All Discovery articles – Page 25
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NewsDiscovery drives off with Lion's Supertruckers
Discovery Networks UK has ordered a documentary series from Lion Television following a Bristol-based team of extreme hauliers.
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NewsSky Vision explores Ebola for Discovery
Discovery is to investigate the Ebola crisis in a fast-turnaround documentary produced by Sky Vision.
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NewsDNI hires Phil Craig to replace Julian Bellamy
Discovery’s London-based international commissioning hub is to move into its next phase after the broadcaster confirmed that former Nutopia producer Phil Craig will replace Julian Bellamy.
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NewsDiscovery lines up Julian Bellamy replacement
Discovery is lining up former Nutopia producer Phil Craig as a replacement for international commissioning chief Julian Bellamy, Broadcast understands.
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NewsOrangutans swing onto Animal Planet
Animal Planet has ordered Meet The Orangutans, an eight-part follow up to its hit series Meet The Sloths.
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NewsBetty sets up ugly date for TLC
The Undateables producer Betty is to follow singletons with hidden medical conditions including alopecia and hyperhidrosis as they try to find love in a dating format for TLC.
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NewsFarah Ramzan Golant exits as All3Media sale finalised
Discovery and Liberty Global have completed their acquisition of All3Media in a move that will result in the departure of chief executive Farah Ramzan Golant.
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NewsDiscovery drives off with more Cars That Rock
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has driven off with another series of Cars That Rock for Discovery.
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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.