LONDON: Discovery Inc is laying the groundwork to move employees and broadcast licences to the Netherlands should it become clear that a no-deal Brexit is likely, according to sources.
The US broadcaster, home to channels such as Animal Planet and Eurosport, is among global media companies that use Britain as a regional hub. Without a deal that extends the status quo, allowing them to continue beaming channels into the European Union with UK licences, they risk their channels going dark in March 2019.
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