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.
| DTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Get a Free Trial | Free Trial | Get $10 Off | Sign Up | |||
| $79.99 | $91.99 | $76.99 | $25 | $40 | $40 | $72.99 | ||
| Animal Planet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | |
| Cooking Channel | + $29 | + $8 | + $8 | ✓ | + $6 | + $6 | - | |
| Discovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIY | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Food Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| HGTV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Investigation Discovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| TLC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Travel Channel | + $29 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |