Discovery Network expands streaming play beyond infotainment

NEW DELHI: Discovery Network, which operates discovery+, the video streaming service owned by factual entertainment broadcaster, has said it is expanding its play beyond infotainment to genres such as kids, sports, and entertainment programming.

Starting June, over 100 new shows including kids and library content from American broadcast network A+E Networks will be added to the discovery+ slate. The service will now cover genres like reality, sports, kids, learning, food, travel and history across seven languages–English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Bengali.

Key acquisitions by the platform include reality series Hell’s Kitchen featuring Gordon Ramsay, live races from the 2021 FIM MotoGP World and motoring show Top Gear America hosted by Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry, and Jethro Bovingdon.