BBC and Discovery team up on a new streaming service focused on factual programming

BBC and Discovery team up on a new streaming service focused on factual programming

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https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/01/bbc-and-discovery-team-up-on-a-new-streaming-service-focused-on-factual-programming/

Discovery and BBC this morning announced an extensive,10-year content partnership deal for a new streaming service focused on natural history and factual programming. The subscription video service is expected to cost under $5 per month, and will be owned by Discovery. It will operate in all territories outside the U.K., Ireland and China when it launches in 2020.

This will make Discovery’s service the exclusive subscription video on demand (SVOD) home to series like “Planet Earth,” “Blue Planet,” “Life,” “Dynasties,” and others, in addition to future BBC-commissioned shows from BBC Studios after they air on linear TV.