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‘PIT BULLS & PAROLEES’ RETURNS TO ANIMAL PLANET WITH MORE RESCUES, SPIRIT, AND INSPIRING STORIES
The award-winning series featuring Tia Torres, a true believer in second chances, returns with an all-new season featuring more rescues and more heartfelt stories as she works tirelessly to change the stereotypes surrounding pit bulls, while offering parolees a new start as staff and volunteers. Join Tia, her family and her dedicated team at New Orleans-based Villalobos Rescue Center, the largest pit bull rescue in the U.S., as they work together to give every dog an opportunity to find a perfect home. It’s a jam-packed season filled with higher stakes, and for Tia, another opportunity to fight for these special …
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Odyssey Marine Exploration Shipwreck Expeditions to Become World Premiere Series on Discovery Channel
Tampa, FL – May 27, 2008 – Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NasdaqCM: OMEX), the world leader in deep ocean shipwreck exploration, has granted Primetime Emmy® Award-winning JWM Productions exclusive access to film Odyssey’s 2008 Atlas Search expeditions to produce a shipwreck exploration television series. Discovery Channel expects to premiere the 11-part High Definition (HD) series to worldwide audiences in 2009. Production is slated to begin immediately. “We have the most experienced team of shipwreck explorers in the world manning our ships, and on a regular basis they make amazing discoveries in the deep ocean - things that have never before …
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Shark Week 2016
(Los Angeles, Calif.) – The most fintastic time of the year is back and making a huge splash! SHARK WEEK, television’s longest-running and most anticipated summer event, airs Sunday, June 26 at 8:00 PM ET/PT and continues through Sunday, July 3. This year, SHARK WEEK celebrates its 28th anniversary and will keep viewers on the edge of their seat with all-new jaw-dropping and compelling shark stories and, for the first time ever, offering an immersive virtual reality experience. Working with nearly two dozen of the most respected marine biologists and science institutions, SHARK WEEK will also highlight some of the …
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TLC’S WEIGHT TRANSFORMATION LINEUP RETURNS IN THE NEW YEAR WITH PREMIERES OF MY 600-LB LIFE AND FAMILY BY THE TON
(Silver Spring, MD) – MY 600-LB LIFE and FAMILY BY THE TON return to TLC on Wednesdays beginning January 2, where brave individuals invite viewers to share in their life-threatening weight loss journeys and hopes for transformation. The night kicks off at 8/7c with two-hour episodes of MY 600-LB LIFE sharing the excruciating personal stories of individuals who hope to overcome crippling obesity and live a better lives with the help of Dr. Younan Nowzaradan. Then at 10/9c, FAMILY BY THE TON invites viewers back into the office of Dr. Charles Procter Jr, where he guides two separate families …
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'Secrets In The Ice' Premieres October 26 on Discovery
A decades old mystery involving the questionable deaths of nine experienced hikers in Russia’s Ural Mountains. A legendary ship pulled from the icy Arctic waters. A cave said to have once been the home to a fire giant. In an all new season of SECRETS IN THE ICE, experts, historians and scientists are exposing dark secrets, forgotten treasures and lost relics from the coldest and harshest places on Earth. SECRETS IN THE ICE premieres Tuesday, October 26 at 9pm ET/PT on Discovery. In addition to watching SECRETS IN THE ICE on Discovery, viewers can join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #SecretsintheIce …
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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS AND SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCE EXPANSIVE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT ON PLAYSTATION™VUE
New York – Discovery Communications and Sony Network Entertainment International LLC (SNEI) today announced a new agreement for the distribution of Discovery’s unparalleled portfolio of programming to U.S. audiences on PlayStation™Vue, SNEI’s pioneering new cloud-based TV service that reinvents the television experience. PlayStation™Vue will begin an invite only beta during November with commercial launch to come during the first quarter of 2015. The deal encompasses 18 Discovery Communications networks and services, including all 13 U.S. networks as well as next-generation digital entertainment from Discovery Digital Networks and Animal Planet L!VE. “Discovery Communications’ award-winning portfolio of brands and compelling programming attract diverse and engaged audiences, and we are …
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"True Conviction" Is Back for an All-New Season on ID and discovery+
TRUE CONVICTION IS BACK FOR AN ALL-NEW SEASON ON ID and discovery+ Beginning Tuesday, March 8 at 10pm ET/CT Prosecuting powerhouse Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi is back for a fourth season of Investigation Discovery's hit series, TRUE CONVICTION. Each episode explores the real-life stories of how homicides are solved on the street but won in the courtroom. With more than two decades of experience in the judicial system, no one knows the delicate dance between arrest and conviction better than Brooklyn homicide prosecutor Nicolazzi. Viewers are invited to join her as she travels across the country to reveal how the nation's top …
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ANIMAL PLANET ASKS AMERICA TO ELECT ITS FAVORITE PET WITH DECISION 2012
(Silver Spring, MD) - Washington and Jefferson preferred pooches, Lincoln and Kennedy were fond of felines, and McKinley and LBJ were batty for birds. This President's Day, Animal Planet pays tribute to our nation's heads of state - and their famous first pets - by announcing DECISION 2012: ELECT AMERICA'S FAVORITE PET. This year-long campaign will determine the country's first-ever clear-cut choice for animal companion from one of three parties - dogs, cats and independents - and your pet could end up winning the really important decision in 2012. Beginning February 20, Animal Planet wants you to visit animalplanet.com/decision2012 and …
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MYTH WILL MEET REALITY AS ANIMAL PLANET SERIES “LOST TAPES” FEATURES CREATURES SCIENCE REFUSES TO CONFIRM NOR DENY
If you've seen it with your own eyes and it's been captured on camera, does it truly exist? The existence of zombies, vampires, poltergeists and yetis have been etched in legend for centuries but have never been proven. These crypto-creatures continue to escape mankind but alleged sightings and brief encounters have encouraged cyrptozoologists, scientists and paranormal investigation teams to investigate and research the possibility that these creatures do exist. Now, Animal Planet has unearthed hours of footage apparently shot by the people who have encountered them. This fall, Animal Planet will premiere its third season of the popular cryptozoology series, …
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ANIMAL PLANET’S BEST YEAR EVER PROPELS NETWORK TOWARD ITS WILDEST ENTERTAINMENT SLATE
(New York, April 4, 2013) - Animal Planet heads into this Upfront coming on the heels of a breakthrough year in 2012 with both prime and total day showing record gains among adults, women and men for whom the channel is now a top-20 cable network. With 20 returning series and lots of big, new, brand-defining content, the network already is posting double-digit gains versus a year ago and is poised for another record-breaking year in 2013. "Animal Planet comes into the Upfront with the strongest slate in our history with a terrific roster of new and returning series and …
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