Discovery News, 2007
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Discovery Communications Completes Acquisition of HowStuffWorks.com
December 18, 2007
(Silver Spring, MD) Discovery Communications today announced that it has completed its acquisition of HowStuffWorks (www.howstuffworks.com), the leading online source of high quality, unbiased, and ...
Animal Planet Fills Two Key Posts With Industry Veterans
December 3, 2007
(Silver Spring, MD) Rick Holzman has been named senior vice president of programming and Marc Etkind has been named vice president of development for Animal ...
Discovery Networks Asia Named Cable & Satellite Network of the Year at 2007 Asian Television Awards
November 30, 2007
(Singapore) Discovery Networks Asia (DNA), a division of the number-one nonfiction media company Discovery Communications, took home a total of 14 awards and commendations including ...
Discovery Communications partners with Activision to Create Animal Planet Games
November 28, 2007
(Silver Spring, MD) Discovery Communications, the number-one nonfiction media company, today announced that it has formed a partnership with leading video game publisher, Activision Publishing, ...
Discovery Channel and TLC Post Strong Double-Digit Growth
November 28, 2007
DISCOVERY CHANNEL (Silver Spring, MD) (Silver Spring, MD) Fueled by the series premieres of "Dirty Jobs" and "Man vs. Wild," as well as the six-part ...
Discovery Times Channel Becomes “Investigation Discovery” in January 2008
November 27, 2007
(Silver Spring, Md.) Discovery Communications announced today that Discovery Times Channel will become “Investigation Discovery,” starting Sunday, January 27, 2008. Investigation Discovery (ID) will continue ...
Laurie Goldberg Appointed TLC’s Senior Vice President of Communications
November 27, 2007
(Los Angeles, CA) Media industry veteran Laurie Goldberg has been named senior vice president of communications for TLC. Reporting jointly to Angela Shapiro-Mathes, president and ...
Discovery Names Patrick Gates President and General Manager of Discovery Commerce
November 20, 2007
Discovery Communications, the number-one nonfiction media company, today announced that Patrick Gates has been promoted to the position of president and general manager of Discovery ...
TLC Names Top Entertainment Executive Edward Sabin to Chief Operating Officer
November 18, 2007
(Los Angeles, CA) TLC announced today the appointment of entertainment executive Edward Sabin as Chief Operating Officer of the network. The announcement was made by ...
Discovery Communications' Planet Green Expands Content Team
November 14, 2007
(Silver Spring, Md.) Discovery Communications announced three executive appointments today to Planet Green, the company's global, multiplatform initiative featuring the first-ever 24-hour television network dedicated ...