- Source: Warner Bros. Discovery International
Warner Bros. Discovery International, formerly known as Turner Broadcasting System International and WarnerMedia International, is an international unit of Warner Bros. Discovery led by president Gerhard Zeiler. The division oversees the production, broadcasting and promotion of key WBD brands outside of the United States. These brands include Adult Swim, Animal Planet, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, Discovery Channel, HBO, TLC, TBS, TNT, and Warner TV, as well as Polish owned TVN Group channels and has a stake of some networks operated by CTV Speciality Television Inc., a joint venture between Bell Media and ESPN Inc. such as Discovery and Animal Planet.
The networks' headquarters are located in London. Other international offices are located in São Paulo, Santiago, Mexico City, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Milan, Mumbai, Paris, Singapore, Bogotá, and Auckland amongst others.
Divisions
= Europe, Middle East, and Africa
=In 1985, Ted Turner would launch a European division in London, England, which reached across the Middle East and African regional feeds, Around the same time Discovery Channel would launch in April in Europe. In mid-2007, Discovery Networks Europe would be split into two various branches around Europe.
On November 27, 2012, Discovery announced it would acquire Dubai-based broadcaster Takhayal Entertainment, which owns MENA lifestyle channel Fatafeat. This acquisition was then completed.
On December 21, 2012, Discovery announced it had acquired a 20% stake in the pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport from TF1 Group for €170 million (US$221.6 million). On January 21, 2014, Discovery acquired an additional 51% share to gain controlling interest, and subsequently acquired the remainder for €491 million in July 2015 to receive sole ownership.
In June 2015, Discovery acquired pan-European rights to the Olympic Games from 2018 through 2024, excluding Russia, on all platforms, in a €1.3 billion deal. Discovery will primarily broadcast the Games on local outlets (including Eurosport), but will sub-license coverage to over-the-air broadcasters in each region.
In August 2016, Discovery renewed its distribution deals in 12 countries with shareholder Liberty Global. On January 31, 2017, after nearly facing a carriage dispute, Discovery renewed its distribution deals in Germany and the United Kingdom with Sky plc.
In November 2016, Discovery partnered with the streaming media company BAMTech to create a joint venture to serve Europe. In May 2017, ProSiebenSat.1 Media and Discovery announced a joint venture to create a German over-the-top content service, built upon its existing 7TV service.
On July 3, 2020, Discovery agreed to acquire the German free-to-air station Tele 5 from Leonine Holding.
In December 2020, the Discovery-backed GB News received a license from Ofcom to broadcast on their service on various British platforms, such as Freeview, in 2021. GB News was set up by Andrew Cole and Mark Schneider from Liberty Global.
In March 2021, Discovery was made available to beIN Media Group subscribers in the Middle East and North Africa. The two organizations have worked together since 2016, but this is the first time that Discovery Channel itself has been made available.
In 2022, Discovery merged with WarnerMedia, forming Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA in Europe, with the new entity being responsible for the assets in Europe.
= Poland
=In August 2017, Discovery announced that it would acquire the remaining 51.06% of Green Content, the operator of the Polish DTT channel Metro, from Agora SA for PLN19,000,000 under a share buyback agreement.
Through its purchase of SNI, Discovery added the Polish broadcaster TVN Group to its European portfolio, which SNI had acquired in 2015 from ITI Group and Canal+ Group., as well as the UKTV joint venture with BBC Worldwide (later BBC Studios).
In 2022, Discovery completed its merger with WarnerMedia, noting that Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA had no oversight over operations in the country, making it a separate entity under Warner Bros. Discovery International.
= Latin America
=In June 2016, Discovery acquired a 27.5% stake in Bethia Comunicaciones S.A., a division of Chilean conglomerate Bethia that owns Red Televisiva Megavisión S.A., a company which in turn owns both the private television network Mega and a 70% stake in the anime-, Korean drama- and K-pop-focused cable television channel ETC (which is co-owned with its creator, who is businessman and television executive Hernán Schmidt Fuentes). As a result, Bethia acquired 72.5% of the company.
Redknot, a joint venture with Canadian animation studio Nelvana, launched on February 12, 2019.
In 2022, Discovery merged with WarnerMedia, forming Warner Bros. Discovery Latin America, with the new entity being responsible for the assets in Latin America and Brazil.
