Mediaworks under Discovery management
By Jonas Lopez in Media News on Wednesday, 02nd December 2020 at 3:44pmMediaworks TV Ltd of New Zealand has been officially purchased by Discovery Inc.
Under the new deal, Mediaworks will be rebranded as Discovery NZ Ltd, bringing with it entertainment channels Three and Bravo, streaming service ThreeNow, multi-platform news and current affairs service Newshub, Three+1, Bravo+1, The Edge TV and The Breeze TV. The Bravo channels are joint ventures with NBC Universal.
Glen Kyne and Rebecca Kent will be the company new co-GMs for ANZ, reporting to Discovery APAC president Simon Robinson.
“Today is an exciting moment for Discovery as we significantly expand our operations in New Zealand, and look to create a trans-Tasman powerhouse organisation led by Glen Kyne and Rebecca Kent. The acquisition of MediaWorks TV, with its popular brands and prominen...
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