Discovery, BSkyB in Channel5 joint bidJohn Malone-backed Discovery Communications Inc is in talks with British Sky Broadcasting Group over a joint bid for Britain's free-to-air Channel 5, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The Discovery-BSkyB talks have focus More… |
Discovery to acquire Dubai media companyDiscovery Communications, a global mass media and entertainment company, has entered into a deal to acquire Dubai-based Takhayal Entertainment and its affiliated companies in Dubai and Egypt, including its flagship TV network, Fatafeat, a leadin More… |
Oil slips as investors eye US jobs reportsOil dipped on Thursday as investors turned their attention to upcoming US employment reports, following gains of almost 3 percent a day earlier after positive manufacturing data lifted spirits across markets. US crude for October delivery More… |
US hostage drama ends, suspect killedUS police shot and killed a man who took three people hostage, waving a gun and apparently fitted out with explosives, in the headquarters of the Discovery Channel near Washington Wednesday. Officers who had been watchin More… |
Discovery bags triple gold at Promax awardsDiscovery Networks, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) scooped six awards – three Gold and three Silver – at the Promax Arabia Awards held recently at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Dubai. The Promax/BDA awards annually recognise marke More… |