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Showing posts with label Discovery Networks International. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Discovery Networks International. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Animal Planet boss Susanna Dinnage dumps Discovery to run the English Premier League (EPL) as the first woman in this role.

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Susanna Dinnage , the boss of the Animal Planet channel, has dumped Discovery to become the top boss of the English Premier League (EPL) ...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

Discovery Science on StarSat and StarTimes dropped after 8 years and replaced by Discovery Family; Discovery Networks' new Real Time as a competitor for its own TLC added and branded as 'StarTimes Real Time' although its packaged by Discovery.

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The beloved Discovery Science (StarSat 222) channel on StarSat is getting dumped at the end of August and will be replaced by the bland D...
Thursday, August 2, 2018

TV CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: Mortimer Harvey dropped as Discovery Networks International moves the repping of its Scripps-acquired Food Network and Travel Channel to FleishmanHillard.

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FleishmanHillard in South Africa has taken over the PR and repping for the Scripps' Food Network (DStv 175), Travel Channel (DStv 179...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018

StarTimes signs new carriage agreements for Africa with Discovery Networks International that includes a new female-focused channel, Real Time; and FOX Networks Group for the set of Fox channels.

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The Chinese pay-TV operator in Africa, StarTimes, have signed two new channels carriage agreements with both Discovery Networks Internatio...
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

MultiChoice and Discovery Networks International for Africa upgrade TLC, Discovery Family and Investigation Discovery channels to HD on DStv.

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MultiChoice and Discovery Networks International for Africa are upgrading three more of Discovery's TV channels seen in South Africa a...
Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Discovery suddenly pushes Thando Thabethe's new TLC talk show, Thando Bares All, out to May on the schedule although all episodes have been filmed.

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Discovery Networks International has suddenly postponed the debut of  Thando Thabethe 's new South African talk show , Thando Bares A...
Monday, January 22, 2018

Sony is changing its Sony Channel in the United Kingdom into Sony Crime Channel targeting women, will the same be happening for Sony Channel in South Africa and Africa at some point?

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Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) is ending The Sony Channel in the United Kingdom and switching it to the Sony Crime Channel from...
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

WHO KNEW? After switching Investigation Discovery to ID Xtra on MultiChoice's DStv and StarSat, the IDx channel has quietly been switched back to Investigation Discovery.

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Discovery's Investigation Discovery (ID) channel on DStv and StarSat that was switched to ID Xtra (IDx) in January 2016, has quietly ...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

BREAKING. Discovery's TLC Entertainment on DStv dropping the 'Entertainment' from January 2018 as it goes back to its abbreviated name after 4 years.

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Discovery's TLC Entertainment (DStv 135) channel on MultiChoice's DStv satellite pay-TV platform will be reverting back to bei...

BREAKING. Discovery's Animal Planet axed from DStv after 14 years at the end of December; MultiChoice says other 4 Discovery channels will remain in new carriage deal.

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Animal Planet (DStv 183) is the next channel getting culled from MultiChoice's DStv satellite pay-TV service, with the channel fro...
Monday, December 4, 2017

Kasia Kieli appointed as Discovery's new head of Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

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Kasia Kieli has been appointed as the new head of Discovery Networks International's Africa, Europe and Middle East region, with t...
Thursday, November 16, 2017

Discovery appoints Susanna Dinnage as the first global president for Animal Planet as its American side is folded into the global division.

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Discovery has appointed Susanna Dinnage as the first global president for Animal Planet (DStv 183) as the American part of Animal Planet...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

INTERVIEW. 'Show courage'. Riaan Manser talks about his new series, How to Adventure on Discovery Channel, fatherhood and shares his 3 golden rules for stepping out and tackling life.

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"Show courage. Take the first step." So says the South African adventurer, Riaan Manser , who is taking everyday people on b...
Monday, November 13, 2017

QUESTION: If a TV channel or show has a media launch or a media screening of an episode and don't tell the press or invite them, do you still cover it and report about it?

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Here's a vexing question - the answer of which after many years of being a journalist and a TV critic, I haven't yet been able to...
Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Nigerian pay-TV upstart TStv misses its 2nd launch date on 1 November; now blames dealership accreditation delays, keeps lying to consumers about content.

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The Nigerian pay-TV upstart, TStv has missed its second launch date of 1 November and is now blaming dealership accreditation, while it  ...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

TStv CONTENT SCANDAL: TStv's list of lies over TV channels grows - it has no deals to carry channels from Discovery Networks, Viacom International or FOX Networks either.

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TStv, Nigeria's new pay-TV operator, is engulfed in a growing content piracy scandal  over false promises and lying about channels an...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

JUMP THE SHARK. Viewers upset over Discovery Channel's shark week stunt after Michael Phelps only raced against a CGI Great White shark.

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Viewers are upset with Discovery Channel (DStv 121) after the channel's stunt kick-off to Shark Week in which American swimmer Michae...