DISCOVERY TO OFFER “FAMILY FAVORITES” CONTENT FOR FREE

Discovery, along with affiliate and distribution partners, announced today an expanded content offering across its portfolio of 13 TV-everywhere streaming GO apps and sites. The “Family Favorites” initiative is designed to entertain, inspire and educate families as they are spending more time together at home.

“Family Favorites” offers full seasons of fan-favorite series and specials from Discovery’s collection of family-friendly networks, including Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Cooking Channel, and DIY. The offering is currently available commercial-free across all of Discovery’s GO apps and requires no MVPD sign-in, allowing every family seamless access to content that is relevant to them. “Family Favorites” is also available commercial-free via the on-demand platforms from Discovery’s cable, satellite and multi-channel streaming partners, which include their set-top box VOD services, apps and websites.

“Now more than ever, Discovery and our partners are committed to nourishing our superfans with the brands, shows and talent they love,” said Peter Faricy, CEO of Direct-to-Consumer at Discovery, Inc. “As families are spending more time at home, we know parents are looking for premium content they can watch with their children, content that will bring them together. We are excited to team up with our affiliate and distribution partners to offer them the best of our family-friendly programming, free and uninterrupted through our GO apps and sites and our partners’ consumer experiences,”  he added.

Discovery’s portfolio of TV-everywhere streaming GO apps allow viewers to access their favorite brands and shows anytime, anywhere. With a deep library of more than 60,000 episodes across all of Discovery’s brands, the GO portfolio includes Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, OWN, ID, TRVL, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Cooking Channel, DIY, American Heroes Channel, Discovery Life, Discovery en Espanol, Destination America, MotorTrend, Discovery Familia, and Discovery Family. Discovery’s portfolio of GO apps can be found in the App Store for iPhone, AppleTV and Android, as well as across Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox and Samsung Smart TV.