Discovery News, 2007

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Discovery to Open Onsite Childcare Center

November 7, 2007

(Silver Spring, MD) Discovery Communications today announced plans to open Discovery Kids Place and Crikey Cove, an onsite childcare facility at the company’s global headquarters ...

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Animal Planet to Air CNN’s Planet in Peril

November 6, 2007

(Silver Spring, MD) Animal Planet has struck a deal with CNN to air the cable news network’s PLANET IN PERIL, a major series which was ...

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Petfinder.com Sets up Call Center for Fire-Displaced Pets

October 25, 2007

(Silver Spring, MD) In an effort to help families affected by the disastrous California wildfires, Petfinder.com, the largest online database of adoptable pets, announced today ...

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More Planet Earth; New Series Fearless Planet

October 25, 2007

(Silver Spring, MD) Discovery Channel is once again taking viewers to some of the most visually spectacular places in the world with an encore of ...

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Grammy, Emmy Winners to Helm 2008 MISS AMERICA LIVE!

October 23, 2007

(Los Angeles and Atlantic City, N.J.) TLC has teamed Grammy Award-winning producer Anthony Eaton and Emmy Award-winning director Bruce Gowers to helm the all-new 2008 ...

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Dave Salmoni Hosts a Week With Tigers

October 23, 2007

(Silver Spring, MD) Animal Planet roars into November with TIGER WEEK, kicking off Sunday, November 4, at 8 PM (ET/PT) and continuing through Thursday, November ...

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Bear Grylls Returns to Discovery Channel

October 23, 2007

(Silver Spring, MD) Fresh from his latest challenging adventures, Bear Grylls is back with a new one-hour special and the second season of MAN VS. ...

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“Dream Dozen” for TLC's Primetime Programming Team

October 18, 2007

(Los Angeles, Ca) TLC announced today the first 12 hires for the programming department as the channel establishes itself in Los Angeles. Brant Pinvidic, SVP ...

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Douglas Craig to SVP, Digital Media Operations

October 17, 2007

(Silver Spring, MD) Douglas Craig has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Digital Media Operations for Discovery Communications reporting to Josh Freeman, Executive Vice President, ...

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Discovery Acquires HowStuffWorks.com

October 15, 2007

(Silver Spring, MD) Discovery Communications today announced that it has agreed to acquire HowStuffWorks (www.howstuffworks.com), the leading online source of high quality, unbiased, and easy-to-understand ...

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