Discovery Streaming Boss Peter Faricy to Exit, Role to be Filled by Trio of Execs

A post shared by Devon Murray (@devonmurrayofficial) on Jul 7, 2020 at 12:06pm PDTHe captioned the snap: ‘Baby Murray — 14th of January 2021’Followers were quick to congratulate him including some of his old castmates.Evanna Lynch wrote: ‘Awwww congratulations Dev!! So happy for you! ❤️ you’re going to be such a fun dad!’ to which Devon replied: ‘Thank you Evy.  A post shared by Devon Murray (@devonmurrayofficial) on Jul 16, 2019 at 2:53am PDT‘I’ve never been as excited in my life.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola urged his Manchester City players to show what they were made of against Liverpool - and is now more confident they can do the same against Real Madrid.Under Guardiola, City have been a trophy-winning machine and have scooped up eight of the last 10 domestic trophies with the chance to make it nine from 11 in the FA Cup this season.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorDiscovery has acquired the German free-to-air entertainment channel Tele5 from Leonine for an undisclosed fee.The deal also includes a “long-term” content agreement, which gives Discovery Germany access to Leonine’s library of fictional content.

East Lancashire Railway (ELR) will officially reopen this weekend, along with its two pubs. The railway line, which runs between Heywood and Rawtenstall via Bury, has been closed since late March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: XTR, the non-fiction studio behind the upcoming Magic Johnson feature doc, is launching its own streaming platform.The company, set up by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and RYOT co-founder Bryn Mooser, is launching Documentary Plus+ later this year.The producer, which is also behind wrestling doc You Cannot Kill David Arquette, is hoping that the service becomes a Criterion Collection for docs.

Peter Sarsgaard has opened up about about his role as District Attorney Gil Colson in The Batman.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter“Better Call Saul” series stars Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Tony Dalton and Michael Mando and co-creator and executive producer Peter Gould will participate in an exclusive Q&A following a screening of the season finale on July 7 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorA confluence of factors makes now the time for Disney and ESPN to migrate sports broadcasting into the direct-to-consumer streaming world, according to a veteran media analyst.Ben Swinburne of Morgan Stanley wrote in a note to clients Wednesday that Disney, thanks to the scale of ABC and ESPN, its early streaming success with Disney+ and its control of Hulu, “may be uniquely positioned to take the leap.” He reaffirmed his “overweight” rating on Disney’s stock, raising

Manori Ravindran International EditorComcast-backed pay-TV broadcaster Sky and Discovery have struck a new multi-year deal that will see Discovery’s non-linear brands, such as MotorTrend and other SVOD products in the pipeline for the U.K.

Peter Faricy, who was named in 2018 to head up Discovery's global digital and streaming businesses, is leaving the media group. On Friday, Discovery CEO David Zaslav said Faricy was stepping down as CEO, global direct-to-consumer, where he oversaw the company's digital and direct-to-consumer businesses.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorPeter Faricy, a longtime Amazon veteran who joined Discovery two years ago and spearheaded its increasing focus on direct-to-consumer streaming, is leaving the company.CEO David Zaslav shared the news with employees Friday. In an internal memo obtained by Deadline, Zaslav said the move follows “a few months of discussion” between and himself and Faricy.

The Harry Potter actor Jessie Cave who essayed the character of Lavender Brown in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, is expecting her third child with boyfriend Alfie Brown. The actress, Jessie Cave, 33, shared a post on Instagram wherein she is happily flaunting her baby bump.

The new drama “Mr. Jones” may take place nearly 90 years ago, but its message is still very relevant today.

The Hudson River sloop Clearwater, launched five decades ago by the folk icon Pete Seeger, has sailed through the storm of the pandemic with plans for a streaming music festival June 20 and a future of online environmental education and activism. One of Seeger’s greatest legacies and the flagship of one of the nation’s oldest music-rooted

Harry Potter's magic isn't just in the spells and potions, but the incredible flying Quidditch scenes, the underwater shots in The Goblet of Fire and the violent 'curses' which throw bodies off walls and castle roofs.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorAlthough ViacomCBS will “selectively” sell its content to third parties, as seen in recent deals with HBO Max for South Park or Peacock for Yellowstone, CEO Bob Bakish says such moves could soon become more rare.“At this point, we will not license critical mass of any of our key programming areas — areas like sci-fi, kids or procedurals — to any single player,” Bakish said in an appearance Tuesday at the Credit Suisse Virtual Communications Conference.