DISCOVERY NETWORKS AT A GLANCE
OUR MISSION:
• Providing the highest quality non-fiction content, services
and products that entertain, engage and enlighten,
pushing the boundaries of human experience.
• We are a purpose driven company who want to make a
difference in people’s lives.
OUR CONTENT:
• Immersive & thrilling content
• Inspirational talent: the best explorers, scientists, or
athletes in the world
• Diversity: more sports than any other channel on ES, and
enough genres to satisfying a broad audience’s curiosity,
from science and engineering to adventure and motoring
OUR
VALUES:
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QUALITY EMOTION INNOVATION UNITY
Highest standard programming Captivating and dramatic Do it first or do it different We bring people together
OUR
PROMISE
SUPERFAN
S Discovery’s commitment to satisfying
curiosity has led to the creation of a
wealth of content that continually
informs, surprises and excites our
audience- reaching them on a deeper
emotional level than many other
channels
Our audience engages with
Discovery’s Network of channels
more than any other international
channel
They are
‘SUPERFANS’!
Discovery Communications is
the world’s #1 pay TV
programmer
Reaching 2.9 billion cumulative subscribers
in 224 countries and territories
53 network entertainment brands and more than 210
worldwide TV networks
189 international HD markets – a leading provider outside of
the US
45 languages of customized
programming
600 hours of original online video, 300M monthly streams
221 million Facebook Fans
Over 1Bn pageviews per month
OUR GLOBAL
SCALE
Household Distribution:
474m
Average monthly reach:
357m
Average primetime audience:
2.2m
Household Distribution:
474m
Average monthly reach:
357m
Average primetime audience:
2.2m
Household Distribution:
474m
Average monthly reach:
357m
Average primetime audience:
2.2m
HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION
474m
DISCOVERY CHANNEL- GLOBAL & REGIONAL OVERVIEW
AVERAGE MONTHLY REACH
357m
AVERAGE PRIMETIME AUDIENCE
2.2m
EMEA
APAC
LATAM
US
Household distribution: 108M Average monthly reach: 87M Average primetime reach: 497k
Household distribution: 209M Average monthly reach: 129M Average primetime reach: 290k
Household distribution: 96M Average monthly reach: 95M Average primetime reach: 1.2M
Household distribution: 61M Average monthly reach: 46M Average primetime reach: 262k
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TRAVEL & TOURISM: KEY AUDIENCES (1)
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E! Entertainment
Fashion TV
France 24
Aljazeera English
TV 5 Monde
Travel Channel
Bloomberg TV
CNBC
TLC/Real Time
Nat Geo Wild
Eurosport 2
euronews
History
BBC World News
Sky News
CNN
MTV
Discovery Channel
National Geographic
Eurosport
Premium class flyers 1
Top 20: Weekly Reach (%)
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E! Entertainment
Fashion TV
Aljazeera English
France 24
TV 5 Monde
Travel Channel
Bloomberg TV
CNBC
TLC/Real Time
Nat Geo Wild
euronews
Eurosport 2
History
BBC World News
CNN
Sky News
MTV
National Geographic
Discovery Channel
Eurosport
Frequent Flyers2
Top 20: Weekly Reach (%)
3%
3%
3%
4%
4%
5%
5%
6%
8%
9%
12%
12%
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0% 10% 20% 30%
Fashion TV
E! Entertainment
Aljazeera English
France 24
TV 5 Monde
Bloomberg TV
CNBC
Travel Channel
Nat Geo Wild
TLC/Real Time
Eurosport 2
History
BBC World News
euronews
Sky News
CNN
MTV
National Geographic
Discovery Channel
Eurosport
Frequent hotel visitors3
Top 20: Weekly Reach (%)
3%
3%
4%
4%
5%
5%
6%
6%
8%
9%
12%
12%
13%
13%
18%
18%
19%
20%
20%
23%
0% 10% 20% 30%
Fashion TV
E! Entertainment
Aljazeera English
France 24
TV 5 Monde
Travel Channel
Bloomberg TV
CNBC
Nat Geo Wild
TLC/Real Time
Eurosport 2
History
euronews
BBC World News
Sky News
CNN
National Geographic
MTV
Discovery Channel
Eurosport
Luxury holiday travellers4
Top 20: Weekly Reach (%)
Source: Ipsos Affluent Survey Europe 2015. Base: All 21 measured markets. Audience (universe): Affluent adults - 1Usual class of travel used last 2 years - First, OR Business/Club – business or private air-trips (7,901,000) 26+ return air-trips last 12 months (11,047,000).
