Streaming & OTT

Discovery Unveils New Global Streaming Service, Discovery+, Debuting in January

Ad-light version of platform will cost $4.99 a month; ad-free offering is $6.99

Photo of Discovery president and CEO David Zaslav
Discovery president and CEO David Zaslav said Discovery+ would serve as a complement to, not a rival of, other streaming services already on the market.Discovery, Inc.
By Kelsey Sutton

December 2, 2020

Lifestyle programming juggernaut Discovery Inc. will roll out its own streaming service, Discovery+, in just one month—on Jan. 4—in an effort to capitalize on shifting consumer habits and go after direct-to-consumer subscription dollars that are fast becoming the backbone of the television media industry’s newest era.

Kelsey Sutton

Kelsey Sutton is the streaming editor at Adweek, where she covers the business of streaming television.

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