Discovery+ will combine Discovery’s library with sports and offer content from Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, ID, Discovery Science, Food Network, Travel Channel, as well as Eurosport.
Discovery has signed a strategic partnership with Megogo to launch discovery+ on the latter’s media service across 13 countries in Eastern Europe and Asia.
From December 2020, discovery+ will be available to Megogo customers in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
Discovery+ combines Discovery’s factual and entertainment library with sports and offers shows, characters and sports heroes from its iconic brands: Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, ID, Discovery Science, Food Network, Travel Channel, as well as Eurosport.
Thousands of hours of video-on-demand shows and additional live sports content on top of Eurosport 1 HD and Eurosport 2 HD will be made available to Megogo subscribers, as part of the basic subscription or as a direct buy-through option for all Megogo users.
The VOD programmes will include key titles from factual and entertainment library, such as Gold Rush, Wheeler Dealers, Richard Hammond’s Big, 90 Day Fiance, Say Yes To the Dress, Dr. Pimple Popper, Joe Exotic: Tigers, Lies And Cover-Up, Who Killed Jeffrey Epstein as well as premium Discovery factual content in 4K, available for the first time across these markets.
At the same time, the service will feature live games and angles from Eurosport’s premium sports events, such as Roland Garros, Australian Open and the Olympic Games.
Ekaterina Mihajlovic, Distribution and Business Development Director Discovery North-Eastern Europe & Turkey, said: “We’re particularly pleased to share this milestone moment with Megogo, who has been with us every step of the way in our quest to reach fans of real-life entertainment across an extended number of 13 territories in our region. We are very happy to bring our portfolio on their platform, which is incredibly innovative and creates a flawless user experience and interaction for Megogo subscribers with our factual and sports content.”
Jamie Cooke, GSVP, Discovery CEEMCA, MEA and Russia, said: “This new partnership aims to satisfy consumers’ growing appetite for premium unscripted entertainment, as well as sports. We have great relationships with our partners and see a path to a compelling aggregated consumer proposition, as part of our upcoming strategic agreements. We will continue to develop these moving forward, by leveraging our best-in-class content with brands, storytelling, and characters that people love and partners need.”
Ivan Shestakov, Chief Innovation Officer at Megogo, said: “We always strive to provide our users with high-quality and relevant content. We are very proud to launch discovery+, which has incredible entertainment content with a wide catalogue that will allow even the most sophisticated users to find something interesting and useful for themselves. We are looking forward to the launch in December 2020.”
