Warner Bros. Discovery acquires Switchover Media
Snapshot
Warner Bros. Discovery acquired Switchover Media in December 2012. Switchover Media is a Italy-based International Networks business.
- Acquirer
- Warner Bros. Discovery
- Target
- Switchover Media
- Value
- (not disclosed)
- Date
- December 2012
- Type
- full acquisition
- Status
- ready
The deal at a glance
About this deal
Warner Bros. Discovery acquired Switchover Media, a transaction completed in December 2012.
Switchover Media operates in International Networks, is based in Italy. Discovery Communications acquired Switchover Media, a group of five Italian television channels with children's and entertainment programming, expanding its International Networks presence in Italy.
On December 28, 2012, the Company acquired Switchover Media, a group of five Italian television channels with children's and entertainment programming.
Switchover Media's Italian children's and entertainment channels added owned-and-operated distribution in a major European market to Discovery's International Networks segment. International Networks segment
No advisory firms have been disclosed for this transaction.