KOLKATA: Starting today, SVoD streaming service Discovery+ will be available on the Jio set-top box. Through this partnership, Discovery+ will bring to JioFiber users its world-class content across 40+ genres such as science, adventure, food, lifestyle animation among others.
The streaming app has launched on JioFiber with an impressive line-up of hundreds of marquee shows across 60 different sub-genres and in multiple languages including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali.
The partnership will give JioFiber customers an opportunity to access Discovery Network’s premium shows and specials including the incredibly successful Into The Wild series featuring superstars Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar; some of the greatest hits like Man vs Wild, Gold Rush, Expedition Unknown, 90 Day Fiancé, How The Universe Works, among others as well as popular Indian titles like Breaking Point, Revealed: Rashtrapati Bhavan, Himalayan Tsunami, and India 2050, to name a few. Consumers will also be able to access all the latest discovery+ originals such as, Vande Bharat Flight IX1344: Hope to survival, Secrets of Sinauli, Mission Frontline, Super Soul and Ladakh Warrior that debuted over the past couple of months.
Discovery direct-to-consumer APAC head Issac John said, “We believe that discovery+ is a product for every Indian household. Our partnership with Jio presents a distinct opportunity to take discovery+ and its repository of incredible storytelling to deeper pockets of the country facilitated by Jio’s unparalleled reach and remarkable service.”
All new and existing JioFiber users on Rs 999 and above plans can enjoy world-class, real-life content by downloading the discovery+ app on the Jio app store.
The news comes a day after discovery+ announced a high-volume, multi-territory deal with leading independent distributor All3Media International. More than 250 hours of premium non-scripted content features in the acquisition, including Race Across the World, Naked Attraction, The Undateables and titles from All3Media International’s Gordon Ramsay portfolio.
