Discovery+, the Glossary
Discovery+ (pronounced "Discovery Plus"; stylized as discovery+) is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).[1]
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124 relations: A&E (TV network), A&E Networks, Amazon Fire TV, American Ninja Warrior, Android (operating system), Android TV, Animal Planet, Apple TV, Arabic, Armenia, Asia–Pacific, Asian Food Network, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bait-and-switch, Belarus, BluTV, Brazil, BT Group, Canada, Chris Licht, Chromecast, Churn rate, Claro (company), CNN, CNN+, Corus Entertainment, David Zaslav, Denmark, Digital distribution, Digital media player, Discovery Channel, Discovery, Inc., Dplay, English language, Entertainment, Estonia, Europe, Eurosport, Event television, Factual television, Finland, Flipping Out, Food Network, Food Network (Canada), French language, Georgia (country), German language, Germany, Globe Telecom, ... Expand index (74 more) »
- Max (streaming service)
- Warner Bros. Discovery brands
A&E (TV network)
A&E is an American basic cable network and the flagship television property of A&E Networks.
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A&E Networks
A&E Television Networks, LLC, stylized as A+E NETWORKS, is an American multinational broadcasting company that is a 50–50 joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company through its Entertainment division.
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Amazon Fire TV
Amazon Fire TV (stylized as amazon fireTV) is a line of digital media players and microconsoles developed by Amazon since 2014.
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American Ninja Warrior
American Ninja Warrior (sometimes abbreviated as ANW) is an American sports entertainment reality show based on the Japanese television reality show Sasuke, which also serves as a successor of American Ninja Challenge.
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Android (operating system)
Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
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Android TV
Android TV is a smart TV operating system based on Android and developed by Google.
Animal Planet
Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel, and associated AnimalPlanet.com website content, owned by the Warner Bros.
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Apple TV
Apple TV is a digital media player and microconsole developed and marketed by Apple.
Arabic
Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia.
Asia–Pacific
The Asia–Pacific (APAC) is the region of the world adjoining the western Pacific Ocean.
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Asian Food Network
The Asian Food Network (AFN), formerly known as Asian Food Channel, is a Southeast Asian pay television channel and website owned by Warner Bros. Discovery International through its Asia-Pacific division.
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Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and West Asia.
Bait-and-switch
Bait-and-switch is a form of fraud used in retail sales but also employed in other contexts.
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Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.
BluTV
BluTV is a Turkish media provider offering streaming media and video on demand services via the internet. Discovery+ and BluTV are internet television streaming services and subscription video on demand services.
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.
BT Group
BT Group plc (formerly British Telecom) is a British multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered in London, England.
Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
Chris Licht
Christopher Andrew Licht (born October 22, 1971) is an American television newsman and producer.
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Chromecast
Chromecast is a line of digital media players developed by Google.
Churn rate
Churn rate (sometimes called attrition rate) is a measure of the proportion of individuals or items moving out of a group over a specific period.
Claro (company)
Claro Company, known as Claro Mexico or simply Claro, is a Mexican company part of América Móvil, a Mexican telecom group.
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CNN
Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States. Discovery+ and CNN are Warner Bros. Discovery brands.
CNN+
CNN+ was a subscription streaming service and online news channel owned by the CNN division of WarnerMedia News & Sports. Discovery+ and CNN+ are internet television streaming services and max (streaming service).
Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment, Inc. (often simply known as Corus, stylized as corus. since 2016) is a Canadian mass media company.
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David Zaslav
David Zaslav (born January 15, 1960) is an American media executive who is the current CEO and president of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Denmark
Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.
Digital distribution
Digital distribution, also referred to as content delivery, online distribution, or electronic software distribution, among others, is the delivery or distribution of digital media content such as audio, video, e-books, video games, and other software.
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A digital media player (also known as a streaming device or streaming box) is a type of consumer electronics device designed for the storage, playback, or viewing of digital media content.
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Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel, known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery, is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav.
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Discovery, Inc.
Discovery, Inc. was an American multinational mass media factual television conglomerate based in New York City.
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Dplay
Dplay (stylized as dplay) was one of the brand names of online video on demand services operated by Discovery, Inc. Discovery operated such services under the Dplay name in Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) and Spain. Discovery+ and dplay are max (streaming service) and Warner Bros. Discovery brands.
