Discovery veteran Matthew Butler has been named general manager of Travel Channel, effective immediately. The announcement was made by Kathleen Finch, Chief Lifestyle Brands Officer, and Henry Schleiff, Group President, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, Destination America and American Heroes Channel. His…

Veteran Discovery executive Jane Latman has been named President of HGTV, effective immediately. She replaces Allison Page, who was recently named president of Discovery's joint venture with Chip and Joanna Gaines. "Jane is a terrific creative executive with a proven ability to build strong formats, long-running hit…

Discovery's Travel Channel is searching for ghosts following its rebrand rather than focusing on traditional travelogues. The network rebranded at the end of last year with a new logo – Trvl – and has launched a raft of paranormal series including Ghost Adventures, Haunted Live, specials including Chris Jericho: Monste…

America Unearthed has found a new home. The documentary series, which previously aired on A+E Networks-owned H2 has moved to Discovery's Travel Channel. This comes after H2 was rebranded to Viceland in 2016. Travel Channel has ordered ten episodes of the show, which is hosted by original host Scott Wolter. The show…

Discovery is launching male-skewing network DMAX in the UK as a free-to-air station. The international factual giant is replacing the Travel Channel on free-to-air platforms with the former Scripps-owned network now only available via pay-TV. The network, which is available across Europe in markets such as Germany and…

Ripley's Believe It or Not! is making yet another return, 100 years after Robert L. Ripley launched the brand. Travel Channel is rebooting the iconic series, with Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, Burn Notice) as host and executive producer. Travel Channel has ordered 10 one-hour episodes of the series “that will showcase…

The man who eats strange foods for a living now has to eat some humble pie. Bizarre Foods host and celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern has caused a firestorm in the Asian-American and foodie communities over his comments that Chinese food in the Midwest is served in "horseshit restaurants." Zimmern made the comments to…

After it aired a 12-hour marathon of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations on Sunday, Travel Channel said today that reruns of the Parts Unknown predecessor series will air back-to-back at 10 and 11 PM Tuesdays through July 3. Hosted by chef and travelogian Bourdain, who died Friday, the popular series originally aired…

The Travel Channel will pay tribute Sunday to Anthony Bourdain with a 12-hour marathon of the late chef-adventurer’s Emmy Award-winning 2005-2012 series Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. The series followed his Food Network 2002-03 series A Cook’s Tour and preceded both his other Travel Channel show The Layover…

Travel Channel has greenlighted Mysteries and Myths with Megan Fox (working title), a four-episode hourlong series starring Megan Fox, who serves as co-creator, host and executive producer. Production will begin in June, with a premiere slated for later this year. Fox has been obsessed since an early age with the…

Travel Channel has named veteran TV exec Jane Latman as General Manager, expanding her current role with Discovery. Latman now will be responsible for the creative leadership and programming strategy for the 83 million subscriber network. Latman will remain in Silver Spring, MD and continue to serve as EVP…

Travel Channel has booked its 2017 programming slate with more than 390 hours of programming including a number of new series and nearly 20 pilots. The Scripps-owned channel said it will “showcase more epic stories, exotic locales and famous places that hold the secrets to fascinating events, characters and legends.” E…