Discovery Plus | Discovery+ | Streaming 4 Jan 2021

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Discovery Plus | Discovery+| Streaming 4 Jan 2021

Discovery, the cable programmer behind networks like Discovery Channel, Food Network, HGTV and TLC, will launch a reimagined streaming service called Discovery Plus, Discovery+ in the US on Jan. 4 for $5 a month with commercials and $7 a month ad free, making it the latest traditional media company to rev up a rival to Netflix and Disney Plus. Subscribers can have five user profiles and four concurrent streams—for reference.

Discovery+, Discovery Plus will boast a impressive array of content from across the company’s portfolio, including new 90 Day Fiancé spinoffs, Magnolia Network programs featuring Chip and Joanna Gaines, nature docs from Sir David Attenborough, and more.

As far as what devices will support Discovery Plus, Discovery+ to stream, the company said the service will be "available across major platforms, including connected TVs, web, mobile and tablets," without specifying particular platforms.

Nature, science and environmental programming will be big on Discovery Plus, Discovery+. Topping this catalog in the US will be exclusive streaming rights for many major BBC nature docuseries, like Planet Earth, Blue Planet and Frozen Planet. And Discovery Plus will host the US debut of A Perfect Planet, a new five-part series narrated by Attenborough and created by the executive producer of Planet Earth and The Hunt. The service will also stream content from animal-focused digital programmer The Dodo, and it has content partnerships with large environmental organizations around the world, including The Explorers Club, Oceana and WWF.

In addition, Discovery Plus, Discovery+ will supplement Discovery's own library of nonfiction programming by licensing content from A&E, The History Channel and Lifetime, adding more than 1,500 episodes from programs like The First 48, Bring It, Dance Moms, Ice Road Truckers, Pawn Stars, Ancient Aliens, Storage Wars, 60 Days In, Intervention and Ghost Hunters.

Discovery+, discovery plus partnered with Verizon to offer free access if you have certain Verizon services. According to Verizon, any customer with one line on Play More or Get More Unlimited service, new Fios Internet subscribers, or new 5G Home subscribers is eligible for the free year of Discovery+. Those with the Verizon Unlimited plan, Go Unlimited, Beyond Unlimited, Above Unlimited, Do More Unlimited, and Start Unlimited are eligible for six free months of Discovery+.

Customers on a business account cannot take advantage of the promotion, nor can current Fios or 5G Home subscribers.

To sign up for Discovery+, discovery plus you can enter your email address on the Discovery+ website or Verizon website. The service plans to email updates to potential subscribers about how they can sign up for the January 4 launch date.