Website www.discovery.no Parent organization Discovery Communications | Headquarters Copenhagen | |
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Type Cable television, Digital television Number of locations London, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw Area served Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway Key people Jan Andreassen (disposed of December 2013) Locations London, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, Warsaw | ||
Discovery Communications Nordic (formerly Discovery Networks Nordic and SBS Discovery Media) is a branch of Discovery Networks Northern Europe, a part of Discovery Networks EMEA. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, the company represents Discovery Communications' operations in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
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Discovery Networks Nordic
Discovery Networks Nordic previously held responsibility for overseeing Discovery Networks brands in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland with headquarters in Copenhagen. Discovery Networks Nordic's key operations are the localization of Discovery Channel and the pan-Nordic Animal Planet. Discovery Networks Nordic also promotes other brands operated by Discovery Networks Europe.
Discovery acquires SBS in Nordics
On April 9, 2013, Discovery's acquisition of SBS Nordic from German media group ProSiebenSat.1 was finalised. At the time of the merger, SBS had been a major commercial broadcaster in Scandinavia for two decades. The combined viewing shares made it the second largest commercial television group in Norway and the third largest in Denmark.
After acquisition
SBS Discovery's radio stations were later sold to Bauer Media Group.