All Discovery articles – Page 35
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NewsTalkback gets Squeamish and Shackleton doc
Talkback Thames has won a $3m (£1.84m) commission from the Discovery Channel, and will make a documentary on Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton for National Geographic.
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NewsCracknell gets back on his bike for Discovery trilogy
Discovery Channel UK has sent Olympic rower James Cracknell on a new adventure, despite the highspeed cycling crash during his last challenge for the channel, which could have left him brain damaged.
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NewsIdiot Abroad goes further afield
Hit comedy travelogue An Idiot Abroad has been sold into a host of territories, including the US, Canada and Europe.
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Zig Zag hires former Discovery exec for US push
Indie Zig Zag Productions has appointed a former TruTV and Discovery executive to head up its expansion in the US.
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NewsDiscovery UK ready to push entertainment credentials
Discovery UK is kicking off a hunt for more entertainment-based formats and has invested development funds in fledgling indie Nerd’s underground gameshow as it bids to broaden its output.
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NewsWorldwide sells £97m channel stakes to Discovery
BBC Worldwide has sold its 50% stake in two channels to joint venture partner Discovery for £97m.
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NewsDiscovery seeks history for relaunched channel
Discovery Knowledge is to be rebranded as Discovery History from early November, with a commissioning slate fronted by talent including Dan Snow and Lord Michael Ashcroft.
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NewsDiscovery launches TLC content unit
Discovery Networks has launched a division dedicated to producing content for its female lifestyle channel TLC ahead of its global rollout.
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NewsDiscovery unveils Euro restructure
Discovery Networks International has split its EMEA business into two divisions and unveiled a new management structure to make better use of its resource.
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NewsDiscovery ‘could do that’
Discovery has picked up a new series of I Could Do That! from Beyond Distribution.
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NewsDiscovery gains 3D licence
Discovery has been granted a licence for a 3D TV channel which could see it become the first broadcaster after Sky to adopt the format.
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NewsBartlett lands Discovery role
ITV Studios’ outgoing managing director Lee Bartlett is to join Discovery as executive vice president, global production management, business and legal affairs.
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NewsDiscovery in EMEA shake-up
Discovery Network’s EMEA managing director Arthur Bastings is leaving the broadcaster after six years in a move that will see his responsibilities split between two senior executives.
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NewsFive and Discovery show invites the boss to dinner
Five and Discovery have commissioned a major reality format that takes the job interview into the home - where candidates will have to cook for their potential future boss.
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NewsShine hires Discovery exec to lead business development unit
Elisabeth Murdoch’s Shine Group has hired Discovery’s Alden Mitchell and Channel 4’s Lucinda Hicks to help form a group-wide global business development unit.
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NewsAndreae exits Incubator for Discovery
Former Channel 4 exec Simon Andreae, who moved to the US in 2005, has been appointed to a senior role at Discovery.
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NewsDiscovery orders transport double bill from indie Isis
Discovery UK has ordered two documentaries from indie Isis dedicated to traditional methods of transport.
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NewsDiscovery brings on board UK talent for new season
Rower-turned-TV-adventurer James Cracknell and entrepreneur Damian Aspinall are to each front series for Discovery Network UK as part of a raft of commissions for the spring/summer.
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NewsVirgin adds Discovery to HD package
Discovery is to join Virgin Media’s roster of HD channels just a week after the company announced plans to offer Eurosport HD.
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NewsOrion gets creative on funding for art-travel show
Indie Orion TV has pieced together an innovative deal involving local authorities, furniture retailer DFS and Discovery to fund a new art-inspired travel series.