In a report from AdWeek, CEO of Discovery Networks, David Zaslav, shared that the company is considering launching an OTT service later this year.
Earlier this year, Discovery acquired Scripps for $14.6B, so the OTT service would include the entire portfolio of Discovery Inc. channels for $5-8 a month.
Some of the channels include:
- Discovery Channel
- Animal Planet
- TLC
- Investigation Discovery
- Food Network
- Travel Channel
- HGTV
- DIY Network
- Cooking Channel
The service could compete with other skinny bundles like Philo which includes 40 channels for $16 a month or AT&T WatchTV which is $15 a month (or free for AT&T Unlimited&More Subscribers).
You can already get these channels with other streaming services, but a $5 a month price point may make this attractive as an alternative to other cord shaving services.
| AT&T TV | fuboTV | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sign Up | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Sign Up | ||
| 69,99 $US | 64,99 $US | 64,99 $US | 20 $US | 35 $US | 35 $US | 64,99 $US | |
| Animal Planet | • | • | • | • | - | - | • |
| Cooking Channel | ≥ 84,99 $US | ^ 8 $US | ^ 8 $US | • | ^ 6 $US | ^ 6 $US | - |
| Discovery | • | • | • | • | - | • | • |
| DIY | ≥ 94,99 $US | ^ 8 $US | ^ 8 $US | • | ^ 6 $US | ^ 6 $US | - |
| Food Network | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| HGTV | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Investigation Discovery | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| TLC | • | • | • | • | - | • | • |
| Travel Channel | ≥ 84,99 $US | • | • | • | • | • | • |