Discovery plans a natural history-themed subscription streaming service that will be followed by others aimed at foodies, home improvement lovers and golf enthusiasts
A scene from ‘Planet Earth.’ The show will be included in Discovery’s new natural-history streaming service. Photo: BBC Worldwide/Entertainment Pictures/Zuma Press By Benjamin Mullin April 1, 2019 6:30 a.m. ET Discovery Inc. DISCB -3.88% has expanded its push into subscription streaming TV with a new natural-history-themed video service, part of the media company’s bet that consumers will pay a few dollars a month for the nonfiction programming they love.
Another direct-to-consumer service will focus on Chip and Joanna Gaines, the home-improvement gurus who last year struck a deal with Discovery through their Magnolia company to rebrand and reprogram one of Discovery’s smaller cable networks. Discovery has also launched a streaming service focusing on golf, another oriented around its Motor Trend brand as well as one focused on cycling.
“The scripted movie packagers are big boats, and they’re banging into each other,” Mr. Zaslav said. “They’re fighting over who can be the widest and who can be the fastest. Right now, we have some great lanes.” A year after the closure of Discovery’s $11.9 billion acquisition of Scripps Networks, the parent of Food Network and HGTV, Mr. Zaslav said that he is, in effect, operating two companies: a traditional cable TV business and a nascent direct-to-consumer digital one.
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