British television company
Warner Bros. Discovery
Europe, Middle East
&
Africa
(EMEA)
is a division of
Warner Bros. Discovery
. The division is responsible for managing the collection of their
cable
and
satellite networks
around the
Europe, Middle East and Africa regions
.
History
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WarnerMedia EMEA
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As Turner Broadcasting System EMEA
In 1985,
Ted Turner
launched a European division in London, England,
[2]
which would reach across the Middle East and African regional feed.
[3]
Rebranding as WarnerMedia
In 2019, Turner EMEA would be moving to its new headquarters in
Old Street
,
Shoreditch
, London. The new headquarters would have more office space, allowing room for the company's European operations to expand, and a brand new custom-built CNN newsroom.
[4]
The remaining division was later rebranded as WarnerMedia EMEA by 2020.
Discovery Networks EMEA
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It started out with the launch of the Discovery Channel in Europe in 1989. In mid-2007, Discovery Networks Europe was split into two separate branches, Discovery Networks UK and Discovery Networks EMEA,
[5]
with the following: localised branches
Discovery Networks Deutschland
,
Discovery Networks Benelux
,
Discovery Networks Nordic
,
Discovery Networks Italia
and Discovery Networks EMEA (which served all other territories).
[6]
Again in 2011, Discovery Networks Europe was split into two key branches Discovery Networks Western Europe (DNWE) and Discovery Networks CEEMEA (Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa). DNWE was located in
London
and the operations in the
United Kingdom
,
Republic of Ireland
,
Netherlands
,
Sweden
,
Denmark
,
Norway
,
Finland
,
France
and
Flanders
. All other operations in Europe are operated by Discovery Networks CEEMEA in
Warsaw
.
In November 2014, Discovery Networks Western Europe was split into Discovery Networks Northern Europe and Discovery Networks Southern Europe. Its previous Discovery Networks Western Europe served 30 countries including the
United Kingdom
,
Ireland
,
Iceland
,
Denmark
,
Sweden
,
Norway
,
France
, the
Netherlands
and other territories, comprising 18 brands.
[7]
Between 2014 and 2016 Discovery Networks EMEA consisted of the following branches:
Northern Europe
,
CEEMEA
, Southern Europe.
From late 2016 all localised operations fall under the umbrella of Discovery EMEA
[8]
with headquarters in
Amsterdam
and
London
, and local offices in among other
Milan
and
Warsaw
.
[9]
[10]
Discovery halted all broadcasts of its 15 linear channels to Russia through the Media Alliance partnership on 9 March 2022
in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
.
[11]
Merger as Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
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Discovery EMEA were merged into WarnerMedia, forming Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA in 2022.
Pan-European
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United Kingdom
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Discovery Networks UK
was a branch of
Discovery Networks
responsible for overseeing Discovery Networks Europe's channels in the
United Kingdom
and in the
Republic of Ireland
. As of autumn 2011, Discovery Networks UK is now operated by
Discovery Networks Western Europe
.
[19]
Discovery Networks UK started out with the launch of the Discovery Channel in Europe in 1989 and was for a long time a part of
Discovery Networks Europe
(DNE). In early 2007, DNE was split into two separate branches, Discovery Networks UK and Discovery Network EMEA, both headquartered in London.
[20]
As of 2011 Discovery Networks Europe has merged its operations in the UK, Nordic region and other parts of Western Europe to form
Discovery Networks Western Europe
.
[19]
In the UK the Discovery Channel has been the number one factual channel throughout its 20-year history. It has a 47 percent share of the PAYTV factual market (Source BARB/TechEdge).
Current operations
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In 2007, Discovery Networks Europe decided to localize its networks across Europe. This resulted in the establishment of Discovery
Discovery Networks Deutschland
,
Discovery Networks Benelux
,
Discovery Networks Nordic
, Discovery Networks UK and
Discovery Networks Italia
and Discovery Networks EMEA (which served all other territories).
[20]
[21]
As of 2011, operations in the
United Kingdom
,
Germany
,
Italy
,
Sweden
,
Denmark
,
Norway
,
Finland
,
France
and
Flanders
are operated by
Discovery Networks Western Europe
.
