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[10/18/21 - 09:52 AM]
Ina Garten, The Iconic Barefoot Contessa, Expands Relationship with Discovery Inc. Across All Platforms with Multi-Year Deal
Her inaugural project under the deal is "Be My Guest" (WT), a new series in development for 2022 with a fresh take on Ina's signature style of welcoming viewers into her home.

[via press release from Discovery, Inc.]

INA GARTEN, THE ICONIC BAREFOOT CONTESSA, EXPANDS RELATIONSHIP WITH DISCOVERY INC. ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS WITH MULTI-YEAR DEAL

Projects Include Brand-New Multiplatform Series Be My Guest (WT) Slated to Premiere in 2022

NEW YORK, NY - October 18, 2021 - Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, has locked an exclusive multi-year deal with Discovery Inc. to create content across all the company's platforms, it was announced today by Courtney White, President, Food Network and Streaming Food Content, Discovery Inc. The deal expands Garten's reach even beyond her wildly popular Barefoot Contessa franchise with projects in the works for streaming, linear and podcasts. Her inaugural project under the deal is Be My Guest (WT), a new series in development for 2022 with a fresh take on Ina's signature style of welcoming viewers into her home. The series is structured as a true multi-platform project with three distinct versions: an hour-long extended cut on discovery+, half hour on Food Network linear and a companion podcast.

"Ina has a huge, devoted fan base who know that each and every Ina premiere is a television event. Ina's new series showcases her exceptional talents beyond what she has ever shared before," said White. "I am thrilled that we will be continuing our relationship on multiple platforms for years to come."

"I'm so looking forward to filming new shows" said Garten. "With Be My Guest I'm welcoming really fun, interesting people into my barn in East Hampton for good food and conversation. The range of platforms - from streaming and network TV, to audio - offers new and creative ways to connect with new viewers. This is going to be so much fun!"

Ina Garten is a New York Times bestselling cookbook author of twelve cookbooks and the host of Food Network's Emmy Award-winning Barefoot Contessa. Her latest book Modern Comfort Food was released in October 2020. She lives in East Hampton, New York, with her husband, Jeffrey.

Ina's current series Barefoot Contessa: Modern Comfort Food kicks off a new season on Food Network on Sunday, October 31st at 12:30pm ET/PT and is produced by Pacific Productions.

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FOOD NETWORK (www.foodnetwork.com) is a unique lifestyle network, website and magazine that connects viewers to the power and joy of food. The network strives to be viewers' best friend in food and is committed to leading by teaching, inspiring, empowering and entertaining through its talent and expertise. Food Network is distributed to nearly 100 million U.S. households and draws over 46 million unique web users monthly. Since launching in 2009, Food Network Magazine's rate base has grown 13 times and is the No. 2 best-selling monthly magazine on the newsstand, with 13.5 million readers. Food Network is owned by Discovery, Inc., a global leader in real life entertainment serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world and spanning 220 countries and territories; the portfolio also includes direct-to-consumer streaming services such as discovery+ and Food Network Kitchen, along with premium brands Discovery Channel, HGTV, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and the multi-platform JV with Chip and Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Network as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport.

discovery+ is the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service. discovery+ features a landmark partnership with Verizon that gives their customers with select plans up to 12 months of discovery+ on Verizon. discovery+ has the largest-ever content offering of any new streaming service at launch, featuring a wide range of exclusive, original series across popular, passion verticals in which Discovery brands have a strong leadership position, including lifestyle and relationships; home and food; true crime; paranormal; adventure and natural history; as well as science, tech and the environment, and a slate of high-quality documentaries. For more, visit discoveryplus.com or find it on a variety of platforms and devices, including ones from Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Roku and Samsung.





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