discovery+ now available on LG Smart TVs in Canada
Thursday, January 20th, 2022discovery+ Now Available On LG Smart TVs In Canada
- discovery+ Features 60,000 Episodes from Discovery’s Iconic Brands and More Than 200 New, Exclusive Originals
NEW YORK and TORONTO — Discovery, Inc. and LG Electronics Canada announced today that discovery+, the definitive non-fiction subscription streaming service, is now available on LG Smart TVs in Canada, including LG’s line-up of award-winning LG OLED TVs and LG QNED MiniLED TVs*.
LG customers in Canada now have direct access to discovery+ and more than 200 exclusive, original series across fan-favourite, real life genres, including True Crime, Home, Relationships, Food, Paranormal and Nature. Viewers will also have access to 60,000 episodes of current and classic shows from Discovery’s iconic portfolio of networks, including HGTV, Food Network, TLC, ID, OWN, Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Magnolia Network, and the largest streaming collection of natural history content from the BBC. In Canada, discovery+ offers more than 1,000 episodes of Discovery’s most popular series subtitled in French.
“We are thrilled to add LG Smart TVs to the growing list of platforms that discovery+ is available on in Canada and provide LG customers with direct access to the definitive real life streaming service,” said Gabriel Sauerhoff, SVP, Digital Distribution & Commercial Partnerships, Discovery, Inc. “LG has long been a valued partner and as our relationship with them continues to expand, we are very excited to be able to reach more of their customers across the globe.”
“The arrival of the discovery+ app on LG webOS Smart TVs, delivers a new range of premium, educational and inspiring content to LG TV owners,” said Matthew Durgin, Head of North America Smart TV Partnerships, LG Electronics. “LG Smart TVs truly elevate the home entertainment experience with access to the most anticipated and sought-after content delivered with critically-acclaimed picture quality the way the creators intended it to be seen. We are proud to partner with discovery+ to bring this content to LG TV owners.”
LG Smart TV owners in Canada can now access discovery+ on their Smart TV’s webOS platform by opening the discovery+ app using their remote or, when available, by saying “discovery plus” directly into their LG Magic Remote.
discovery+ is available starting at CAD $4.99 per month, with an ad-free version available for CAD $6.99 per month.
* discovery+ is now available on 2018 and newer LG Smart TV models
Links: LG Electronics; Discovery, Inc
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