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Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
FormerlyTurner Broadcasting System Europe (1985–2020)
WarnerMedia EMEA (2020–2022)
Company typeSubsidiary
Founded2 July 1985; 39 years ago (1985-07-02)
London, United Kingdom
FounderTed Turner
John Hendricks
Headquarters
Area served
Brands
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery
ParentWarner Bros. Discovery International
SubsidiariesHanna-Barbera Studios Europe
LTS Garðbær Studios

Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The responsible for managing the collection of their cable and satellite networks around the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions.

History

Turner Broadcasting System Europe

Founded in 1985, the division

In 2019, Turner EMEA will be moving to its new headquarters in Old Street, Shoreditch, London. The new headquarters will have more office space allowing room for the company's European operations to expand, and a brand new custom-built CNN newsroom.[1]

Discovery Networks EMEA

It started out with the launch of the Discovery Channel in Europe in 1989. In mid-2007, Discovery Networks Europe was split into two separate branches, Discovery Networks UK and Discovery Networks EMEA,[2] with the following localised branches Discovery Networks Deutschland, Discovery Networks Benelux, Discovery Networks Nordic, Discovery Networks Italia and Discovery Networks EMEA (which served all other territories).[3] Again in 2011, Discovery Networks Europe was split into two key branches Discovery Networks Western Europe (DNWE) and Discovery Networks CEEMEA (Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa). DNWE was located in London and the operations in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, France and Flanders. All other operations in Europe are operated by Discovery Networks CEEMEA in Warsaw.

In November 2014, Discovery Networks Western Europe was split into Discovery Networks Northern Europe and Discovery Networks Southern Europe. Its previous Discovery Networks Western Europe served 30 countries including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, France, the Netherlands and other territories, comprising 18 brands.[4]

Between 2014 and 2016 Discovery Networks EMEA consisted of the following branches: Northern Europe, CEEMEA, Southern Europe.

From late 2016 all localised operations fall under the umbrella of Discovery EMEA[5] with headquarters in Amsterdam and London, and local offices in among other Milan and Warsaw.[6][7]

Discovery halted all broadcasts of its 15 linear channels to Russia through the Media Alliance partnership on 9 March 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]

Merger as Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA

Pan-European

Regional

Defunct channels

See Also

References

  1. ^ "Turner Europe, Middle East And Africa's New Headquarters From January 2019". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News. RegularCapital/Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Press Release). Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Discovery splits UK and EMEA operations". Digital Spy. January 24, 2007.
  3. ^ "Paxton steps down as Discovery splits". Broadcast. January 23, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Western Europe" (PDF). Discovery. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Businesses & Brands – Discovery, Inc". corporate.discovery.com. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "Locations". Discovery, Inc. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  7. ^ Robert Briel (11 January 2019). "Brexit: Discovery moves European HQ to Amsterdam". BroadbandTVNews.com.
  8. ^ Ravindran, Manori (March 9, 2022). "Discovery Suspends Operations in Russia Amid War on Ukraine, 15 Channels Will Go Off Air". Variety. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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