OSN extends long-term partnership with discovery communications across the Middle East and North Africa

OSN, the area's leading pay-TV network, today revealed the extension of its collaboration with Discovery Communications throughout the Middle East and North Africa with a new distribution offer that will see the launch of 2 brand-new HD channels solely for OSN subscribers, much more hours of brand-new content across Discovery's current premium portfolio, in addition to extended digital rights for OSN's VOD and catch-up services.

Releasing on March 31st 2016, Discovery Family HD and IDX HD are the current premium unique channels from Discovery, and will join the flagship channels Discovery Channel HD, TLC HD and now Discovery Science HD, which are also unique for OSN throughout the area. Animal Planet HD will likewise remain to be carried by OSN, finishing this irresistible line up.

The two new Discovery channels match the five new channels just recently launched on OSN - these include BBC First HD, OSN First HD Home of HBO, OSN Yahala Cinema HD, OSN Movies Family HD and H2-- strengthening OSN's diverse material offering even further.

The exclusive launch of two brand-new channels and the introduction of new material, readily available across all our platforms, gives us a conclusive edge as the go-to destination for thoughtfully executed and intensely looked into programmes that are a signature of Discovery. The large breadth of programs on Discovery Family HD and IDX HD will offer family audiences high quality material solely on OSN.

"OSN has been our long-standing partner in the area for a number of years, and we are thrilled to extend this relationship further and add 2 brand-new channels to their HD offering," stated James Gibbons, EVP & Country Manager, Emerging Business, Discovery Networks CEEMEA. "Discovery Family HD is the location channel that will bring the entire household together, including quality shows that will inspire a brand-new way of learning, while IDX HD will have audiences glued to their seats with shiny reconstructions of real-life secrets. Combined with a boost of brand-new hours of.

entertaining content throughout our flagship premium channels, Discovery's portfolio will now provide much more value for OSN subscribers.".

Always engaging, always improving and always entertaining, Discovery Family HD is the new channel for the whole household. From remarkable area experiences and insane experiments of popular science, to remarkable tales of animals in the wild, Discovery Family HD, which will replace Discovery World when it releases, is the channel that will spark interest and motivate discussion far from the TV box.

IDX HD is the latest secret and suspense channel from Discovery and replacement for ID: Investigation Discovery, showcasing the best in gripping stories and significant restorations of real-life mysteries, all shot in a contemporary and trendy format. From sneaky homemakers to vengeful husbands, IDX will portray appealing real-life stories of passion and vengeance to satisfy the most curious and inquisitive audience.

Both channels will be fully localised from launch, including a mixture of Arabic dubbing and subtitling throughout their schedules to ensure they are accessible for all audiences.

As part of Discovery's dedicated boost of brand-new shows hours, OSN subscribers can anticipate a number of new, exclusive shows on its flagship channels Discovery Channel HD and TLC HD in 2016, including the highly-anticipated scripted series Harley & Davidson and the Bafta-nominated documentary special Sherpa, both pertaining to Discovery Channel later on this year. While on TLC, audiences can expect all-new series from popular faces such as Whitney Thore in My Big Fat Fabulous Life, plus a lot more inspiring content from Oprah Winfrey who, off the back of her landmark series Belief, returns in 2016 with a lot more celeb interviews in brand-new Oprah's Master Class and Oprah: Where are They Now?.