DISCOVERY NETWORKS and Bein MEDIA GROUP to HOST a 2-DAY Event DARNIVAL the FAMILY Carnival, an Official EVENT of DUBAI FOOD FESTIVAL 2017
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DISCOVERY NETWORKS and beIN MEDIA GROUP TO HOST a 2-DAY event DARNIVAL The FAMILY Carnival, An official EVENT OF DUBAI FOOD FESTIVAL 2017 UAE, February 2017: The Dubai Food Festival is about to get underway with the launch of the first-ever Darnival event, running from the 24th – 25th February 2017, at the Festival Bay, Festival City Mall Dubai. In partnership with Dubai Food Festival (DFF), Darnival is expected to become one of the biggest draws during the most anticipated citywide food festivals in the Middle East. The two-day family oriented event will capture the imagination and inspire audiences across Dubai with a fusion of fun and entertaining activations from some of Discovery Networks’ newest and most popular brands available exclusively on beIN – Fatafeat, DKids, DLife and DMAX – bringing the channels to life for an eager audience. Taking center stage at the Darnival festival will be the Fatafeat Kitchen, which returns for the 3rd year featuring live cooking demonstrations by Fatafeat’s biggest celebrity chefs Mohamad Orfali, Leila Fathallah, Daad Abu-Jaber, Salma Soleiman, Karim Haidar, Wafik Belaid, Darine El Khatib and Arda Turkmen. Star of DLife’s show “Ask Dr Nandi”, Dr. Partha Nandi will make a special appearance and conduct a live Q&A session on health and wellbeing. As well as a fun live performance by Chatterbox from the popular DKids shows Hi-5, plus the unveiling of DKids channel new characters. Darnivalensure a plenty of family fun across the two days. Nancy Hanna, Head of Brand for Discovery Networks MENA region, said, "Last year, the company witnessed amazing success of the Fatafeat Kitchen, and we are excited to working again with Dubai Food Festival by bringing Darnival to celebrate the most anticipated event in the Middle East. “Darnival promises to be an amazing family carnival filled with entertaining, fun, and engaging activities and giving the audience a chance to experience their favorite channels on beIN.” “We are committed to providing an exceptional experience to our fans and invest in moments that bring our fans closer.” She added. Darnival the Family carnival is hosted as a part of Dubai Food Festival 2017 at Festival Bay, Festival City Mall Dubai. Dubai Food Festival the 17-day festival, with a citywide program of events, promotions and activities, will run from 23 February to 11 March. For more information regarding Darnival please visit www.darnival.com --END— About Discovery Communications: Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) satisfies curiosity and engages superfans with a portfolio of premium nonfiction, sports and kids programming brands. Reaching 3 billion cumulative viewers across pay-TV and free-to-air platforms in more than 220 countries and territories, Discovery’s portfolio includes the global brands Discovery Channel, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Animal Planet, Science and Turbo/Velocity, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports content across Europe. Discovery reaches audiences across all screens through digital- first programming from Discovery VR, Seeker and SourceFed Studios, as well as over- the-top and TV Everywhere offerings including Eurosport Player, Dplay, Discovery K!ds Play and Discovery GO. www.discoverycommunications.com About beIN MEDIA GROUP beIN is a leading global network broadcasting in the Middle East and North Africa (in 24 countries), France, USA, Canada, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia. beIN is a multi-genre platform providing exclusive access to prime sporting competitions including: FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League, football leagues from Europe including Spain’s La Liga, England’s Premier League, Italy’s Serie A, France’s Ligue 1, German’s League Bundesliga; CAN, AFC Champions League and AFC Asian Cup. Among the world’s other most popular sports, tennis (including French Open, US Open), basketball (NBA), motorsports (MotoGP, Dakar Rally, NASCAR), cycling (Tour de France), rugby (Six Nations) and many more including handball (Qatar 2015) and gymnastics are also broadcast by beIN. beIN offers complete spectrum of entertainment including blockbuster movies from around the world, stunning local and global entertainment besides best in class sports events all delivered through state of art technology. Through beIN SPORTS CONNECT beIN DTH subscribers as well as non-subscribers can access content anytime anywhere. For further information about beIN, please contact Media Office Tel.: +971 433 888 34 | Email: [email protected] For more information about Darnival please contact: Tayyab Babar - PR Manager | Mobile: +971 55 414 9296 | Email: [email protected] Entourage Company | Tel.: +971 433 888 34 | Website: www.entourageintl.com .