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  • Discovery.Com And Long John Silver’s Create Media Sponsorship

    (New York) - Discovery.com, dedicated to creating the highest quality non-fiction content that informs and entertains, and Long John Silver's, the world's most popular seafood restaurant chain, today announced a collaborative online partnership of Discovery Channel's popular "Shark Week," kicking off today through August 31. The partnership is highlighted by exposure for Long John Silver's new Baja Fish Tacos, as well as premier sponsorship of the "Shark Week" microsite on Discovery.com (www.discovery.com/sharkweek). As part of the sponsorship deal, Long John Silver's will have complete ownership of the Sharkrunners game which allows users to tag, track and observe sharks in real-time …

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  • DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS CELEBRATES #GIVINGTUESDAY WITH ON-AIR, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

      Silver Spring, Md. November 26, 2013 -- As part of #GivingTuesday on December 3, 2013, Discovery Communications is undertaking a number of activities designed to give back and make a difference in the communities where its employees live and work. The activities include the airing of #GivingTuesday PSAs across Discovery's global networks, as well as an employee donation matching program benefitting victims of Typhoon Haiyan. Also in connection with #GivingTuesday, Discovery Education, the country's leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, will hold a livestream event for students across the country.   During the livestream, a broad …

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  • SCIENCE ‘QUESTIONS EVERYTHING’ WITH ITS SLATE OF PROVOCATIVE ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE 2012–2013 UPFRONT

    (New York, N.Y.) - On the heels of the most successful year and quarter in network history, SCIENCE takes a bold step toward the future by unveiling its 2012-2013 Upfront slate in New York today.  The network, which broke ratings records in 2011, continued its momentum by posting its most-watched first quarter ever in 2012.  One of cable's fastest-growing networks, SCIENCE will be in more than 80 million homes in 2013. SCIENCE's 2012-2013 Upfront slate is a combination of audacious world premiere entertainment, returning hit franchises and special event programming.  Highlighting the new arrivals is THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING, hosted and …

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  • Monster Bug Wars

    THE INSECT WORLD GETS READY TO RUMBLE IN SCIENCE CHANNEL'S MONSTER BUG WARS -Two Bugs Enter, One Bug Leaves, When Science Channel's World Premiere Series, MONSTER BUG WARS, Debuts on Tuesday, March 29, at 9:00 PM ET/PT - Heavyweight boxers, pro wrestlers and ultimate fighting champions are no match for the vicious ferocity exhibited by the tiny garden gladiators of MONSTER BUG WARS. The upcoming Science Channel series combines the fun of a classic 1950s monster movie with the intense action of a steel cage match as it follows the insect world's most lethal predators engaging in one-on-one showdowns for …

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  • The Shift Episodics

      SEASON 2 EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS   BLOODLINES Premieres Wednesday, September 30 at 10 PM A 63-year-old retired factory worker is murdered at his home, and the victim's nephew discovers the body.  Sergeant Jeff Breedlove, a six-year veteran of IMPD Homicide, is called to the scene to begin the investigation.  What he finds at the scene is grizzly: the victim was beaten and then stabbed repeatedly, and his wallet and car are missing.  There are no witnesses to the crime and the only lead is a trail of physical evidence left behind by the killer or killers.  Sgt. Breedlove must find …

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  • LOUISIANA MAYOR AND HIS CHIEF OF POLICE RECRUIT PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS TO SOLVE THEIR TOWN’S HAUNTINGS IN ‘GHOSTS OF MORGAN CITY’ ON TRAVEL CHANNEL

    NEW YORK (May 20, 2019) – Morgan City, Louisiana, is experiencing an especially troubling spike of unusual emergency calls – unexplained encounters with the ghosts of the bayou city’s turbulent past that are frightening its citizens. In the all-new Travel Channel series, “Ghosts of Morgan City,” premiering on Friday, June 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Police Chief James “Bo” Blair is now looking to his colleague from another jurisdiction for assistance. Chief Blair learns that paranormal activity in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, has quieted down since that town’s police chief, Mike King, worked with a specialty team to solve a rash of hauntings last …

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  • What's On Your Plate?

    What's on Your Plate?  is a witty and provocative documentary produced and directed by award-winning Catherine Gund about kids and food politics. Filmed over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old multi-racial city kids as they explore their place in the food chain. Sadie and Safiyah take a close look at food systems in New York City and its surrounding areas. With the camera as their companion, the girl guides talk to each other, as well as to food activists, farmers, new friends, storekeepers, their families, and the viewer, in their quest to understand what's on all …

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  • CLASSIC GAME ‘CLUE’ COMES TO TV FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LIVE-ACTION ADVENTURE FOLLOWING YOUNG MODERN-DAY SLEUTHS

    LOS ANGELES -The Hub, a television network for kids and their families, will continue its fall rollout of new original programming with the five-part, live-action, miniseries event "CLUE," based on the iconic family game brand.  The television miniseries, premiering Monday, November 14, marks the first time the classic family game will appear on television in a version that re-imagines the brand for young audiences and introduces the iconic game characters as young modern-day sleuths. Produced by Hasbro Studios, "CLUE" will premiere two back-to-back, half-hour episodes Monday, November 14 (8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET).  Additional new episodes will premiere daily …

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  • Seeker

    A seeker is someone who needs adventure and craves understanding. Someone who never stops wondering. As human beings, exploring is in our nature. We want to learn and discover until we are able to better comprehend, not only the world, but ourselves. The subjects of our shows are adventurers, explorers, and real people who want to share their stories with the world. Seeker is a digital network dedicated to the spirit of adventure and pursuit of wonder. Follow us as we tour new locales uncovering forgotten stories, remarkable people and abandoned places.

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  • ONE WEEK, TEN PREMIERES – DISCOVERY’S MEGA WEEK BEGINS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 AT 9PM ET/PT

    From gold to moonshine to Christmas trees to the Cash Cab – Discovery’s MEGA WEEK features premieres and supersized episodes of the network’s top series. The week-long programming block packs in 10 premieres – including fan-favorites GOLD RUSH, STREET OUTLAWS, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER, and HOMESTEAD RESCUE, the season finale of Discovery’s all-new hit series FINDING ESCOBAR’S MILLIONS, the holiday special A VERY DISCOVERY CHRISTMAS, and the much-anticipated premiere of CASH CAB. MEGA WEEK kicks off Sunday, December 3 at 9pm ET/PT on Discovery.   MEGA WEEK embarks with an all-new episode of ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER on Sunday, December …

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