[19]
All other operations in Europe are operated by
Discovery Networks CEEMEA
in Warsaw.
[22]
Television channels
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Nordic
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Discovery Communications Nordic
(formerly
Discovery Networks Nordic
[24]
and
SBS Discovery Media
) was a branch of
Discovery Networks Northern Europe
,
[25]
a part of Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA. Headquartered in
Copenhagen
,
Denmark
, the company represents
Warner Bros. Discovery
operations in Denmark,
Finland
,
Norway
and
Sweden
.
History
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SBS Broadcasting Group's operations in the Nordics
Discovery Networks Nordic
Discovery Networks Nordic previously held responsibility for overseeing Discovery Networks brands in
Denmark
,
Sweden
,
Norway
and
Finland
with headquarters in Copenhagen. Discovery Networks Nordic's key operations are the localization of
Discovery Channel
and the pan-Nordic
Animal Planet
. Discovery Networks Nordic also promotes other brands operated by Discovery Networks Europe.
Discovery acquires SBS in Nordics
On 9 April 2013 Discovery's acquisition of SBS Nordic from German media group
ProSiebenSat.1
was finalised.
[26]
At the time of the merger, SBS had been a major commercial broadcaster in Scandinavia for two decades. The combined viewing shares made it the second largest commercial television group in Norway and the third largest in Denmark.
After acquisition
SBS Discovery's radio stations were later sold to
Bauer Media Group
.
Television channels
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Benelux
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Discovery Benelux
[27]
was a branch of
Discovery Inc.
that was responsible for channels in the
Netherlands
and
Belgium
. Founded on 17 September 1997, in
Amsterdam
,
Netherlands
[28]
Discovery Benelux operated
Discovery Netherlands
,
Discovery Flanders
,
Animal Planet
,
TLC
,
Eurosport 1
,
Eurosport 2
and
Investigation Discovery
in the region with local advertising, sponsorship, programming and the use of the local language either dubbed or subtitled. Discovery Benelux also use existing services from Discovery International:
Discovery Science
.
History
[
edit
]
In 2007, Discovery Networks Europe decided to localize its networks across Europe. This resulted in the establishment of
Discovery Networks Deutschland
, Discovery Networks Benelux,
Discovery Networks Nordic
,
Discovery Networks UK & Ireland
,
Discovery Networks Italia
and Discovery Networks EMEA (which served all other territories).
[29]
[21]
As of 2011, localized operations in the
United Kingdom
&
Republic of Ireland
,
Germany
,
Italy
,
Nordic countries
(
Sweden
,
Denmark
,
Norway
&
Finland
),
France
and
Benelux
(
Netherlands
&
Flanders
) fall under
Discovery Networks Western Europe
.
[30]
All other operations in Europe are operated by
Discovery Networks CEEMEA
in Warsaw.
[31]
In November 2014, Discovery Networks Western Europe was split into Discovery Networks Northern Europe and Discovery Networks Southern Europe.
[32]
Travel Channel
,
Fine Living
and
Food Network
closed in the Netherlands and Flanders on 31 January 2019. Content from these former Scripps television channels has been integrated into the programming of
Discovery
,
TLC
and
Investigation Discovery
in the Benelux.
[33]
In 2019 Discovery Benelux launched
Dplay
, a video on demand streaming service with content of
Discovery
,
TLC
and
Investigation Discovery
. On 5 January 2021,
Discovery+
replaced Dplay.
[34]
Television channels
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Germany
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WarnerMedia System Deutschland, GmbH
, (translated as
Warner Bros. Discovery Germany, LLC
; formerly
Turner Broadcasting System Deutschland, GmbH
) was one of
WarnerMedia EMEA
's divisions in Europe. It was headquartered in Munich. Hannes Heyelmann was the general manager and vice president of the company.
[35]
[36]
[37]
[38]
Channels
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Staff
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- Hannes Heyelmann
- Hagen Biewer
- Silke Gelhaus
- Anke Greifeneder
- Matthias Heinze
- Petra Malenicka
Regional
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Defunct channels
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See also
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References
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.
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. Retrieved
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b
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.
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