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Time to Cast Your People’s Voice Votes in the Webby Awards!

April 17, 2013 | by aharris

2013 People's Voice AwardsIt’s Webby Awards season! Earlier in the month, Discovery Communications was recognized in several categories in the 17th Annual Webby Awards. We’re hoping to bring home top honors in the People’s Voice Awards, but we need your votes!  To cast your vote, just follow the links below by close of voting on Thursday, April 25:

We also want to send a big congrats to Discovery Channel, TLC and our Digital teams for being named Honorees in three categories:

The winners of this year’s Webby Awards and People’s Voice Awards will be honored at a ceremony in New York, accompanied by a live online broadcast, on May 22. Congratulations to all the Honorees, and best of luck to the nominees – we’ll be crossing our fingers and toes!
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Howdy from SXSW!

March 8, 2013 | by kdelmonico

SXSW 2013 LogoBefore I get flack for the headline, I must confirm that I’m an Okie (born and raised), so I still reserve the right to use an occasional “howdy” or “y’all” periodically…as in when I’ve just landed in Austin for SXSW Interactive!


Saturday is Discovery Communications’ big day – with a panel, Animal Planet’s Cats Live Here! party with friends from the CatVidFest & our own Jackson Galaxy and The Captains’ Concert at the iconic Stubb’s. While there’s much to do before then (like test an exclusive, cringeworthy preview Deadliest Catch fans will get of the upcoming season during tomorrow’s Twitter for Tough Guys panel), I can’t help but look forward to everything else that comes with SXSW: insightful panels and keynotes, meaningful opportunities to catch up with business partners, great people watching, and food and music to die for.

We’ll be keeping you updated on all of our SXSW activities on Twitter, so make sure to follow @DiscoveryComm, @Discovery, @DeadliestCatch & @AnimalPlanet for the latest. We hope to see many of you around Austin, and chime in below with your impressions of this year’s Festival!
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‘Deadliest Catch’ Captains Set Course for SXSW 2013

February 25, 2013 | by aharris

The Captains' ConcertMarch is fast approaching, which means it’s almost time for SXSW! While I’ve attended before and HowStuffWorks’ Josh Clark & Chuck Bryant from Stuff You Should Know have podcasted from Interactive, this year’s going to be a bit different — as Captains Sig Hansen, Johnathan Hillstrand and Keith Colburn of Deadliest Catch will be making their SXSW debut.

I have a feeling that Austin is the Captains’ type of town, and I hope you’ll join us for two special Catch events:

Deadliest Catch‘s Twitter for Tough Guys
Ever wonder what Sig, Johnathan and Keith really think about social media and how Discovery Channel has woven social into the show? This panel will feature the three Captains talking with our own Josh Weinberg about just that. Think CatchCon meets SXSW.
Saturday, March 9 | 12:30-1:30pm |Hyatt Regency Austin | Texas Ballroom 1-4
Add it to your SXSWi schedule!

Deadliest Catch Presents: The Captains’ Concert
Cap off your Saturday night at SXSW Interactive with a night of music, mingling and indie rock at this special, FREE concert featuring Black Pistol Fire, Quiet Company and The Tontons — hosted by your favorite Captains!
Saturday, March 9 | 8pm | Stubb’s
RSVP on Eventbrite

If you’ll be at SXSW, make sure to say hi on Twitter (@TheNuwanda) and perhaps in person!

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Investigation Discovery Asks, ‘Can You ID the Details?’

December 4, 2012 | by aharris
Lt. Joe Kenda of Investigation Discovery's 'Homicide Hunter'

Lt. Joe Kenda of Investigation Discovery’s ‘Homicide Hunter’

Have you ever watched an investigative show and thought, “I could have solved that?” Well, Investigation Discovery is giving ID Addicts the chance to test their skills in a special episode of Homicide Hunter tonight, December 4, at 9pm ET.

As Lt. Joe Kenda unravels the case you’ll be presented with on-screen questions tied to the investigation. Take to Twitter to answer using the designated hashtags and the ID team will show you in-show how you answered and, most importantly, if you paid close enough attention and have what it takes to join Kenda!

You can RSVP to join fellow ID Addicts on Facebook and make sure to follow @DiscoveryID for updates tonight as you participate!

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TLC Adds a New Ingredient to Tonight’s Premiere of ‘Next Great Baker’

November 26, 2012 | by kdelmonico

Next Great BakerFans of Cake Boss and Next Great Baker have something to be thankful for this post-Turkey Day Monday, as both series return with new episodes tonight on TLC.

Next Great Bakerpremieres at 9pm ET/PT and, with 13 new contestants vying for the coveted title, there is already no shortage of drama. But tonight’s episode is baking in a new ingredient: a live Twitter ticker featuring Tweets from Buddy and YOU throughout the episode. Tweet with the hashtag #NGB and you could see yours appear live on air! Bonus? Mario Lopez and Courtney Mazza guest star, as the first challenge the bakers face is creating a Mexican fiesta-themed grooms cake for the duo’s nuptials.

Still in the mood for something sweet? Stay tuned for a new episode of Cake Boss at 10:30pm ET?PT, right after the 90-minute premiere of Next Great Baker. Tonight, Buddy gets the chance of a lifetime when he’s asked to create a life-size cake replica of Betty White — in less than 24 hours.

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Creating Change 2012: That’s a Wrap

November 19, 2012 | by kdelmonico

As a third-year veteran of Creating Change, I can honestly say this is always a crazy day – crazy inspiring, crazy exhausting, crazy busy and crazy fun. Not only is it a great creative exercise to think outside of my normal day job and work on a project for one of our nonprofit partners, it’s always an awesome experience to work with some of the other talented Discovery employees that I don’t always interact with on a day-to-day basis. I always complete Creating Change with a newfound respect for my creative, smart and giving colleagues here at Discovery Communications.

Thursday and Friday marked the third annual Creating Change probono marathon, resulting in the completion of 32 different projects for 25 nonprofit partners, with deliverables ranging from print ads, to PSAs, to IT assessments. Hours of hard work during Thursday’s marathon culminated in successful presentations across the board on Friday, ending the week with a job well-done!

 

Go team!

Go team!

The Warrior Canine Connection Team

The Warrior Canine Connection Team

Teams Presenting Their Work on Friday

Presenting the Final Product

Getting the Creative Juices Flowing

 

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