= Asia-Pacific
=As part of its acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive in 2018, Discovery added Asian Food Network (which SNI had acquired from the co-founders Hian Goh and Maria Brown in 2013) to its Asian portfolio.
On September 7, 2020, MediaWorks New Zealand Limited announced that Discovery would be purchasing the television arm of their business including Three, Bravo, The Edge TV, Breeze TV, streaming service ThreeNow, and current affairs service Newshub. MediaWorks said in a statement that the transaction was subject to "a number of pre-completion approvals" but was expected to completed by the end of the year. . The sale was finalized in December 2020, with the new entity being rebranded as Discovery New Zealand.
On April 27, 2021, Discovery Inc. confirmed that it would be restructuring its business operations in Australia and New Zealand with the goal of incorporating Three, Bravo and Newshub into a single trans-Tasman organization. Discovery also announced that this new trans-Tasman organization would be headed by two general managers, the Sydney–based Rebecca Kent and Glen Kyne in Auckland. Discovery had also separately acquired MediaWorks' TopTV operations in 2019. In mid-May 2021, Newshub closed its Dunedin office as part of a restructuring of Discovery's business operations in Australia and New Zealand. Following the closure of the Dunedin newsroom, the network's South Island operations will consist of its Christchurch–based bureau and freelancers.
In April 2022, WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific merged with Discovery Asia-Pacific and consequently been announced that Discovery+ which currently available in India and the Philippines would be merged with HBO Go which available in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries, that carried several content from HBO Max, to form simply Max on November 19, 2024.
Adult Swim
= Current channels
=The Americas
Canada (licensed to Corus Entertainment)
Latin America
EMEA & Poland
France
Germany
UK & Ireland
= Former channels
=Asia-Pacific
Australia
Animal Planet
= Current channels
=The Americas
Canada (10%)
Latin America
Asia-Pacific
Asia
Australia and New Zealand
India
EMEA & Poland
Germany
Netherlands
Nordics
Poland
Ukraine and Baltic countries
= Former channels
=EMEA & Poland
Russia
Boomerang
= Current channels
=Americas
Canada (licensed to Corus Entertainment)
Asia-Pacific
Australia
Thailand
EMEA
France, Wallonia and Switzerland
Italy
United Kingdom & Ireland
= Former channels
=Americas
Latin America
Asia-Pacific
India
South Korea
Southeast Asia
EMEA
Africa and MENA
Central and Eastern Europe
Germany
Nordics
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
Cartoon Network
= Current channels
=The Americas
Canada (licensed to Corus Entertainment)
Latin America
Asia-Pacific
Australia & New Zealand
India (HD+)
Japan
Pakistan
Philippines
Southeast Asia
South Korea
Taiwan
EMEA
Africa and MENA
Arab World (Hindi)
Central and Eastern Europe
CIS and Southeastern Europe
Israel (television block)
Italy
Netherlands and Flanders
Turkey
UK & Ireland
Western Europe
= Former channels
=EMEA & Poland
France, Wallonia and Switzerland
Germany
Netherlands and Flanders
Nordics
Poland
Portugal
Spain
Cartoonito
= Current channels
=The Americas
Latin America
Asia-Pacific
South Korea
Southeast Asia
EMEA & Poland
Africa and MENA
CIS, SEE, and CEE
France
Italy
Turkey
UK & Ireland
Western Europe
= Former channels
=EMEA & Poland
Spain
Discovery Channel
The Americas
Canada (20% with CTV Specialty Television (Bell Media/ESPN Inc.))
