All Discovery articles – Page 30
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NewsDiscovery boots up YouTube channel
Discovery has ordered 15 new online series as part of the launch of its original YouTube channel TestTube.
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NewsC5 greenlights Cleveland kidnap doc
Channel 5 has ordered a fast turn-around doc about the Cleveland kidnappings from ITN Productions.
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RatingsHoney Boo Boo charms TLC viewers
The launch of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo performed well for fledgling UK channel TLC, as Hannibal held its audience for Sky Living in a strong night for multi-channel.
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NewsTLC gears up for next phase
Discovery’s TLC has acquired a pair of scripted US comedies after making an assured debut in terms of ratings.
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RatingsTLC launches with 200k peak
US import Breaking Amish was TLC’s highest rating show on Tuesday - as the Discovery-owned channel peaked with over 200,000 viewers on its launch night.
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NewsTLC buys dramas for UK debut
Discovery’s female-skewing channel TLC has acquired the US remake of Mistresses and Marc Cherry soap Devious Maids, ahead of the channel’s UK bow.
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NewsDiscovery Upfronts: At a glance
Discovery held its upfronts in New York yesterday, announcing a raft of new series including commissions for UK indies, as well as an Oprah Winfrey Network programming block on the forthcoming TLC channel in the UK.
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NewsTLC gears up for UK launch
Discovery-owned lifestyle channel TLC is searching for the British Honey Boo Boo and is in talks to acquire big-ticket scripted content ahead of its long-awaited UK launch at the end of April.
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NewsInvestigation Discovery orders Waco doc
Investigation Discovery will mark the 20th anniversary of the Waco Siege, the stand-off between the FBI and a cult, with a one-off documentary.
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NewsDiscovery sets launch date for TLC
Discovery-owned entertainment channel TLC is to make its long-awaited debut in the UK and Ireland at the end of April, as first reported by Broadcast last month.
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CommentThe men who looked after Superman
North One’s John Nolan on keeping Superman star Henry Cavill safe on extreme expeditions
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NewsDiscovery eyes further acquisitions
Factual giant Discovery Communications is eyeing further acquisitions following its purchase of 12 Nordic channels, Italian kids broadcaster Switchover Media and a stake in Eurosport.
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NewsDiscovery revamps BBC3's Bizarre ER
Discovery is reviving Maverick TV’s medical format for BBC3 Bizarre ER and will launch it on its international female-skewing channels including TLC.
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NewsDiscovery’s TLC set for long-awaited UK launch
Lifestyle channel TLC could make its long-awaited UK debut as early as April, with parent company Discovery moving into the final phase of its launch.
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NewsAETN loses High Court battle with Discovery
A&E Television Networks (AETN) has lost a High Court battle to stop rival broadcaster Discovery using the channel brand Discovery History in the UK.
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NewsDNI recommissions over 50 hours
Discovery Networks International has ordered 54 hours of original content from UK producers as it recommissions five series for 2013.
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NewsDiscovery orders global Body Bizarre series
Discovery Networks International has ordered a series from Zig Zag and Barcroft Productions that will seek out the world’s most extraordinary medical anomalies.
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CommentVoyage of Discovery pays off
International strategy has been key to success, says Kate Bulkley
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NewsDiscovery strikes deal for SBS Nordic
Discovery Communications is to buy pan-Scandinavia broadcaster SBS Nordic from ProSiebenSat1 Group for £1.07bn (€1.325 bn).