NEW YORK and LONDON,
March 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Discovery, Inc. today issued the following statement in
response to the announced agreement between the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee to postpone
the Games to 2021:
Discovery fully supports the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee's plan to
stage the Olympic Games in 2021 and to make every effort to
ensure the well-being of spectators, athletes, staff and the
international community. Our essential planning and deliverables
are complete and will now shift into next year. We will
continue to develop our products and offerings to best serve our
customers and marketing partners in 2021.
About Discovery:
Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA,
DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment,
serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with
content that inspires, informs and entertains. Discovery delivers
over 8,000 hours of original programming each year and has category
leadership across deeply loved content genres around the world.
Available in 220 countries and territories and nearly 50 languages,
Discovery is a platform innovator, reaching viewers on all screens,
including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio of apps;
direct-to-consumer streaming services such as Eurosport Player,
Food Network Kitchen and MotorTrend OnDemand; digital-first and
social content from Group Nine Media; a landmark natural history
and factual content partnership with the BBC; and a strategic
alliance with PGA TOUR to create the international home of golf.
Discovery's portfolio of premium brands includes Discovery Channel,
HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel,
MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and the forthcoming
multi-platform JV with Chip and Joanna
Gaines, Magnolia, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in
the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin
America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally
relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across
Europe. For more information,
please visit corporate.discovery.com and follow @DiscoveryIncTV
across social platforms.
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