Comedy Central expands Snapchat Discover content offerings with global slate Joseph O'Halloran
| 31 March 2016
Iconic US channel Comedy Central is expanding its Discover channel on Snapchat with an extensive development slate of original series created exclusively for the social media platform.
Comedy Central 31 march 2016An inaugural partner for the January 2015 launch of Snapchat Discover, the US Comedy Central channel has become one of the most popular platforms for fans of the comedy brand. In February 2016, Comedy Central launched its international Snapchat Discover channel to fans around the world. The new Snapchat slate includes global green-lights for nine new series encompassing a range of formats covering the worlds of animation, sketch, stand-up, reality television and late night.
All new series will be available for streaming exclusively on Comedy Central’s Discover channel globally. Premiere dates will be announced at a later date.
“We launched our Snapchat Discover channel internationally just two months ago and are thrilled with the response from fans,” commented Jill Offman, SVP and head of Comedy Central International. “With a mission to become the home of funny across every platform internationally, this fresh new content lets us give our audiences more of what they love and expect from Comedy Central around the world.”