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WBD to deliver Weekend of Champions across Europe

Wall-to-wall live coverage will showcase the volume of Warner Bros Discovery Europe’s sports portfolio on the weekend of June 10th – 11th. Dubbed the Weekend of Champions, over 300 Warner Bros Discovery staff, including production staff, experts and reporters will be on-site across a host of location over the weekend – from the UEFA Champions […]

June 8, 2023

Vinnie Jones fronts new series for discovery+

Vinnie Jones, the retired Premier League footballer turned Hollywood star, will show a new side of himself in a brand-new series for discovery+: Vinnie Jones: The Wild Life.  In this 6×60’ series produced by Lime Pictures, which will drop later this year, Jones goes all-in on 147 acres of land in the South of England, […]

May 25, 2023

Green Streams and XroadMedia team up to enhance discovery

OTT SaaS Platform provider Green Streams and XroadMedia, a leading provider in personalisation and content discovery, have joined forces to provide operators and pay-TV providers with a superior experience for their TV and Entertainment subscribers. To that goal, XroadMedia’s Ncanto solution is pre-integrated into Green Streams’ platform, providing innovative personalisation to all end-users. This will […]

May 23, 2023

Bragg joins EarthxTV

EarthX Media, which operates EarthxTV, has announced that Dan Bragg has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Marketing, Creative and Communications. Bragg will oversee all marketing for the organisation, emphasising building brand awareness and supporting the global expansion of the company’s linear television network EarthxTV. At EarthxTV, Bragg will oversee corporate and consumer […]

May 17, 2023

Wurl launches ML powered ContentDiscovery

Wurl, a specialist in data-driven solutions for CTV, has introduced ContentDiscovery – a machine learning-powered advertising platform for streamers and content publishers to acquire viewers and scale profitably across channels. ContentDiscovery finds high-value viewers where they spend their time by promoting content they will want to watch across streaming apps and on mobile devices. This […]

May 15, 2023

FreeCast appoints Engel as CMO

FreeCast has announced a new executive hire, bringing on Gary Engel as Chief Marketing Officer. Engel has extensive experience, particularly in the television industry, where he’s served at senior levels at several major media companies. Before becoming FreeCast’s CMO, Engel served as a Director for Warner Bros Discovery, where he oversaw the launch of Discovery+ […]

May 2, 2023

Channel 4 content discovery campaign on Spotify

Channel 4 has launched a new UK-exclusive campaign on Spotify, the audio streaming service, to help boost digital viewership and reach younger audiences. Using Spotify’s streaming intelligence, Channel 4 Streamland will provide Spotify users with an interactive in-app experience, which generates five personalised recommendations of hit shows a user might want to watch – from […]

April 28, 2023

WildBear announces multiple rights deals

WildBear International, the distribution arm of WildBear Entertainment, one of Australia’s biggest producers of factual programming, has announcd a raft of deals for the newest titles on its natural history slate. Extreme Snakes (2 x 60), which explores the innovative and flexible ways snakes survive in the extreme environments of Australia and Africa, has been […]

April 3, 2023

WBD UK announces discovery+ commissions

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced a slate of new and returning shows in the UK & Ireland, which will be released on discovery+ and across its linear networks in 2023 and 2024. Richard Hammond, together with his team at the Smallest Cog, will be returning to the Workshop for third and fourth seasons of […]

March 28, 2023

France: WBD extends US Open rights

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) have agreed to a new long-term partnership to broadcast the US Open in France. This agreement, secured by IMG, will allow French viewers and internet users to follow the entire Flushing Meadows tournament – both men’s and women’s singles and doubles tournaments as well […]

March 27, 2023