Discovery+ launches today, and it’s available on Fire TV, Roku and more

Discovery waited until the last possible moment to announce where you can stream content from Discovery+. But now that the service is officially available in the US, the company has finally shared that information. The list of places where you can do...

Discovery+ starts streaming in the US on January 4th for $5 per month

Discovery’s long-in-the-making streaming service is nearly ready. The media giant has revealed that its Discovery+ service will launch in the US on January 4th, 2021. It’ll cost the $5 per month you’d expect for some specialty services, but that stil...

Food Network’s cooking classes begin on Echo Show and Alexa devices

At Amazon's big Alexa event last month, Discovery revealed its Food Network Kitchen service, which is now live across its iOS and Android apps and Alexa-powered devices. It includes live, interactive cooking classes featuring the network's star chefs...

Food Network’s cooking instruction service lets you ask Alexa for help

Discovery wants to be your one-stop shop for cooking classes, and it's enlisting Amazon's help to make that happen. The broadcaster has unveiled a Food Network Kitchen service that offers a mix of live classes from celebrity chefs, on-demand classes...

Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay Gets a Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


Celebrity chef, restaurateur and reality TV personality Bobby Flay received a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame star on Tuesday.The 50-year old Flay is the 2553rd recipient and the first ever chef to be...

The Neelys divorce news: After two decades of marriage, Pat and Gina Neely split


The news about the Neelys’ divorce caught many cooking enthusiasts off guard. Pat Neely and Gina Neely announced to fans the decision to end their marriage of nearly 20 years. The news was equivalent...

Giada De Laurentiis Tries Her Hand at Modeling


She is in her forties and the author of a famous recipe book. Giada De Laurentiis however decided to swap roles for a while and so she took to the catwalk. Wearing a bright red dress that made her...

Dish Network In Talks to Provide Online Only Programming


Sources are claiming that Dish Network is in talks with several networks on providing live programming over the Internet. If successful this would be the first streaming media offering to provide...

Comcast, Scripps deal brings more internet streaming video on Xfinity TV

While some pay-TV providers are tied up in nasty battles with the studios that provide them content, Comcast and Scripps have just inked an agreement to bring the company's lifestyle programming to cable subscribers over the internet. As noted in the press release (embedded after the break) the multi-year deal brings HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel and Great American Country to Comcast's TV Everywhere portal, via mobile (and "other" devices) and on Scripps websites. Probably not a minor element in the deal is the inclusion of support for Comcast's on the fly ad-insertion for VOD, which should push the efforts of both partners along, although potentially unskippable ads could be less viewer friendly.

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