English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
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Entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight.
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Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe.
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Eurosport
Eurosport is a French group of pay television networks in Europe and parts of Asia.
Event television
Event television (sometimes used in verb form as the buzzword "eventize") is a television network marketing concept which arose in the early 2010s and is characterized by a shift in priorities towards enticing audiences to watch programming immediately as it is broadcast.
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Factual television
Factual television is a genre of non-fiction television programming that documents actual events and people.
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Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
Flipping Out
Flipping Out is an American reality television series that debuted on Bravo on July 31, 2007, and ended on November 20, 2018.
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Food Network
Food Network is an American basic cable channel owned by Television Food Network, G.P., a joint venture and general partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery Networks (which holds a 69% ownership stake of the network) and Nexstar Media Group (which owns the remaining 31%).
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Food Network (Canada)
Food Network, formerly called Food Network Canada, is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel based on the U.S. cable network of the same name.
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French language
French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.
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Georgia (country)
Georgia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia.
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German language
German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.
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Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Globe Telecom
Globe Telecom, Inc., commonly shortened as Globe, is a major provider of telecommunications services in the Philippines.
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Globoplay
Globoplay is a Brazilian subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Grupo Globo. Discovery+ and Globoplay are internet television streaming services and subscription video on demand services.
GolfTV
GolfTV was an international streaming service owned by Warner Bros. Discovery through its international sports unit and run by its Warner Bros. Discovery+ and GolfTV are max (streaming service) and Warner Bros. Discovery brands.
HBO Go
HBO Go is an authenticated video-on-demand streaming system of the pay television service HBO, now serving only the Southeast Asian region at least until late 2024. Discovery+ and HBO Go are max (streaming service) and subscription video on demand services.
HGTV
HGTV (an initialism for Home & Garden Television) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script.
History Channel
History (stylized in all caps), formerly and commonly known as the History Channel, is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company's General Entertainment Content Division.
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Investigation Discovery
Investigation Discovery, stylized and branded on-air as ID since 2008, is an American multinational pay television network dedicated to true crime documentaries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
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IOS
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed by Apple exclusively for its smartphones.
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country mostly in Central Asia, with a part in Eastern Europe.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia, lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges.
Latvia
Latvia (Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
Lifetime (TV network)
Lifetime is an American basic cable channel that is part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a subsidiary of A&E Networks, which is jointly owned by Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company.
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A streaming media service (also simply called a streaming service) is an online platform that allows users to watch or listen to content, such as movies, TV shows, music, or podcasts, over the internet. Discovery+ and list of streaming media services are internet television streaming services.
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Lithuania
Lithuania (Lietuva), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe.
Lower third
In the television industry, a lower third is a graphic overlay placed in the title-safe lower area of the screen, though not necessarily the entire lower third of it, as the name suggests.
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Magnolia Network
Magnolia Network is an American basic cable network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery and Chip and Joanna Gaines.
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Mass media include the diverse arrays of media that reach a large audience via mass communication.
Max (streaming service)
Max, formerly and still known in some regions as HBO Max, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. Discovery+ and Max (streaming service) are internet television streaming services, subscription video on demand services and Warner Bros. Discovery brands.
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Megogo
Megogo (stylized as MEGOGO) (Ukrainian: Мегого) is an international OTT/VOD service based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Moldova
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova (Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, on the northeastern corner of the Balkans.
NBCUniversal Media Group is the television and streaming arm of NBCUniversal, and the direct descendant and successor of the former division NBCUniversal Television Group, which existed from 2004 to 2019.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
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Norway
Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Over-the-top (OTT) media service refers to a media service offered directly to viewers via the Internet, typically provided by third-parties without the involvement or control by an Internet service provider (ISP).
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Paywall
A paywall is a method of restricting access to content, with a purchase or a paid subscription, especially news.
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.
Polish language
Polish (język polski,, polszczyzna or simply polski) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group within the Indo-European language family written in the Latin script.
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Portuguese language
Portuguese (português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.
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Queer Eye (2003 TV series)
Queer Eye is an American reality television series that premiered on the Bravo network in July 2003, initially broadcast as Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
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Republic of Ireland
Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.
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Roku
Roku is a brand owned by the American tech company Roku, Inc.
Russian language
Russian is an East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Russia.
