Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA

British television company

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September 18 2024 Cartoon Network (Poland) and Cartoon Network RSEE were replaced by Cartoon Network (CEE).
September 18 2024 Cartoon Network (Poland) was replaced by Cartoon Network (CEE) and RSEE.
September 18 2024 Cartoon Network RSEE was replaced by Cartoon Network (CEE).
April 3 2023 Boing (France) was replaced by Cartoonito on this date.
2022 After the merger of Discovery and WarnerMedia, Kasia Kieli was named president for group operations in Poland and CEO of TVN Group.
2022 Discovery EMEA and WarnerMedia merged to form Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA, creating a unified media organization across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions.
July 7 2022 Edward Miszczak, long-time programming director at TVN, announced his departure, with a transition period to lead the new programming division at TVN Warner Bros. Discovery.
March 9 2022 Discovery halted broadcasts of its 15 linear channels to Russia through the Media Alliance partnership in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
January 5 2021 Discovery+ replaced Dplay as the streaming service for Discovery Benelux content.
2020 The division was rebranded from Turner EMEA to WarnerMedia EMEA, reflecting the company's broader organizational changes.
2019 Discovery Benelux launched Dplay, a video on demand streaming service featuring content from Discovery, TLC, and Investigation Discovery.
2019 Turner EMEA relocated to new headquarters in Old Street, Shoreditch, London, featuring expanded office space and a custom-built CNN newsroom to support European operations.
January 31 2019 Travel Channel, Fine Living, and Food Network were closed in the Netherlands and Flanders, with their content integrated into Discovery, TLC, and Investigation Discovery channels.
March 6 2018 Discovery acquired Scripps, leading to an expansion of its Polish business and merging its localized global networks under TVN Group control.
August 2017 Discovery announced it would buy the remaining 51% stock of Metro, gaining complete ownership of the channel.
February 16 2017 TruTV (UK and Ireland) was acquired by Sony Pictures Television.
2016 All localized operations consolidated under Discovery EMEA, with headquarters established in Amsterdam and London, and additional local offices in Milan and Warsaw.
December 2016 Discovery, Inc. bought a 49% stake in Metro, a television channel launched by Agora.
December 13 2016 The Discovery Networks Western Europe division was officially dissolved.
July 2015 Scripps Networks Interactive acquired the remaining stake in TVN Group owned by ITI Group and Canal+ Group.
March 2015 Scripps Networks Interactive acquired a 52.7% majority stake in the TVN Group.
November 2014 Discovery Networks Western Europe was further split into Discovery Networks Northern Europe and Discovery Networks Southern Europe, previously serving 30 countries with 18 brands.
April 9 2013 Discovery finalizes the acquisition of SBS Nordic from German media group ProSiebenSat.1, creating a significant media presence in the Nordic markets. The merger positioned Discovery as the second largest commercial television group in Norway and third largest in Denmark.
September 2011 Discovery Networks UK transitioned to being operated by Discovery Networks Western Europe.
September 1 2011 Boomerang (Spain) was replaced by Cartoonito.
February 2011 Discovery Networks CEEMEA was launched, previously operating under Discovery Networks Europe.
February 2011 Discovery International restructured its European operations, establishing two key branches and consolidating its localized networks in Europe.
July 2010 Discovery's operations in the CEEMEA region became a standalone business under the leadership of Kasia Kieli as President and Managing Director.

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