Latin America
Asia-Pacific
Discovery Asia
Australia and New Zealand
India
Southeast Asia
EMEA & Poland
Africa and Central Europe
Denmark
Finland
Belgium
France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
MENA
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Poland
CIS
Sweden
UK and Ireland
Food Network
The Americas
Canada (19.8% with Corus Entertainment)
Cooking Channel
Latin America
Asia Pacific
Asia
Asian Food Network
EMEA & Poland
Italy
UK and Ireland
Poland
HGTV
The Americas
Canada (19.76% with Corus Entertainment)
Latin America
Asia-Pacific
Australia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Hong Kong
Philippines
New Zealand
Singapore
Taiwan
Vietnam
EMEA & Poland
Germany
Italy
MENA
Netherlands
Poland
Romania
South Africa
UK and Ireland
Investigation Discovery
The Americas
Canada (licensed to Bell Media)
Latin America
Asia-Pacific
India
EMEA & Poland
Africa
Central and Eastern Europe
France
Netherlands and Flanders
Pan-European
Portugal
Sweden
Science Channel
= Current channels
=The Americas
Discovery Science Canada (10% with CTV Specialty Television)
Discovery Science Latin America
Asia-Pacific
Discovery Science Asia
Discovery Science India
= Former channels
=EMEA & Poland
Central Europe
Middle East
Poland
Turkey
TLC
The Americas
Canada
Latin America
Asia-Pacific
Asia
Australia and New Zealand
India
EMEA & Poland
France
Germany
MENA
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Sweden
Turkey
UK and Ireland
TNT Sports
The Americas
Argentina
Brazil
Estádio TNT Sports
Chile
TNT Sports HD
TNT Sports 2
TNT Sports 3
Estadio TNT Sports
TNT Sports (México)
Asia-Pacific
Eurosport India
EMEA & Poland
Global Cycling Network
GCN+
United Kingdom (50% with BT Group)
TNT Sports 4
TNT Sports Box Office
Eurosport
Eurosport 1
Eurosport 2
Eurosport 2 Xtra (Germany)
Travel Channel
= Current channels
=The Americas
DTour (Canada) (licensed to Corus Entertainment)
Asia-Pacific
Asia
Australia
India
EMEA & Poland
Africa and MENA
Germany
Sweden
Turkey
Poland
= Former channels
=Asia-Pacific
New Zealand
EMEA & Poland
Netherlands
UK and Ireland
TVN (Poland)
TVN Group
TVN
TVN 7
TVN24
TVN24 BiS
TVN Fabula
TVN International
TVN International Extra
TVN Style
TVN Turbo
TTV
Canal+ Poland (32%; with Canal+ Group and Liberty Global)
Discovery Life
Discovery Historia
Metro
Warner TV
= Current channels
=Americas
Latin America
Asia-Pacific
Asia
Japan
EMEA & Poland
TNT Africa
Czech Republic
France (joint venture with Canal+ Group)
Warner TV Next
Germany channels
WarnerTV Film
WarnerTV Serie
WarnerTV Comedy
Italy
TNT Nordics
Poland
Romania
Spain
TCM Cinéma
= Former channels
=Americas
TNT (Latin America)
TNT Novelas
TNT Series
TCM (Latin America)
True TV (Canada)
TruTV (Latin America)
Asia-Pacific
TruTV (Asia)
WB Channel (India)
Turner Classic Movies Asia
Turner Classic Movies India
EMEA & Poland
TruTV (UK and Ireland)
Other networks
Americas
Discovery Home & Health
Discovery Kids Latin America
Redknot (joint venture with Nelvana)
Discovery Theater
Discovery World (Latin America)
Discovery Turbo (Latin America)
Discovery Velocity (Canada) (10% with CTV Specialty Television)
Golf Channel Latin America
HTV
Raze
Space
Tooncast
Asia-Pacific
9Rush (joint venture with Nine Entertainment Co.)
DMAX (Southeast Asia)
EVE
JTBC (5.72%)
Warner Bros. Discovery India
Discovery Kids
Discovery Tamil
Discovery Turbo
Pogo
Discovery Japan
TABI Channel
MONDO TV
Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand
Bravo (New Zealand) (joint with NBCUniversal International Networks)
Eden
Three
Living
Rush
World Heritage Channel
EMEA & Poland
Boing
Africa
Italy (49% with MFE - MediaForEurope)
Spain (50% with MFE - MediaForEurope)
Discovery Turbo (UK)DMAX
Fatafeat
Quest
Quest Red
Really
Tele 5
Warner Bros. Discovery Italy
Frisbee
Giallo
K2
Nove
Real Time
Warner Bros. Discovery Nordics
Warner Bros. Discovery Denmark
6'eren
Canal 9
Kanal 4
Kanal 5 (Denmark)
Warner Bros. Discovery Finland
TV5
Kutonen
Frii
Warner Bros. Discovery Norway
TVNorge
FEM
Rex
VOX
Warner Bros. Discovery Sweden
Kanal 5 (Sweden)
Kanal 9
Kanal 11
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