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Sky Group
Sky Group Limited is a British media and telecommunications conglomerate, which is a subsidiary of the American conglomerate Comcast, and headquartered in Isleworth.
Sky Q
Sky Q is a subscription-based television and entertainment service operated by British satellite television provider Sky, as a part of its operations in Austria and Germany, Ireland, Italy and in the UK.
Spain
Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.
Spanish language
Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.
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A spin-off or spinoff is any narrative work derived from an already existing work that focuses on different aspects from the original work.
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Streaming media refers to multimedia for playback using an offline or online media player that is delivered through a network.
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Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.
Tajikistan
Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia.
Tamil language
Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia.
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Telugu language
Telugu (తెలుగు|) is a Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language.
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The Biggest Loser (American TV series)
The Biggest Loser is an American competition reality show that initially ran on NBC for 17 seasons from 2004 to 2016 before moving to USA Network in 2020.
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The Real Housewives
The Real Housewives is an American reality television franchise that began on March 21, 2006, with The Real Housewives of Orange County.
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The Real Housewives of Cheshire
The Real Housewives of Cheshire (abbreviated RHOCheshire) is a British reality television programme that premiered on ITVBe on 12 January 2015.
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The Real Housewives of Johannesburg
The Real Housewives of Johannesburg (abbreviated RHOJ) is a South African reality television series that premiered on M-Net's rebranded channel, 1Magic.
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The Real Housewives of Melbourne
The Real Housewives of Melbourne (abbreviated RHOMelbourne) is an Australian reality television series that premiered 23 February 2014 on Arena.
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TLC (TV network)
TLC is an American multinational cable and satellite television network owned by the Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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TNT Sports (United Kingdom)
TNT Sports (formerly BT Sport) is a group of pay television sports channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Top Chef Canada
Top Chef Canada is a Canadian reality competition television series.
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Travel Channel
Travel Channel (stylized as Trvl Channel since 2018) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery previously owned the channel from 1997 to 2007.
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Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west.
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TVN Group
TVN S.A. (trade name: Grupa TVN) is a Polish media and entertainment group established in 1995 as TVN Sp.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation.
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Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc., is an American telecommunications company headquartered in New York City.
Video on demand
Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films digitally on request.
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Vodafone
Vodafone Group is a British multinational telecommunications company.
WAGS (TV series)
WAGS, also known as WAGS LA, is an American reality documentary television series that ran for three seasons on the E! television network.
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Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific
Warner Bros.
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Warner Media, LLC (doing business as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate owned by AT&T.
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Xbox One
The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft.
Xbox Series X and Series S
The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are the fourth generation of consoles in the Xbox series.
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Yes (company)
yes (יס), formerly incorporated as D.B.S. Satellite Services (1998) Ltd (די.בי.אס.), is the sole direct broadcast satellite television provider in Israel.
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90 Day Fiancé
90 Day Fiancé is an American reality television series on TLC that follows couples who have applied for or received a K-1 visa, available uniquely to foreign fiancés of US citizens, and who therefore have 90 days to marry each other from the time the foreign national fiancé enters the United States.
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See also
Max (streaming service)
- CNN+
- Discovery+
- Dplay
- DramaFever
- FilmStruck
- GolfTV
- HBO Go
- HBO Now
- HBO Portugal
- Max (streaming service)
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
- The Dog House (TV series)
Warner Bros. Discovery brands
- Adult Swim
- Boing (TV channel)
- Boomerang (TV network)
- CNN
- Cartoon Network
- Cartoonito
- DC Comics
- DC Entertainment
- Discovery Expedition (clothing)
- Discovery Kids
- Discovery+
- Dplay
- Golf Digest
- Golf World
- GolfTV
- Great Big Story
- HBO
- Hanna-Barbera
- Infinifilm
- Kids' WB
- Looney Tunes
- Lorimar Television
- Mad (magazine)
- Max (streaming service)
- Merrie Melodies
- Ruby-Spears
- TNT (American TV network)
- Telepictures
- The WB
- Toonami
- Turner Classic Movies
- Warner Archive Collection
- Warner Bros. Animation
- Warner Bros. Discovery India
- Wonder Comics (DC Comics)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery%2B
Also known as Discovery +, Discovery Plus, Discovery streaming service.
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