Discovery Picks Netherlands for Base as No-Deal Brexit Looms
- U.S. media giant sets up Dutch operational hub to keep EU feed
- Company keeps U.K. permits for channels such as Animal Planet
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Discovery Inc. is applying for broadcast licenses in the Netherlands to keep its pay-TV channels such as Animal Planet from going dark in the European Union in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Discovery is also establishing a European operational headquarters in the Netherlands, the company said in an emailed statement on Friday. The U.S. broadcaster is among global media companies that use Britain as a regional hub and without an extension of the status quo, won’t be able to use U.K. licenses to beam content into the EU.