BBC to air more news programming in US through Discovery

The British Broadcasting Corporation and Discovery Communications have reached an agreement making BBC news material available on Discovery’s analogue cable channels in the US – The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel (TLC), Animal Planet, The Travel Channel and the Discovery Health Channel.

According to the agreement, Discovery has the right to showcase BBC news programmes that deal with the US war on terrorism. Also included in the deal is the news magazine – Newsnight – and evening newscasts.

The ball started rolling when after the events of 11 September through Discovery’s use of BBC World’s programmes on TLC. The two companies have collaborated on five programmes since then on current world events.