Tern TV.
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NewsDiscovery commemorates WW1 with 3D series
Discovery is to mark the centenary of World War One with a 3D series fronted by Tony Robinson.
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NewsDiscovery buys Thai tsunami doc
Discovery has acquired a documentary that tells the untold story of the aftermath of the tsunami in Thailand in 2004.
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NewsDiscovery boss rejects Abraham fears
Discovery boss JB Perrette has hit back at claims from Channel 4 chief David Abraham that global consolidation will lead to a more risk averse indie sector.
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NewsEdinburgh TV Festival’s key commissions
Broadcast picks the most interesting and significant shows unveiled at Edinburgh TV Festival
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NewsKatie Hopkins to gain four stone for TLC doc
The Apprentice star Katie Hopkins is to gain four stone for a new-two part TLC UK documentary.
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NewsAutistic gardeners front C4 format
Aspiring gardeners with autism are to star in a forthcoming ‘peer-to-peer’ format from Betty for Channel 4.
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NewsDiscovery readies Shocking Love season
Discovery is launching a season investigating rare medical conditions with a number of UK-originated documentaries and a new format from Bear Grylls.
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NewsSky moves lifestyle channels to ent slots on EPG
Sky is set to shake up its electronic programme guide (EPG) by removing its lifestyle category and relocating a raft of channels to the entertainment genre.
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NewsDiscovery eyes more acquisitions
Discovery Communications is set to continue its aggressive acquisition strategy and is weighing up further European deals with a particular focus on content.
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NewsOfcom hits Discovery with £100k fine
Ofcom has fined Discovery £100,000 for broadcasting several episodes of Deadly Women which featured dramatic reconstructions of torture, knife attacks and dismemberment before the 9pm watershed.
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NewsDiscovery poaches BBC's Dominic Coles
Discovery Networks has poached BBC senior exec Dominic Coles.
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NewsDiscovery hunts classic cars for Turbo Pickers
Discovery is kicking off a hunt for rare cars with its latest Wag TV commission, Turbo Pickers.
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NewsMultichannel commissions reach £600m
UK multichannel broadcasters spent just short of £600m on original commissions last year, helped by new entrants such as Fox and Lifetime.
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NewsTLC rapped over Honey Boo Boo profanities
TLC has been rapped by Ofcom after airing an episode of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo before the watershed that included a slew of profanities.
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NewsDiscovery & Sky 3D explore Lost Worlds
Former Royal Marine Monty Halls will explore some of the world’s greatest natural wonders with world class climber Leo Houlding in Discovery and Sky 3D’s latest commission.
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NewsUKTV’s Clare Laycock to lead TLC
UKTV commissioner Clare Laycock will return to Discovery to head up female-skewing channel TLC.
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NewsPioneer searches for Russian monsters
Pioneer Productions is pulling back the curtain on monsters in Russia and the Eastern Bloc with a two-hour commission from Nat Geo and Animal Planet.
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NewsBroadcast Digital Awards 2014 – shortlist revealed
The complete shortlist for the Broadcast Digital Awards 2014 has been revealed ahead of next month’s ceremony.
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NewsLuis Silberwasser joins Telemundo
NBC Universal has hired Luis Silberwasser as the new president of its US Hispanic channel Telemundo Network.