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  • REVISION3 LAUNCHES ROBUST APP FOR XBOX 360

    San Francisco, CA – Revision3, A Discovery Digital Video network, announced the launch of its app for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. As of today, Xbox LIVE Gold members in the U.S., Canada and Australia can install the new Revision3 app from the Xbox LIVE® marketplace*. With the new Revision3 for Xbox LIVE app, fans of Revision3 content now have an additional platform for watching their favorite shows. Tens of thousands of Revision3 videos, from Revision3’s 30+ unique shows, including Tekzilla, Rev3Games, Destructoid, Scam School, Film Riot, and more, are now viewable on Xbox 360. …

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  • OPRAH WINFREY TALKS TO DR. BRENÉ BROWN ABOUT HER LATEST BOOK 'DARING GREATLY' ON THE AWARD-WINNING 'SUPER SOUL SUNDAY' MARCH 17 ON OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

    OPRAH WINFREY TALKS TO DR. BRENÉ BROWN ABOUT HER LATEST BOOK 'DARING GREATLY' ON THE AWARD-WINNING 'SUPER SOUL SUNDAY' MARCH 17 ON OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK Dr. Brené Brown and Oprah Winfrey on set at Harpo Studios in Chicago, IL Download Images by Clicking Here Photo Credit: © Harpo Productions Inc./George Burns Chicago, IL- Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Brené Brown, internationally- acclaimed speaker and New York Times bestselling author of "Daring Greatly," discuss how what we often consider our greatest weaknesses may actually be our greatest strengths, in an all-new episode of "Super Soul Sunday," the Emmy® Award-winning series designed …

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  • America's Lost Vikings

    The Vikings are amongst the most feared warriors and ruthless raiders in history. They are also at the center of an incredible mystery. There is evidence that Norseman landed on the coast of North America 500 years before Christopher Columbus. Beyond this, however, the trail goes cold.  Now archaeologists and explorers Blue Nelson and Mike Arbuthnot will embark on their biggest ever adventure – to find out how far the Vikings explored into America. To solve this mystery, Blue and Mike will use a combination of state-of-the-art science as well as gripping hands-on experimental archaeology.  Their journey is documented in the …

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  • PRIMETIME TELEVISION EVENT “OPRAH GOES TO BROADWAY: THE COLOR PURPLE” TO AIR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 ON OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

    Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the primetime television event “Oprah Goes To Broadway: The Color Purple” featuring an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the highly anticipated, newly imagined Broadway revival of the hit musical “The Color Purple” airing Saturday, December 19 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on OWN.     Click here for a sneak peek of the special (with embed code):www.oprah.com/thecolorpurple The star-studded special will chronicle the Broadway debuts of Oscar and Grammy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson (Shug Avery), “Orange is the New Black” star Danielle Brooks (Sofia), playing the role made famous by Winfrey in the film, and British …

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  • Russian Yeti: The Killer Lives

    (Los Angeles, Calif.) - On February 2, 1959, nine college students hiked up the icy slopes of the Ural Mountains in the heart of Russia but never made it out alive.  Investigators have never been able to give a definitive answer behind who - or what - caused the bizarre crime scene.  Fifty-five years later, American explorer Mike Libecki reinvestigates the mystery - known as The Dyatlov Pass incident - but what he uncovers is truly horrifying.    RUSSIAN YETI: THE KILLER LIVES, a 2-hour special airing Sunday, June 1 at 9 PM ET/PT on the Discovery Channel, follows Mike as …

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  • SCIENCE CHANNEL UNVEILS ‘SCI2’ – A NEW VIDEO-FOCUSED DIGITAL DESTINATION FOR THE SCIENTIFICALLY CURIOUS

     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                         CONTACTS: Andrew Scafetta, 240-662-6063 February 6, 2014                                                         andrew_scafetta@discovery.com                                                                                Amber Harris, 240-662-5235                                                                                                                          amber_harris@discovery.com                                                                SCIENCE CHANNEL UNVEILS ‘SCI2’ – A NEW VIDEO-FOCUSED DIGITAL DESTINATION FOR THE SCIENTIFICALLY CURIOUS – Elise Andrew of ‘I F***ing Love Science’ Leads Curation of Short-Form Videos and Live Cams That Inspire Awe and Entertain –   (Silver Spring, Md.) – Science Channel announced today the launch of Sci2 (sci2.tv) – a new destination for the science-minded audience that is hungry …

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  • OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK AND TLC SEAL OFF-NETWORK LICENSING DEAL TO ACQUIRE ‘UNDERCOVER BOSS’ FROM CBS TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION

    Los Angeles, CA - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and TLC have acquired the off-network rights of "Undercover Boss" from CBS Television Distribution.  TLC and OWN will each have access to the library and will determine their independent scheduling strategies with regularly scheduled episodes of the hit series set to begin airing Fall 2012. " 'Undercover Boss' is a great addition to OWN's Fall lineup," said Scott Garner, senior vice president, scheduling and acquisitions, OWN.  "The self-contained episodes will serve as strong anchors to complement OWN original programming." "We think our sale of 'Undercover Boss' creates a great partnership between OWN, …

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  • Oddities: San Francisco

      SCIENCE TAKES WEIRD OUT WEST THIS SUMMER WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE SERIES ODDITIES: SAN FRANCISCO --The all new spin off series Oddities: San Francisco premieres on SCIENCE on Saturday, June 23 at 9 PM (ET/PT)-- -New episodes of Oddities Continue on June 9 and June 16 at 9PM (ET/PT) only on SCIENCE -   (Silver Spring, Md.)- After the success of the network's breakout hit ODDITIES, SCIENCE moves its popular franchise to the West Coast with the world premiere of ODDITIES: SAN FRANCISCO.  SCIENCE expands its empire of the eccentric to the epicenter of all things strange at San …

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  • DISCOVERY CHANNEL FALL LINE-UP TO FEATURE ALL-NEW SERIES AND SEASON PREMIERES OF ITS HIGHEST-RATED SHOWS

    (Silver Spring, MD) - From hit series and fan favorites to compelling and provocative new series, Discovery Channel's fall schedule is packed with programs that provide behind-the-scenes, in-depth glimpses at the people, places and things that shape and share our world.  Below please find a selection of show descriptions and premiere air dates. Interviews, previews and additional information are available upon request.   NEW SERIES September: DINOSAUR REVOLUTION - Sunday, September 4 & 11: This four-part series will reset the standard for immersive, inside-out dinosaur storytelling, providing an insiders' view into the private lives and strange behaviors of dinosaurs. Combining the …

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  • TLC ANNOUNCES A BROAD SLATE OF ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING FOR 2011-12 UPFRONT

    (Los Angeles, CA.) Coming off its best 1Q in six years, TLC continues its momentum by unveiling a strong slate of original programming heading into the 2011-2012 Upfront season. With 13 series currently delivering over one million viewers, TLC's primetime ranks among the top 10 ad-supported cable networks among women and continues to engage viewers through powerful storytelling and real-life characters.  This year, TLC promises to leverage that success by introducing fresh content, expanding popular genres and building on proven franchises. "Viewers trust TLC to deliver open-hearted and unfiltered stories of real-life people living extraordinary lives," says Amy Winter, president …

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