Sky and Discovery sign carriage deal

Pay-TV platform Sky and Discovery have signed a carriage deal which includes delivery of Discovery’s 12 channels on Sky.

Susanna Dinnage, Managing Director, Discovery Networks UK, said: “We want to thank our millions of viewers and fans for their overwhelming support over the last few days. We have been humbled by the strength of the passion people feel for all our brands, including Discovery Channel, Eurosport, TLC, Animal Planet and Investigation Discovery.”

The new agreement guarantees Sky’s customers access to Discovery’s channels and programmes. Discovery’s portfolio in the UK has the following channels:  Discovery Channel, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Discovery History, Discovery Shed, Home and Health, DMAX, Discovery Science, and Discovery Turbo.