Broadcaster risks losing flagship programs following claims major backer will not renew multi-million pound deal.

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They were the lavish programmes that revealed the natural world to television audiences in stunning detail and garnered the BBC almost universal praise. The corporation extended its deal with Discovery Networks International in to co-produce landmark factual programming until But according to trade paper Broadcast , discussions on renewal have closed. However, it will become more difficult to justify the risk of financing multimillion-pound, multi-year projects without the backing of another major broadcaster, their makers warned.

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Planet Earth , screened in , had Sir David Attenborough narrating footage of snow leopards hunting in the mountains, and lion predation on elephants. He added that Discovery was moving away from high-end content and focusing instead on less expensive fare.

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Mr Haines said he would be sad to see the partnership end, but added: Tim Westcott, a television analyst at IHS Screen Digest, said that as a result of the licence fee being frozen for six years in , the corporation has to watch its pennies more carefully.

Discovery declined to comment. Danny Cohen, Director of BBC Television, said: There will certainly be no reduction in this vital strand of programming in the UK or internationally. We use cookies to enhance your visit to our site and to bring you advertisements that might interest you. Read our Privacy and Cookie Policies to find out more. Advertising helps fund our journalism and keep it truly independent. It helps to build our international editorial team, from war correspondents to investigative reporters, commentators to critics.

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