3Hotel nights spent last 12 months – 11+ (29,435,000). 4Luxury items bought last 12 months: Holiday per person over €2,000 (13,078,000).
Channels: International, commercial channels.
Discovery is the #1 factual channel among key travel audiences
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TRAVEL & TOURISM: KEY AUDIENCES (2)
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4%
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5%
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9%
9%
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11%
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15%
16%
18%
23%
23%
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28%
0% 10% 20% 30%
Fashion TV
E! Entertainment
TV 5 Monde
France 24
Aljazeera English
Travel Channel
TLC/Real Time
CNBC
Bloomberg TV
Nat Geo Wild
Eurosport 2
History
euronews
BBC World News
MTV
CNN
Sky News
National Geographic
Discovery Channel
Eurosport
Travel services decision makers2
Top 20: Weekly Reach (%)
5%
5%
6%
7%
7%
8%
11%
11%
11%
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16%
18%
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E! Entertainment
Fashion TV
France 24
TV 5 Monde
Aljazeera English
Travel Channel
Bloomberg TV
CNBC
TLC/Real Time
Nat Geo Wild
Eurosport 2
History
euronews
BBC World News
Sky News
CNN
MTV
Discovery Channel
National Geographic
Eurosport
Frequent Flyer (for business)3
Top 20: Weekly Reach (%)
5%
5%
5%
5%
6%
7%
9%
9%
11%
12%
15%
15%
15%
16%
20%
22%
24%
25%
25%
26%
0% 10% 20% 30%
Fashion TV
E! Entertainment
Aljazeera English
France 24
TV 5 Monde
Travel Channel
CNBC
Bloomberg TV
TLC/Real Time
Nat Geo Wild
Eurosport 2
euronews
History
BBC World News
CNN
Sky News
MTV
National Geographic
Discovery Channel
Eurosport
Premium class flyer (for business)4
Top 20: Weekly Reach (%)
Source: Ipsos Affluent Survey Europe 2015. Base: All 21 measured markets.
Audience (universe): Affluent adults - 1C-Suite Executives/directors (2,674,000). 2Authorise, OR specify purchases - Travel services (3,671,000), 36+ return air-trips last 12 months BUSINESS (4,770,000). 4Usual class of travel used last 2 years - First, OR Business/Club – Business air-trips (6,364,000).
Channels: International, commercial channels.
Discovery is the #1 factual channel among key travel audiences
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Discovery Channel viewers show positive affinity to all types of holiday
TRAVEL & TOURISM: TYPES OF HOLIDAY
Source: Ipsos Affluent Survey Europe 2015. Base: All 21 measured markets.
Audience (universe): Affluent adults who have watched Discovery Channel in the last week – (10,166,000).
Channels: International, commercial channels.
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160Active sports
Cruise
Cultural/educational/escorted tour
Ecotourism
Long stay/Backpacking
Safari/trekking/adventure
Self-Drive touring
Short city break
Spa holidays
Summer sun/beach
Theme parks
Walking/countryside
Winter sports
Winter sun
Index (universe avg.)
Discovery Channel viewers
Type of holiday taken in the last 12 months
Discovery Channel viewers vs. total affluent universe (Index: 100 = average).
DISCOVERY CHANNEL VIEWERS
Profile - Travel Destinations
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Source: EMS Europe 2015.
Base: All measured markets (21 markets); affluent adults.
Target audience (universe size): Weekly Discovery Channel viewers (11,232,000).
Discovery Channel
viewers are particularly
likely to visit the
following destinations in
the next 12 months:
1. Bulgaria
(Index 151)
2. Czech Rep.
(Index 142)
3. Tunisia
(Index 141)
4. Kenya
(Index 139)
5. Mexico
(Index 137)
6. Cyprus
(Index 134)
7. Israel
(Index 131)
8. Singapore
(Index 131)
9. Jamaica
(Index 130)
9. Dubai-UAE
(Index 130)
BULGARIA TOURISM
Campaign Overview
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Source: Local TAM data.
Channels: Discovery Channel (all markets except Germany). DMAX (Germany only). Discovery World (Italy only). Discovery History (Poland only).
Demo: Adults 18+
Base: National (pay TV households for South Africa).
Base Period: Mar-May 2015.
.
• Activity ran in 3 waves from March until
October 2015
• Broadcasting 7,320 spots across 23 separate
feeds covering 122 countries in EMEA
• The campaign achieved almost 113 million
impacts, reaching 34 Million adults 3.3 times
on average
• That equates to roughly 11% of adults
across the entire EMEA region