Discovery partners Megogo to bring streaming service to Eastern Europe, Central Asia

News Video Asia 11 NOV 2020
Discovery partners Megogo to bring streaming service to Eastern Europe, Central Asia

Discovery and Ukrainian OTT video service Megogo have announced a strategic partnership in 13 markets in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Discovery will launch the streaming service Discovery+ in 13 countries across Eastern Europe and Asia through a strategic partnership with Megogo. From December, Discovery+ will be brought 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 from its brands Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, ID, Discovery Science, Food Network, Travel Channel and Eurosport.  

Thousands of hours of VoD shows and additional live sports content on Eurosport 1 HD and Eurosport 2 HD will be made available to Megogo subscribers, as part of the Base subscription or as a direct buy-through option for all Megogo's users. The VoD programmes will include also premium Discovery factual content in 4K, available for the first time across these markets. 

Categories:

Video,  Internet

Companies:

Eurosport,  Discovery Networks,  Megogo

Regions:

Asia,  Eastern Europe

Tags:

Distribution - retail outlets, Cooperations & alliances

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