Before the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, the subscriber base of Discovery's direct-to-consumer video services, including Discovery+, increased again and reached a high of 24 million subscribers worldwide at the end of March 2022. By comparison, the number of subscribers amounted to 15 million in April of the previous year.
Discovery's direct-to-consumer brands include the SVOD service Discovery+, YouTube channel Global Cycling Network, cable channel Food Network, streaming service GolfTV, as well as Eurosport Player. In April 2022, the company merged with WarnerMedia creating the new media group Warner Bros. Discovery.
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