Discovery
Discovery lands five-year French Open rights renewal across Europe
Media group Discovery has renewed rights across Europe to the French Open for the five years from 2022 to 2026
Euroleague nets solid increase in new Sky Italia deal
Euroleague Basketball has overcome tricky market conditions to secure a solid increase in the value of its media rights in Italy, moving away from Discovery to secure an exclusive deal with Sky Italia.
Discovery secures one-year deal for European rights to PTO’s Collins Cup
The Professional Triathletes Organisation has agreed a one-year deal with Discovery that will see its Collins Cup event screened exclusively across Europe through the media group’s Eurosport brand.
Discovery to broadcast The Ocean Race Europe across continent
The Ocean Race has agreed a rights deal with media group Discovery ahead of the start of its inaugural Europe event in Lorient, France
NOS keeps fee stable in latest Olympic Games deal with Discovery
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS is thought to have kept its fee steady for rights to the Olympic Games in 2022 and 2024 in a deal with US media giant Discovery.
Eurosport secures Wind distribution in Greece, discovery+ launches in Baltics
Greek telco Wind has expanded its deal with Discovery to carry the Eurosport channels on its Wind Vision IPTV service
AT&T’s WarnerMedia merges with Discovery to battle streaming giants
US telecoms giant AT&T has spun off its media arm, WarnerMedia, and merged it with media group Discovery in a major agreement announced today (Monday)
Polsat and Discovery face Polish antitrust probe over channel packaging
Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has commenced antitrust proceedings against commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat, and media group Discovery, following complaints o…
NOS retains free-to-air Olympics rights to 2024
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS will continue as the exclusive free-to-air broadcaster of the Olympic Games in the Netherlands, having secured rights to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and the…
Discovery’s Q1 international revenues up 7 per cent, global OTT subscribers hit 15m
Media group Discovery has reported a 7-per-cent increase in first-quarter revenues at its International Networks division, generating $987m (€816m) in the first three months of 2021.
Discovery deepens cycling involvement with Enduro investment
Media group Discovery has invested in Enduro Sports Organisation, which owns and operates the Enduro World Series (EWS) mountain bike championships and the EWS-E electric mountain bike series
Discovery to mark Tokyo 2020 milestone with new content series
Media group Discovery has announced the launch of new content to support its broadcast across Europe of the postponed 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
Discovery ‘targeting’ UK Ashes rights through Cricket Australia tender
Media group Discovery is in contention for Cricket Australia’s ongoing UK broadcast rights tender, with the company reported to be specifically interested in the next edition of the Ashes series between A…
Eurosport bags rights for India football friendlies
The Discovery-owned Eurosport India has acquired rights for the Indian national football team's friendlies against Oman and the United Arab Emirates
RTVE strikes Discovery deal for Tokyo Olympics
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has agreed a deal with Discovery for free-to-air rights to the rescheduled summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
Discovery rolls out unified advertising across sports and entertainment portfolio
Media group Discovery has revealed details of enhanced marketing solutions that it will offer to brands as part of plans to align its sports offering with its entertainment portfolio across international…
IMG, Discovery choose pragmatic route to unlock Giro d’Italia deal
The IMG agency’s decision to sublicense to US media giant Discovery in near entirety its renewed Giro d’Italia international rights was a pragmatic move on the part of both parties to avoid a potentially damaging bidding war, industry experts have told SportBusiness Media.