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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS INKS TWO-YEAR, 180 HOUR OUTPUT DEAL WITH LES CHAINES TELE ASTRAL
CANNES, April 13, 2010 – Discovery Communications today announced a significant output deal with Les Chaînes Télé Astral, a division of Astral Media. Under the terms of the agreement, Astral has bought the rights to air 180 hours of programming from across Discovery’s portfolio of networks over the course of the next two years.
“Astral's specialty channels are a natural fit for Discovery's high-quality content that spans a variety of programming genres. This deal represents our continued commitment to strengthening ongoing relationships with Canadian broadcasters in order to extend Discovery’s extensive programming library and breadth of nonfiction entertainment to even wider international audiences,” said Elliot Wagner, Director, Discovery Enterprises International.
“We are very pleased to have signed this agreement between our two companies,” said Pierre Roy, President of Les Chaînes Télé Astral. “Astral and Discovery are both looking for high-quality and innovative content suitable for our diversified and highly successful networks. This output deal could not represent a better fit for our two entities”.
More than 180 hours of high-quality content have been source from across Discovery’s stable of networks including Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, ID: Investigation Discovery, TLC, Planet Green and Science Channel. Key programs including Ghost Lab, After the Attack, and Monsters Inside Me can now be seen on Canal Vie, Canal D, Ztélé, VRAK.TV, Historia and Musique Plus.
About Discovery Enterprises International
Discovery Enterprises International focuses on maximizing sales opportunities with international third-party broadcasters and licensees by streamlining access to Discovery's worldwide brands and content. The Enterprises team partners with local clients through regional offices in London, Miami, Munich, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Discovery's global headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, to analyze international markets in order to break down the programming needs of individual broadcasters within each territory.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISAD, DISBD, DISCK) is the world’s number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 180 countries. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Planet Green, Investigation Discovery and HD Theater, as well as leading consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.
About Les Chaînes Télé Astral
Les Chaînes Télé Astral is part of Astral Media, a leading Canadian media company, active in specialty and pay television, radio, outdoor advertising and interactive media. Astral Media's solid and dynamic presence in the country's major markets rests on its commitment to offer a unique combination of high-quality, targeted media for all its audiences. For more information about Astral Media, please visit www.astralmedia.com.