Discovery Communications : Puppies on Your PlayStation®? Discovery Communications and Sony Network Entertainment International Announce Programming Distribution Deal
November 13, 2014 at 05:55 pm EST
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Puppies on Your PlayStation®? Discovery Communications and Sony Network Entertainment International Announce Programming Distribution Deal
Sony PlayStation® users who may want to take a break from their video games will soon be able to do so in the form of adorable puppies and kittens.
Yes, you read that right. Earlier today, Discovery Communicationsannounced a new distribution agreement that will make Animal Planet L!VE and 17 other Discovery Communications networks and services available on Sony Network Entertainment International's PlayStation™Vue, a cloud-based TV service that provides television access to viewers without the need for a cable subscription. Joining Animal Planet L!VE are Discovery Communications' 13 U.S. networks, including:
Discovery Channel
TLC
Animal Planet
Investigation Discovery
Science
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Discovery Family
American Heroes Channel
Discovery Fit & Health (to become Discovery Life on January 15, 2015)
Velocity
Destination America
Discovery en Español
Discovery Familia
PlayStation™Vue viewers will also be able to enjoy web-native entertainment from Discovery Digital Networks, including:
TestTube
SourceFed
Revision3
Animalist
Thankfully those eager to try the new TV service won't have to wait too long: an invite-only beta will begin this month before the service rolls out commercially during the first quarter of 2015. With over 35 million Internet-enabled PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 devices in homes around the U.S., Discovery Communications is thrilled to provide more access than ever to the 2,5000 hours of unparalleled content it produces annually.
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (formerly Discovery, Inc.) is a media and entertainment group organized around two areas of activity:
- TV channel operation and broadcasting in the United States (62.8% of net sales): owned, at the end of 2021, 18 channels for the home, decoration, cooking, and lifestyle (Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, Science Channel, MotorTrend, DIY Network, Cooking Channel, Great American Country, OWN, etc.). The group also develops and operates Internet sites associated with the TV channel names or independent Internet sites (Food.com, FrontDoor.com, etc.);
- international TV channel broadcasting (37.2%).
Net sales break down by source of revenues between sales of advertising spaces (51%), content and audiovisual rights (44.4%) and other (4.6%).
The United States account for 63.4% of net sales.
Discovery Communications : Puppies on Your PlayStation®? Discovery Communications and Sony Network Entertainment International Announce Programming Distribution Deal
WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC. 
