cancel
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

discovery+ app changes September 2025

zulu17
Problem solver
Problem solver

With discovey+ changing this week most platforms  will receive new versions of its app/player. This looks like it will require a new version to be loaded , a fresh acceptance of t&c's cookies etc  and a new signon (using your existing logon credentials).  I presume in the case of the (Youview) EETV Box Pro/Mini the loading of the new version will be automatically handled via youview. On other devices you may need to authortize the upload of a new version. 

If you use discovery+ (for example for TNT Sports etc) you may wish to check/get the latest version installed ahead of when your next use it may take a couple of minutes or so to the above.

I don't know if EETV has any easy route of providing feedback to WBD but currently the picture  tiles used for UHD 4K  streams don't have UHD showing on the picture tile itself  rather you have  select i(nfo) for each of the similar images to find which is the 4K stream. Also whereas on the old platform a Search for "UHD" would list available ondemand UHD catchup that particular search doesn't find them.

There are several benefits in the new version  so does seem an improvement.

15 REPLIES 15
Richardr66
Skilled Contributor
Skilled Contributor

I'm not sure those names are really meant to be public - e.g. ad-lite isn't something currently relevant here. MVDP is an Americanism for Multichannel Video Programming Distributor, i.e. the likes of EETV, Sky, etc.

I imagine there will be a lot more tiers once Discovery+ changes into HBO Max and both the types of subscription tiers increase and those bundled in EE and Sky packages change.

@Richardr66   who knows what will happen next year.. Lot of speculation  exists out there.

https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/09/05/tnt-sports-will-have-separate-app-after-discovery-global-...

Although  obviously  targeted  at the US market  it remains to be seen what their Europe  and UK strategy is. Then of course there is the Paramount  interest .  For now focusing on the September  changes.


@zulu17 wrote:

@Richardr66   who knows what will happen next year.. Lot of speculation  exists out there.

https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/09/05/tnt-sports-will-have-separate-app-after-discovery-global-...

Although  obviously  targeted  at the US market  it remains to be seen what their Europe  and UK strategy is. Then of course there is the Paramount  interest .  For now focusing on the September  changes.


That's because TNT Sports in the US will be part of Global Networks, their International sports offering will not.

 

The International sports offering isn't 

I am confused  then @Richardr66  as this is how WBD announced in June 9

Global Networks will include premier entertainment, sports and news television brands around the world including CNN, TNT Sports in the U.S., and Discovery, top free-to-air channels across Europe,

yet you say different.Uk and Europe do count as being part of the world so most people would expect the Eurosport and  (UK) TNT Sports to fall into that group.

Richardr66
Skilled Contributor
Skilled Contributor

The press release quite specifically states TNT Sports in the US.

Have a look at the presentation at the same time as the press release:

https://s201.q4cdn.com/336605034/files/doc_presentations/Warner-Bros-Discovery-Investor-Presentation... 

Page 7 is the relevant one.

"Global Networks" includes TNT Sports USA

WBD Streaming & Studios includes TNT Sports International and HBO

A news article:

https://www.svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/tnt-sports-international-to-be-part-of-streaming-studios-as... 

DarrenDev
EE Product Expert

I'm guessing you guys are all a nightmare at Christmas too, right? 

You'll just have to wait and see what happens. 😁