Press Releases
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April 14, 2011
TLC TAKES VIEWERS INTO THE SECRET WORLD OF GYPSIES
TLC will introduce viewers to the hidden world of gypsies with two projects that share the culture and traditions of this highly secretive community. Today, the network announces that is has acquired "Big Fat Gypsy …
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April 14, 2011
DISCOVERY’S TELEVISION, ONLINE AND APP AUDIENCES MUST DETERMINE PENN & TELLER’S BOLD FACED LIES IN NEW FALL SERIES SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE
Penn & Teller, the Las Vegas show-stopping iconoclasts, bring their unique vision of the world and astonishing prestidigitation skills to Discovery Channel with SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE, a multi-platform series with a twist that promises …
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April 6, 2011
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS TO REPORT FIRST QUARTER 2011 RESULTS ON THURSDAY, APRIL 28
(Silver Spring, Md.) - Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) will report first quarter 2011 results on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 7:30 a.m. EDT. The company will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. …
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March 2, 2011
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS LAUNCHES SOCIAL MEDIA-FUELED DISCOVERY CHANNEL APP FOR IPAD
(Silver Spring, Md.) - Discovery Communications, the world's number one nonfiction media company, announced today its Discovery Channel App for iPad is now available on the App Store. The interactive app complements Discovery Channel's award-winning …
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March 1, 2011
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS LAUNCHES FACEBOOK® COMMENTS PLUGIN ACROSS WEBSITES
(Silver Spring, MD) - Discovery Communications today launched Facebook's updated Comments plugin across video clip pages for Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Investigation Discovery, Military Channel, and Discovery Health, as well as more …
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February 11, 2011
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS FULL YEAR AND FOURTH QUARTER 2010 RESULTS
Full Year 2010 Financial Highlights: · Revenues increased 9% to $3.77 billion· Adjusted OIBDA increased 14% to $1.70 billion· Net income from continuing operations increased 17% to $641 million· Repurchased 16.7 million shares at an …
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January 27, 2011
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES TWO NEW SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS POSITIONS TO BE FILLED BY TOP EXECUTIVES
Silver Spring, Md. - Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today announced two new senior communications positions will be filled by top executives, Laurie Goldberg and Elizabeth Hillman. Hillman, currently Senior Vice President, Communications for …
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January 6, 2011
CHICAGO IS CASH CAB’S KINDA TOWN EMMY®AWARD-WINNING HIT GAME SHOW SERIES IS WINDY CITY BOUND
(Pasadena, Ca.) - Discovery Channel has announced a Chicago spin-off of CASH CAB, everyone's favorite game show-on-the-go. The new Windy City edition of the Emmy®award-winning series is set for a Summer 2011 premiere with Second …
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January 6, 2011
EMMY®-NOMINATED ORIGINAL SERIES OUT OF THE WILD RETURNS, THIS TIME IN VENEZUELA’S UNFORGIVING WILDERNESS
(Pasadena, Ca.) - Nine ordinary Americans volunteered to participate in one of the world's most intense tests of will in the hit series OUT OF THE WILD, an eight-part riveting depiction of man's and woman's …
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January 6, 2011
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY TEAMS WITH DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER KEITH BEAUCHAMP TO EXPLORE KEY FBI CIVIL RIGHTS-ERA COLD CASES IN A NEW DOCU-SERIES THE INJUSTICE FILES
(Pasadena, CA) - In February 2007, the FBI officially launched a new investigative effort called the Civil Rights-Era Cold Case Initiative, which was tasked with taking a fresh look at racially-motivated homicide investigations that occurred …
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January 6, 2011
PLANET GREEN CHARGES INTO 2011 WITH TWO PREMIERE SERIES THIS JANUARY
(Pasadena, CA)-This month, Planet Green-Discovery Communications' home for "what's next"-will unveil two signature series featuring the unique, engrossing storytelling and unforgettable characters that have become hallmarks of the network. Headlining the network's schedule in January …
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January 6, 2011
SCIENCE CHANNEL GREENLIGHTS PROPHETS OF SCIENCE FICTION FEATURING RIDLEY SCOTT
(Pasadena, CA)- Ridley Scott, the visionary mind behind iconic works of science fiction including "Blade Runner" and the "Alien" franchise, and epic adventures such as "Gladiator", brings his unique expertise to Science Channel for the …
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January 5, 2011
INTRODUCING 3NET – THE 3D JOINT VENTURE OF SONY, DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS AND IMAX OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES NETWORK BRAND
January 5, 2011 -- Las Vegas, NV - The joint venture of Sony Corporation, Discovery Communications and IMAX Corporation today unveiled the official brand and logo for the first 24/7 fully programmed, general entertainment 3D …
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December 8, 2010
MEET THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE HUNTERS THE HUNTED IN THE ALL-NEW DISCOVERY SERIES KIDNAP & RESCUE
(Silver Spring, Md.) - KIDNAP & RESCUE is a provocative new series about kidnapping and the rescuers with the courage to go where no one else can - risking violent reprisal to reclaim innocent victims, …
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November 15, 2010
Discovery Communications Announces Creating Change Nonprofit Partners
(Silver Spring, Md. ) Discovery Communications today announced the nonprofit organizations that have been selected to take part in the company's newly created pro bono initiative, Discovery Impact: Creating Change. Employees will lend their creative …
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November 2, 2010
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2010 RESULTS
Silver Spring, Maryland - November 2, 2010: Discovery Communications, Inc. ("Discovery" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. David Zaslav, Discovery's President and …
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October 19, 2010
JOHN HENDRICKS, FOUNDER OF DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, AND ALAN MULALLY, CEO OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY, TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS EDISON ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
(Chicago, IL) - October 19 - The Edison Awards, recognized as one of America's leading innovation awards, today announced that John Hendricks, Founder and Chairman of Discovery Communications, and Alan Mulally, President and CEO of …
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September 14, 2010
COMMUNICATIONS NAMED TOP 10 PLACE TO WORK BY WORKING MOTHER MAGAZINE IN 2010
New York, NY and Silver Spring, MD (September 14, 2010)-Celebrating its silver anniversary this year, the Working Mother 100 Best Companies initiative has selected Discovery Communications as one of the nation's top companies for family-friendly …
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August 6, 2010
“SURVIVORMAN” GOES ‘BEYOND SURVIVAL’ AS LES STROUD SEEKS OUT THE TRUE MASTERS OF SURVIVAL IN THE ALL NEW ORIGINAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL SERIES
(Silver Spring, Md.) - As "Survivorman," Les Stroud spent years surviving some of the most remote locations on earth - alone - while filming himself. In BEYOND SURVIVAL WITH LES STROUD, premiering Friday, August 27 …
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August 6, 2010
NATURAL HISTORY’S MOST TRUSTED, CELEBRATED STORYTELLER SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH HOSTS ‘FIRST LIFE’
(Silver Spring, Md.) - Award-winning, world-renowned natural scientist Sir David Attenborough travels the globe on an unforgettable quest to explain the origins of modern life in Discovery Channel's FIRST LIFE premiering this fall. Blending state …
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