Apart from Robbie Brady’s move to Burnley, this is the best deal of Deadline Day.
Discovery Communications’ portfolio of channels, including the Discovery channels and Eurosport, will remain available to Sky customers after a deal was agreed the day before they had been due to go off air.
Both parties confirmed the news on Monday evening, with Sky also announcing that they had reached a deal with PBS America and that they are adding over 1,000 hours of programming to their On Demand service from channels such as History and National Geographic.
We’ve reached agreement with @DiscoveryUK to keep their channels on Sky. Find out more: https://t.co/7raBiNGKMx pic.twitter.com/MJTXOP0oG7
— Sky Group (@SkyGroup) January 31, 2017
GOOD NEWS! All our channels are staying on Sky. We can’t thank you enough for your patience & support. Best fans in TV! #KeepDiscovery pic.twitter.com/twy8PQqBp0
— Discovery Channel UK (@DiscoveryUK) January 31, 2017
On Friday, Sky issued a statement seeking to “set the record straight” about their disagreement with Discovery Communications, hitting out at “misleading claims and aggressive actions” by Discovery following an announcement that their channels would be unavailable on Sky from February 1.
Whatever their differences were, they’ve now been patched up; good news for both parties and Sky customers alike.
