Discovery Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) is a division of Warner Bros.
The division is responsible for managing the collection of their cable and satellite networks around the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions.
[3] Rebranding as WarnerMedia In 2019, Turner EMEA would be moving to its new headquarters in Old Street, Shoreditch, London.
The new headquarters would have more office space, allowing room for the company's European operations to expand, and a brand new custom-built CNN newsroom.
DNWE was located in London and the operations in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, France and Flanders.
Its previous Discovery Networks Western Europe served 30 countries including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, France, the Netherlands and other territories, comprising 18 brands.
From late 2016 all localised operations fall under the umbrella of Discovery EMEA[8] with headquarters in Amsterdam and London, and local offices in among other Milan and Warsaw.
[9][10] Discovery halted all broadcasts of its 15 linear channels to Russia through the Media Alliance partnership on 9 March 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
After acquisition SBS Discovery's radio stations were later sold to Bauer Media Group.
[29][22] As of 2011, localized operations in the United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland, Germany, Italy, Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway & Finland), France and Benelux (Netherlands & Flanders) fall under Discovery Networks Western Europe.
[32] Travel Channel, Fine Living and Food Network closed in the Netherlands and Flanders on 31 January 2019.
Discovery EMEA responsible for the company's brands in Germany, Austria and German-speaking parts of Switzerland.
In February 2011, it established two key branches which resulted in the amalgamation of its localized networks in Europe.
[50] In December 2016, Discovery, Inc. bought a 49% stake on Metro, a recently launched television channel by Agora.
[51] In August 2017, Discovery announced that it would buy the remaining 51% stock, gaining complete ownership over the channel.
Discovery EMEA had no oversight over operations in the country, making it a separate entity under Warner Bros.