WarnerMedia EMEA As Turner Broadcasting System Europe In 1985,
Ted Turner launched a European division in London, England, which would reach across the Middle East and African regional feed. In August 2004, Turner Broadcasting System Europe announced they were planning to transmitter its European entertainment networks in-house starting in January 2006, with them establishing a new broadcasting facility based in Great Marolobough Street in London In July 2006, Turner Broadcasting System Europe had established its production arm based in London, England to handle its own original content for its global networks worldwide.
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. The remaining division was later rebranded as WarnerMedia EMEA by 2020.
Discovery Networks EMEA It started out with the launch of the Discovery Channel in Europe in 1989. In mid-2007, Discovery Networks Europe was split into two separate branches, Discovery Networks UK and Discovery Networks EMEA, with the following: localised branches Discovery Networks Deutschland, Discovery Networks Benelux, Discovery Networks Nordic, Discovery Networks Italia and Discovery Networks EMEA (which served all other territories). Again in 2011, Discovery Networks Europe was split into two key branches Discovery Networks Western Europe (DNWE) and Discovery Networks CEEMEA (Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa). DNWE was located in
London and the operations in the
United Kingdom,
Republic of Ireland,
Netherlands,
Sweden,
Denmark,
Italy,
Norway,
Finland,
France and
Flanders. All other operations in Europe are operated by Discovery Networks CEEMEA in
Warsaw. In November 2014, Discovery Networks Western Europe was split into Discovery Networks Northern Europe and Discovery Networks Southern Europe. 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. Between 2014 and 2016 Discovery Networks EMEA consisted of the following branches: Northern Europe, CEEMEA, Southern Europe. From late 2016 all localised operations fall under the umbrella of Discovery EMEA with headquarters in
Amsterdam and
London, and local offices in among other
Milan and
Warsaw. 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.
Merger as Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA Discovery EMEA were merged into WarnerMedia, forming Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA in 2022. == TV channels ==