MUMBAI: Discovery Enterprise International, the programme sales and licensing arm of US non fiction broadcaster Discovery, has announced the launch of ?D10?, a series of shorts that can be specially adapted for any client, on any platform.

The new package is being showcased at the on-going television trade event MipTV 2012.

D10 takes Discovery?s tremendous archive of over 10,000 hours of premium content to offer the entertainment package for mobile and online subscribers. With nearly unlimited content that can be personalised to match any client?s needs, these awe-inspiring, one to two minute clips are made of the best top 10 moments from the company?s portfolio of global brands, led by Discovery Channel and including TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel and Investigation Discovery.

Discovery Enterprises International senior VP Nicolas Bonard said, "As the industry?s leading producer of factual entertainment, Discovery distributes the world?s number one library of nonfiction programing that resonates with an eclectic, widespread, international audience. With enough content to develop any type of customizable short, it is only natural to further expand the company?s offering to clients with subscribers across multiple platforms."

D10 clients will obtain such clips as ?World?s Deadliest Sharks?, ?Top 10 Wild Survival Techniques? or ?Incredible Makeovers?. D10 can be tailored for any platform, including mobile, games, Terrestrial Television, DVD and Publishing. For mobile clients, D10 will be used for streaming video or screen savers. Discovery content will also be tied in to creative interactive games, or used as bonus footage for DVDs. D10, and its collection of the best of Discovery?s riveting content, is available immediately for all digital, mobile and online clients.

MUMBAI: For the 4,200 passengers on board the Costa Concordia, the events of 13 January were all too real and terrifying. Now, US infotainment broadcaster Discovery Channel will dissect the anatomy of this devastating disaster at sea in a world premiere special airing this year.

What happened at the time of the accident? Just what role did Captain Francesco Schettino play? How did the crew evacuate the ship? What are the mechanics of searching the site while safeguarding the waters against environmental damage? And what lies next for the massive, unprecedented salvage mission? Discovery goes beyond the breaking news and current headlines exploring whether salvage teams will even be able to save the ship and successfully dismantle its once mighty hull and frame.

Only hours after leaving port in Civitavecchia, outside of Rome, the luxury cruiseship ran aground just off Giglio Island. With 11 confirmed dead and 23 passengers still missing, the Costa Concordia is a huge human disaster but in the months ahead it will be marked by epic engineering challenges. Discovery crews will be covering the teams charged with figuring out a way to salvage a shipping vessel larger than the Titanic.

Discovery Channel executive VP production and development Nancy Daniels said, "The world has been horrified and captivated by the real life drama of the Costa Concordia disaster. With so many unanswered questions, Discovery will piece together not only the immediate events but the bigger story of what comes next in recovery and restoration".

MUMBAI: Discovery Channel is launching Wildest India, a five-part series that will premiere on 22 January at 12 noon.

The show will air every Thursday at 8 pm, starting 26 January.

With this new series Discovery Channel is hailing India?s diversity showcasing India?s wildlife, secret locations, epic landscapes and colourful beauty.

Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific South Asia Sr. VP and GM Rahul Johri said, ?Wildest India will take viewers on a safari around the country without ever having to leave their living rooms. With the unique and distinctive content, Discovery Channel aims to present for its viewers the unseen and enchanting Indian wildlife.?

The series explores the wildest and most remote parts of India, from the Himalayan Mountains, down the River Ganges and across to the world of the North East. It will showcase India?s wildlife and grand terrains, while bringing to the fore the relationship that exists between land, wildlife and human beings in the subcontinent.