SINGAPORE – Singtel TV has announced the launch of three additional lifestyle brands from the Discovery portfolio on Singtel TV and Singtel TV GO. The highly rated US home improvement channel HGTV, Asian Food Channel (AFC), and Food Network will return to Singapore on Singtel TV, widening its range of lifestyle entertainment content that includes TLC and Travel Channel, bringing fans an even deeper content offering of diverse and engaging real-life entertainment. With the inclusion … [Read more...] about Singtel TV adds Discovery’s HGTV, AFC and Food Network to suite of lifestyle channels
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HOOQ unveils expansion plans including pay TV
SINGAPORE/INDONESIA – Asia’s largest video-on-demand service HOOQ has announced the roll-out of over 20 pay TV channels to their premium offering, in partnership with some of the biggest content brands in the industry. The “skinny bundle”, including leading channels such as Discovery Channel, TLC, Hits, tvN, AFC, DreamWorks, History Channel and over 15 more top rated channels will be introduced in this first phase, with more channels to be announced shortly. In an unprecedented … [Read more...] about HOOQ unveils expansion plans including pay TV
Discovery launches first Hindi general entertainment channel
Mumbai - Discovery Communications announces its plan to roll out Discovery JEET, a new entertainment channel across India, starting in late 2017. The new channel will be the flagship for the network’s ambitious investment into original local productions in India, super serving super fans and nurturing communities around a range of programme genres including true crime investigations, small-town heroes and gritty survival. Discovery is scaling up investment in over 200 hours of local content … [Read more...] about Discovery launches first Hindi general entertainment channel
New crime doc-series launches in Latin America
Cannes – Leading international distribution and media agency Quintus Media has signed a deal with Discovery Channel Latin America for the crime docs-series Behind Bars: The World’s Toughest Prisons. Set for transmission on Investigation Discovery to almost 50 countries in Latin America and Discovery en Español for the Hispanic market in the US, Behind Bars: The World’s Toughest Prisons takes viewers to the world’s most notorious and extraordinary prisons. Produced by German factual specialist … [Read more...] about New crime doc-series launches in Latin America
International content deals by Corus Entertainment
Toronto – With a growing slate of globally distributed content, Corus Entertainment Inc. announced it has sold fan-favourite Canadian lifestyle series Masters of Flip and Buying the View in multiple territories worldwide and unscripted docu-series Cheer Squad in Australia. “Our offering of premium, unscripted content continues to resonate with buyers worldwide, cementing our presence as a strong player in global content distribution,” said John MacDonald, Senior Vice President, Women and … [Read more...] about International content deals by Corus Entertainment
Discovery to air ‘Aftershock: Disaster In Nepal’
Singapore − Discovery Channel announced the commissioning of Aftershock: Disaster In Nepal, a new documentary that will explore the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Nepal on 25 April and the subsequent 7.3-magnitude earthquake on 12 May. The 60-minute special will air on Discovery’s factual channels worldwide beginning 24 May in more than 220 countries and territories around the world. In Asia Pacific, Aftershock: Disaster In Nepal will air on … [Read more...] about Discovery to air ‘Aftershock: Disaster In Nepal’