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MUMBAI: Looks like the big fat Indian wedding with its diverse facets is becoming a strong subject for channels. Last year Discovery’s lifestyle channel Travel and...
MUMBAI: The price war is on. Hinduja-owned Incablenet announced its bouquet options to subscribers in the Cas (conditional access system) areas of Mumbai and Delhi, retaliating...
MUMBAI: Tourism Australia and US broadcaster Discovery are partnering to bring Orange County Choppers’ Paul Teutul Sr and his sons Paul Jr and Mikey – the...
MUMBAI: This year infotainment channel Discovery increased the number of hours devoted to India themed programming. Each week Discover India airs in a two hour block...
MUMBAI: Actress and conservationist Sigourney Weaver joins Discovery Channel as narrator for Planet Earth, slated to premiere in the US on the Discovery Channel on 25...
MUMBAI: Earlier this year animal lovers bemoan premature loss of animal expert and conservationist Steve Irwin who used to host shows on Animal Planet and was...
MUMBAI: Tata Sky is increasing the monthly subscription rate of its direct-to-home (DTH) service to Rs 300, sources in the industry say. The revised rate, up...
MUMBAI: The English entertainment scene has been undergoing a few changes. Until recently HBO was off the air waves in Mumbai for several weeks. Arch rival...
MUMBAI : Kerzner-CapitaLand in the bid to build Singapore’s second integrated resort has signed exclusive deals with Discovery Channel, Nickelodeon, MTV and Johnson’s. Kerzner-CapitaLand is banking...
MUMBAI: Satellite services firm Intelsat has announced that Discovery will use its Pas-12 satellite to provide Discovery HD, the company’s international high-definition network, in Europe. The...
MUMBAI: US media firm Discovery has formed an integrated multi-platform business called Animal Planet media enterprises. It has also acquired two companies in the pet industry...
MUMBAI: Infotainment channel Discovery has caught the fashion bug. It has acquired the one hour special High Heel Confidential from Canadian firm CBC. It has also...
MUMBAI: US media firm Discovery Communications has expanded its expansion of its collection of world-class content on Google Earth. It has added over 150 video segments...
MUMBAI: Humans are used to considering themselves at the top of the food chain, so when an animal turns man-eater and terrorises their neighborhood, it plays...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster Discovery Communications has appointed Roger F. Millay as senior executive VP and CFO. Besides leading the global financial functions of the company, Millay...
MUMBAI: Infotainment channel Discovery’s aim this year is to forge a closer viewer connect through more local content. To achieve this it has increased the Discover...
MUMBAI: It now seems almost impossible to imagine a world without the threat of terrorism. Terrorist groups and their motives have become a cause of tension...
MUMBAI: Tata Sky, the direct-to-home platform from Tata and Star Group has added four regional channels to its special introductory package of Rs 200 per month...
UDAIPUR: Discovery Networks India’s first production The Great Indian Wedding to be aired on Discovery Travel & Living (DTL) was screened for a select media gathering...
Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real, which aired on Discovery Channel earlier this month, has garnered high viewership. | Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real received higher viewership...
MUMBAI: Discovery Communications has formed a new integrated, multiplatform business called Discovery Health Media Enterprises, with plans to roll out the Discovery Health On-Call VOD service...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster Discovery has announced that it managed to achieve double-digit ratings gains in households and average primetime audience in both the second quarter of...
MUMBAI: Discovery is the number one regional cable and satellite channel in Asia for the ninth consecutive year for past month, past week and yesterday viewership,...
MUMBAI: Discovery will launch DMax in Germany in September 2006 in place of XXP, a free-to-air channel that the company acquired earlier this year. The fact-based...
MUMBAI: Dragons, mega builders and science fiction are just a few of the themes that Discovery will tackle over the coming months. Dragons: A Fantasy Made...
MUMBAI: US broadcaster Discovery has announced that publication IDG’s Computerworld, the ‘Voice of IT Management’ has selected the company as one of its ‘100 Best Places...
MUMBAI: US media firm Discovery has launched Discovery Broadband in Germany. It is now available at www.discoverybroadband.de. Discovery Broadband is a subscription service offering access to...
MUMBAI: On 11 September 2001 when the Twin Towers went down in New York the world’s attention turned to Afghanistan a country that has been ravaged...
MUMBAI: It’s now official. The Sony-Discovery One Alliance today announced a distribution tie-up with India’s first direct-to-home service Dish TV to carry their channels. The announcement...
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: It’s been a long time coming but after endless rounds of discussions, India’s first direct-to-home service Dish TV has finally reached mutually...
MUMBAI: Discovery will air a one hour special The Seven Year Old Surgeon on 10 June at 8 pm.In 2001 seven year old Akrit Jaswal gained...
MUMBAI: In a bid to target a wider audience, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has launched BBC World in the US market. Though the news channel...
MUMBAI: Discovery Asia has announced its second collaboration with Nokia. The two parties have launched the second edition of the Mobile Filmmakers Awards. With the first...
MUMBAI: With the highly anticipated movie The Da Vinci Code starring Tom Hanks scheduled for release on 19 May across India, Discovery will air a special...
MUMBAI: Set Discovery Pvt. Ltd., which distributes a bouquet channels under the brand name One Alliance, has promoted Gurjeev Singh Kapoor to the position of SVP,...
MUMBAI: Discovery Communications has acquired the U.K.-based Antenna Audio as part of its efforts to build the newly formed Discovery Travel Media group. Antenna Audio is...
MUMBAI: Discovery in the US has created a new integrated travel media business called Discovery Travel Media. This new department will include the Travel Channel, online...
MUMBAI: Discovery US has announced the availability of its video content on Google Earth. This is a satellite imagery-based mapping product that combines 3D buildings and...
MUMBAI: Today television content providers are looking to take advantage of new media platforms like the internet and mobile. Discovery in the US will launch Discovery...
MUMBAI: Spicy, pungent, sweet and sour! Discovery takes its viewers through a colourful glimpse into Indian culture, food and customs in Feast India every Saturday at...
CANNES: Discovery Networks International, has commissioned a new lifestyle series, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. It is based on the popular series of travel guides, for launch...
MUMBAI: NHK-Japan and Discovery channel Canada team up to leverage their shared high-definition (HD) programming, production, and distribution. The agreement will see each broadcaster’s existing science...
MUMBAI: E-City Films will release this year’s Oscar nominated Hollywood Blockbuster The New World in India on 7 April. Directed by Terence Malick and inspired by...
MUMBAI: This month Discovery will air the six part series Building The Biggest every Tuesday at 10 pm. It will capture ambitious building projects shaping the...
MUMBAI: Global media firm Discovery Communications has announced its results for 2005. DCI’s revenue for the fourth quarter increased by 11 per cent to $772 million...
MUMBAI: “Societies or companies that expect a glorious past to shield them from the forces of change driven by advancing technology will fail and fall. That...
In business as in life, timing is everything. And despite all the expected noises from the government (state elections are due in Kolkata after all) and...
It was one piece of news that cable TV networks were waiting to hear for long, too long in actual fact! Buffeted by potential competition...
MUMBAI: BBC Worldwide and Discovery India have announced a deal by which the infotainment channel has acquired a raft of shows. The deals were announced in...
BANGALORE: Discovery is looking to make a sustained push this year as far as local production is concerned. A few days ago it had announced an...
