World News – US – Discovery streaming service launches in January with a free year for Verizon subscribers

Discovery, the name behind broadcast brands like Food Network and Animal Planet, has announced it will be releasing a non-fiction streaming catalog of more than 2. 500 programs called Discovery from the 4th. January. In the U. . S.. . Verizon customers who sign up for new home and wireless plans can view them for free for up to 12 months.

Over 55. 000 episodes of non-fiction books can be streamed from the Discovery portfolio, including:

Discovery will also feature original series as well as nature documentary anthologies including The Mating Game, Planet Earth and Blue Planet, which have been licensed by the BBC. The service is slated to roll out in 25 countries for the first time next year, with special signup promotions for consumers streaming over Sky in the U.. K. . and Ireland and TIM in Italy and is the official streaming broadcaster for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in most European markets.

In the U. . S.. . It will be available on most OTT platforms yet to be named and will come with an ad-supported tier priced at $ 4. 99 per month and ad-free tier at $ 6. 99.

Verizon customers are eligible for ad-free discovery ad at no additional cost, depending on which services they subscribe to:

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